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France warns 'narco-tourists' after coke washes ashore

France warns 'narco-tourists' after coke washes ashore

French authorities warned Friday about "narco-tourism" on northern Channel beaches after news of more than two tonnes of cocaine washing ashore drew dozens of beachcombers, some equipped with quad bikes.

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Vaughan denies racist comment at cricket hearing

Vaughan denies racist comment at cricket hearing

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan told a hearing into accusations of racism at Yorkshire on Friday it was "inconceivable" that he would make the comment attributed to him by ex-teammate Azeem Rafiq.

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Sergi Roberto signs Barca deal until 2024

Sergi Roberto signs Barca deal until 2024

Barcelona's versatile midfielder Sergi Roberto has renewed his contract by a year until 2024, the La Liga leaders announced Friday.

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Volkswagen shares jump on 2023 optimism

Volkswagen shares jump on 2023 optimism

German auto giant Volkswagen on Friday unveiled an optimistic forecast for 2023 on expectations that global supply chain woes will ease, sending its shares soaring.

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WHO urges countries to come clean on Covid origins intel

WHO urges countries to come clean on Covid origins intel

The WHO on Friday urged all countries to reveal what they know about the origins of Covid-19, following US claims of a Chinese lab leak and furious denials from Beijing.

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Conte on brink of return to Spurs bench after surgery

Conte on brink of return to Spurs bench after surgery

Antonio Conte will again be absent when Tottenham visit Wolves on Saturday but will return to work the following day after recovering from gallbladder surgery.

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'Not my dream': Migrants in Brussels forced to sleep in tents

'Not my dream': Migrants in Brussels forced to sleep in tents

Despite temperatures dipping below zero, dozens of people sleep in flimsy tents in a row hundreds of metres long beside a canal in Brussels as a growing asylum crisis takes hold.

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Prominent US lawyer sentenced to life for murder of wife, son

Prominent US lawyer sentenced to life for murder of wife, son

Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina lawyer, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murders of his wife and son on their hunting estate in a case that drew global attention.

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Italy probes deadly shipwreck as new rescue saves hundreds

Italy probes deadly shipwreck as new rescue saves hundreds

Italian prosecutors on Friday began investigating why rescuers arrived too late to last weekend's deadly shipwreck as the coastguard brought to safety another boat carrying hundreds of migrants.

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Rescued Guinean migrants recount Tunisia "nightmare"

Rescued Guinean migrants recount Tunisia "nightmare"

Through sobs and sighs, a visibly exhausted Ibrahima Barry and Dame Mariama Barry recount their journey home to Guinea from Tunisia after President Kais Saied triggered a storm, accusing sub-Saharan migrants of crime.

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