Two dead in attempted Channel crossings: French officials
Two migrants died as they attempted to cross the Channel in two separate incidents, French authorities said on Friday.
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Sliding track for 2026 Olympics 'must be in Cortina', insists Salvini
Italian deputy prime minister and transport minister Matteo Salvini insisted on Friday that the sliding events at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics should be held in Italy.
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UK teen missing for years to return home this weekend from France
A British 17-year-old found in France six years after going missing in Spain is to return home to England this weekend, a French deputy prosecutor said on Friday.
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Chargers fire coach Staley and GM after epic Vegas loss
Brandon Staley was fired as coach of the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers by team owner Dean Spanos on Friday, hours after the club suffered a humiliating 63-21 loss at Las Vegas.
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Emery warns surging Villa to ignore title talk
Unai Emery insists Aston Villa cannot afford to start dreaming of a Premier League title challenge despite their "amazing" rise to third place.
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Lafarge faces civil suit in US led by Yazidi Nobel laureate
Some 430 Americans of Yazidi background and Nobel laureate Nadia Murad accused French conglomerate Lafarge of supporting brutal attacks on the population through a conspiracy with the Islamic State, according to a complaint reviewed Friday by AFP.
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UK's new Hinkley nuclear plant reaches milestone
The UK's planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant reached a major milestone on Friday, with the installation of a steel dome that will cover its first reactor building, operator EDF said.
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Fighting engulfs Sudan aid hub, sparking new exodus
Fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries engulfed the aid hub of Wad Madani Friday triggering an exodus of civilians already displaced by eight months of war, an AFP correspondent reported.
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Stocks struggle to extend Fed-fuelled rally
World stock markets struggled Friday to build on the previous day's rally as investors recalibrated their outlook for 2024 after the Federal Reserve held rates but indicated it would cut next year.
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US to return stolen Cambodian treasures
The United States handed back more than a dozen valuable antiquities to Cambodia on Friday, a prosecutor said, after they were plundered and illegally trafficked, ending up in a prestigious New York museum.
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