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Xavi confirms Barca 'keeper Ter Stegen out for Rayo clash

Xavi confirms Barca 'keeper Ter Stegen out for Rayo clash

Barcelona coach Xavi confirmed goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will miss the Spanish champions' La Liga clash with Rayo Vallecano on Saturday due to back pain.

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Argentine shopkeepers struggle to keep pace with soaring prices

Argentine shopkeepers struggle to keep pace with soaring prices

Paola Basso sighs as she hastily sticks price tags one on top of the other in a suburb of Buenos Aires, as the cost of goods soars after the election of libertarian outsider Javier Milei.

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Leclerc tops Norris in crash-hit second practice

Leclerc tops Norris in crash-hit second practice

Charles Leclerc topped the times for Ferrari ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris on Friday in a crash-hit second practice session for this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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'No more life there': Gaza refugees start anew in Bosnia

'No more life there': Gaza refugees start anew in Bosnia

More than three decades after Palestinian Samir El-Barawy and his new Bosnian bride fled to Gaza to escape bloody fighting in Yugoslavia, the couple has been forced out again by war.

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Stock markets waver as US set for light post-Thanksgiving session

Stock markets waver as US set for light post-Thanksgiving session

Asian and European stock markets wavered Friday in subdued trade with Wall Street set for a half session during the extended Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

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Howe defends Newcastle after Premier League loan vote

Howe defends Newcastle after Premier League loan vote

Eddie Howe has defended Newcastle's position after a move by Premier League clubs to impose a temporary ban on loans between associated clubs failed to attract sufficient support.

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France detains Nice footballer Atal over post on Israel-Hamas war

France detains Nice footballer Atal over post on Israel-Hamas war

French police on Friday detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, in a probe into suspected "justification of terrorism" after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas war, prosecutors said.

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Kagiyama leads Uno after NHK Trophy short programme

Kagiyama leads Uno after NHK Trophy short programme

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama stormed into the lead in the men's competition at figure skating's NHK Trophy after the short programme on Friday, with world champion Shoma Uno having to settle for second.

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S.Africa's Pistorius granted parole over girlfriend's murder

S.Africa's Pistorius granted parole over girlfriend's murder

South Africa's ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted early release from prison on Friday, a decade after he fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a crime that gripped the world, prison authorities said.

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Dublin violence motivated by hate: Irish PM

Dublin violence motivated by hate: Irish PM

Rioters who torched vehicles and looted shops in Dublin following a knife attack outside a school brought "shame" on Ireland, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday, condemning the worst violence in decades which authorities blamed on right-wing groups.

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