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Journalists killed, wounded in Ukraine honoured in Kyiv

Journalists killed, wounded in Ukraine honoured in Kyiv

Journalists killed or wounded during Russia's invasion of Ukraine were honoured Thursday in an exhibition in Kyiv, months into Moscow's war.

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Fire and dance as spectacle returns to Paris fashion

Fire and dance as spectacle returns to Paris fashion

With feats of contemporary dance and fiery orbs being flung from cranes, two of the showiest men's brands on Thursday brought some spectacle back to Paris Fashion Week after a subdued couple of years.

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O'Callaghan wins world 100m freestyle title in new teen strike

O'Callaghan wins world 100m freestyle title in new teen strike

Australian 18-year-old Mollie O'Callaghan edged world record holder Sarah Sjostrom to become the youngest women's world 100m freestyle gold medal winner in more than 30 years on Thursday.

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Life on pause in Ecuadoran capitol gripped by protests

Life on pause in Ecuadoran capitol gripped by protests

Quito is a city beleaguered -- its shops shuttered and streets empty of all but thousands of Indigenous protesters clamoring for a better life, and the police and soldiers keeping them in check.

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'Two minutes without breathing': Coach tells of pool rescue drama

'Two minutes without breathing': Coach tells of pool rescue drama

Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez went "at least two minutes without breathing" after she fainted and dropped to the bottom of the pool at the world championships, said her quick-thinking coach who saved her life.

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12 dead as police clash with gang suspects in western Mexico

12 dead as police clash with gang suspects in western Mexico

A gun battle left four police officers and eight suspected gang members dead in Mexico's western state of Jalisco, authorities said Thursday.

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Fed chief says pandemic aid not primary driver of US inflation

Fed chief says pandemic aid not primary driver of US inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday downplayed the idea that government pandemic aid was the key factor fueling US inflation, instead blaming a confluence of global issues including the war in Ukraine.

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Australia's O'Callaghan edges Sjostrom to win women's 100m freestyle title

Australia's O'Callaghan edges Sjostrom to win women's 100m freestyle title

Australian 18-year-old Mollie O'Callaghan edged world record holder Sarah Sjostrom to win the women's 100m freestyle gold at the World Swimming Championships on Thursday.

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Top Spanish designers Victorio and Lucchino get own museum

Top Spanish designers Victorio and Lucchino get own museum

Top Spanish fashion designers Victorio and Lucchino, who have dressed singers and aristocrats, on Thursday inaugurated a museum dedicated to their works in their southern home region of Andalusia.

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Ogier pulls ahead in Safari Rally opener

Ogier pulls ahead in Safari Rally opener

Sebastien Ogier took the lead after Thursday's opening special as he looks to win a second straight Safari Rally, while championship leader Kalle Rovanpera suffered a puncture in Kenya.

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