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Forest, Celtic head into Europa League play-offs as Villa win

Forest, Celtic head into Europa League play-offs as Villa win

Nottingham Forest will go into the Europa League play-off round after a 4-0 win over Ferencvaros on Thursday, while Celtic secured their place in the knockout phase with victory over Utrecht.

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With Trump administration watching, Canada oil hub faces separatist bid

With Trump administration watching, Canada oil hub faces separatist bid

On a frigid night in Canada's oil capital, Jordan Fritz joined a rally of thousands for a separatist movement once considered a sideshow, but which is now drawing interest from US President Donald Trump's administration.

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What are the key challenges awaiting the new US Fed chair?

What are the key challenges awaiting the new US Fed chair?

Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's successor could be named as soon as next week, President Donald Trump said Thursday, setting the stage for a major shift in the US central bank's leadership.

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Trump's new Minneapolis point man vows 'smarter' operation

Trump's new Minneapolis point man vows 'smarter' operation

Donald Trump's border chief said Thursday that some federal agents could be withdrawn from Minneapolis, the northern US city that has become the flashpoint for the president's immigration crackdown.

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Trump says Putin to halt Kyiv strikes for week amid harsh cold

Trump says Putin to halt Kyiv strikes for week amid harsh cold

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russia's Vladimir Putin agreed to a personal request to halt attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities after Moscow's strikes left millions without heating during an "extreme" cold snap.

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De Kock ton clinches T20 series for South Africa against West Indies

De Kock ton clinches T20 series for South Africa against West Indies

Quinton de Kock used a borrowed bat to hammer a series-clinching century for South Africa in the second T20 international against the West Indies at SuperSport Park on Thursday.

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Chiles's appeal to retain Olympic bronze sent back to CAS

Chiles's appeal to retain Olympic bronze sent back to CAS

US gymnast Jordan Chiles's bid to retain her Paris Olympics bronze medal will continue after Switzerland's top court sent the matter back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday.

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Iran threatens to hit US bases and carriers in event of attack

Iran threatens to hit US bases and carriers in event of attack

Iran threatened Thursday to instantly strike US bases and aircraft carriers in response to any attack, after US President Donald Trump warned time was running out for Tehran and the EU blacklisted its Revolutionary Guards as a terror group.

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If not now, when? LeBron tears stoke retirement talk

If not now, when? LeBron tears stoke retirement talk

The tears had barely dried on LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers uniform before the debate began anew. Is the NBA's reigning monarch -- "King James" -- ready to give up his throne?

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Ex-OPEC president denies bribe-taking at London corruption trial

Ex-OPEC president denies bribe-taking at London corruption trial

Lawyers for Diezani Alison-Madueke, the first woman president of OPEC, denied in a London court Thursday that the former Nigerian minister took bribes in their first formal response at her corruption trial.

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