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Olympic snowboard star Chloe Kim proud to represent 'diverse' USA

Iran filmmaker Panahi fears Iranians' interests will be 'sacrificed' in US talks

Leicester at risk of relegation after six-point deduction

Deadly storm sparks floods in Spain, raises calls to postpone Portugal vote

Carney scraps Canada EV sales mandate, affirms auto sector's future is electric

Bad Bunny promises to bring Puerto Rican culture to Super Bowl

Venezuela amnesty bill excludes gross rights abuses under Chavez, Maduro

Lower pollution during Covid boosted methane: study

Doping chiefs vow to look into Olympic ski jumping 'penis injection' claims

England's Feyi-Waboso in injury scare ahead of Six Nations opener

EU defends Spain after Telegram founder criticism

Novo Nordisk vows legal action to protect Wegovy pill

Novo Nordisk said Thursday it would take legal action against a US chain offering a copycat of the new pill version of its Wegovy weight-loss drug.

Swiss rivalry is fun -- until Games start, says Odermatt

Marco Odermatt has established himself as the leader of a strong Swiss men's ski team that will bid to bag a handful of medals at the Winter Olympics.

Canadian snowboarder McMorris eyes slopestyle after crash at Olympics

Canadian snowboard star Mark McMorris is still targeting the slopestyle event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics despite a nasty crash that ruled him out of the big air competition.

Deadly storm sparks floods in Spain, disrupts Portugal vote

A deadly storm that triggered floods and thousands of evacuations in the Iberian Peninsula threw Portugal's presidential run-off into confusion on Thursday as the far-right candidate requested the vote be postponed.

Ukrainian flag bearer proud to show his country is still standing

Ukrainian flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych said Thursday he was "proud" to represent his country at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and show that war-battered Ukraine is still standing.

Carney scraps Canada EV sales mandate

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday cancelled a mandate for all vehicles sold in Canada to be electric by 2035, while announcing a multi-billion-dollar plan to support EV production.

Morocco says evacuated 140,000 people due to severe weather

Authorities have evacuated more than 140,000 people from their homes since heavy rainfall flooded several provinces in northern Morocco last week, the interior ministry said Thursday.

Spurs boss Frank says Romero outburst 'dealt with internally'

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank said Thursday that Cristian Romero's outspoken social media comments about the club's transfer policy had been "dealt with internally" as he refused to confirm if the Spurs skipper had been disciplined.

Giannis suitors make deals as NBA trade deadline nears

Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks as the NBA trade deadline neared on Thursday with two suitors making other deals in the hours before the clock runs out.

Carrick stresses significance of Munich air disaster to Man Utd history

Michael Carrick said his Manchester United players must "understand the history" of the Munich air disaster as the club prepare to mark the 68th anniversary of the tragedy.

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