Ukrainian skeleton racer Heraskevych loses appeal against Olympic ban
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych on Friday lost his appeal against his disqualification from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet adorned with pictures of Ukrainian war dead.
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Paris police shoot dead knife man at Arc de Triomphe
French police shot and killed a knife-wielding man under the Arc de Triomphe on Friday after he allegedly threatened officers on ceremonial duty at the Paris landmark, officials said.
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Japan's Totsuka wins Olympic halfpipe thriller to deny James elusive gold
Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka won a gripping men's halfpipe final on Friday, shattering Australian snowboard veteran Scotty James's dreams of an elusive gold medal in his fifth Winter Games.
Read moreWater leak and ticket fraud charges add to Louvre woes
After a break-in and strikes, a ticket fraud scandal and a water leak on Friday brought new troubles to France's Louvre museum.
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Neto treble fires Chelsea's FA Cup rout of Hull
Chelsea eased into the FA Cup fifth round as Pedro Neto's hat-trick inspired a 4-0 win at Hull on Liam Rosenior's return to the club that sacked him two years ago.
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Arbitrator rules NFL union 'report cards' must stay private
An arbitrator has ruled in favor of an NFL grievance against its players union for publicizing annual "team report cards" grading clubs on various aspects of facilities and services, the league said Friday.
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Dortmund thump Mainz to close in on Bayern
A first-half Serhou Guirassy double and four Julian Ryerson assists helped Borussia Dortmund to a 4-0 home win over Mainz on Friday, drawing them three points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
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WHO sets out concerns over US vaccine trial in G.Bissau
The World Health Organization on Friday voiced serious concerns over a planned US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn babies in junta-run Guinea-Bissau, questioning it on scientific and ethical grounds.
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Skeleton racer Weston wins Olympic gold for Britain
Matt Weston claimed Great Britain's first medal at the Winter Olympics on Friday by winning the men's skeleton -- the event from which Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych had been disqualified.
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Berlin premiere for pic on jazz piano legend Bill Evans
A film about legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans that focuses on one of the most traumatic periods of his often torturous life got its premiere Friday at the Berlin Film Festival.
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