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Paris shooter who killed three admits being 'racist'

Paris shooter who killed three admits being 'racist'

A 69-year-old white French gunman who opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris killing three people told investigators he was racist, a source close to the case said Saturday.

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Shahid Afridi to head new Pakistan selection committee

Shahid Afridi to head new Pakistan selection committee

Former captain Shahid Afridi will head the new interim selectors committee for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), officials said Saturday, the latest change since the team was thrashed by England.

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Arteta wants Arsenal to seize title chance as Premier League returns

Arteta wants Arsenal to seize title chance as Premier League returns

Mikel Arteta has urged leaders Arsenal to carry on from where they left off by winning their first Premier League title since 2004 when English football's top-flight resumes after the World Cup break.

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Liton holds firm but Bangladesh in tatters at tea

Liton holds firm but Bangladesh in tatters at tea

Axar Patel downed three Bangladesh batters and all of India's bowlers were among the wickets on Saturday with the hosts staring at defeat as they went in for tea on the third day of the second Test in Dhaka.

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Warner fires shot at Cricket Australia over leadership appeal

Warner fires shot at Cricket Australia over leadership appeal

Veteran David Warner accused Cricket Australia Saturday of a lack of support in his appeal against a lifetime leadership ban and revealed he struggled mentally during the recent series against the West Indies.

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'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj arrives in France after release

'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj arrives in France after release

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, arrived in France on Saturday after almost 20 years in prison in Nepal.

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Bangladesh top order falters before lunch

Bangladesh top order falters before lunch

Bangladesh will be digesting the prospect of a 2-0 series whitewash at lunch on Saturday after India knocked over four top-order wickets for just 71 runs in Dhaka on day three of the second Test.

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China's propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversal

China's propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversal

China's state media is struggling and censors are working overtime as Beijing gropes for a coherent narrative in the wake of the sudden reversal of its hallmark zero-Covid policy.

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Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day: official

Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day: official

Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgement that the country's wave of infections is not being reflected in official statistics.

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Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, US jury finds

Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, US jury finds

Rapper Tory Lanez was found guilty Friday of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a drunken argument after a celebrity party near Hollywood in 2020.

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