2022 set to be UK's hottest year on record
British experts on Wednesday said 2022 was set to be the UK's warmest on record after a year of several heatwaves alongside minimal rainfall.
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Pope urges prayers for 'very ill' ex-pontiff Benedict
Pope Francis said Wednesday that Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries, is "very ill" and urged people to pray for him.
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Eriksen adamant Man Utd have put Ronaldo era behind them
Christian Eriksen said he was "sad" that Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer with Manchester United but insisted that the club can push on without one of the biggest name's in their history.
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I.Coast hands down four life terms for 2016 jihadist attack
A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday handed down life terms to four men convicted of abetting a jihadist attack on a resort that left 19 people dead.
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Stocks waver in end-of-year trading
Stock markets diverged on Wednesday as investors looked for a traditional "Santa Claus rally" to close the year.
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'Nervous' Shiffrin lands giant slalom double for 79th World Cup win
Mikaela Shiffrin overcame her nerves to complete an outstanding double as she won her second giant slalom in successive days in Semmering on Wednesday.
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Ethiopian Airlines makes first flight to Tigray in 18 months
Families embraced and wept in emotional reunions Wednesday after the first commercial flight in 18 months between Ethiopia's capital city and the war-torn Tigray region to the north.
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Tension soars as Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia
Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the region's worst crises in years.
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Turkish court upholds rights leader's life jailing
A Turkish appellate court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a leading critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whose jailing has added to tensions in Ankara's uneasy ties with the West.
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Chelsea's Havertz hopes Bournemouth win signals turnaround
Kai Havertz believes Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Bournemouth can spark a winning run in the Premier League after a faltering spell before the World Cup.
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