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African players in Europe: Defender Hakimi's historic hat-trick

Bangladesh garment workers clash with police protesting higher wages

Japan urges US to enforce discipline after second Marine arrest

Struggling Slavia face Arsenal as grim record looms

'Remarkable' rookie Lendeborg scores 37 as Warriors beat Clippers

Vikings suffer first loss while Broncos edge Chiefs in NFL

ExxonMobil urged to re-think Papua New Guinea gas project

South Korea to double spending on AI and chips in 2027

Asian stocks mixed as tech sector struggles to rebound from selloff

On All Saints' Day, Philippine mountain town honours dead with fire

Irish bookshops help meet UK demand for Sally Rooney novels

Point of Law favourite at Australia's 'race that stops a nation'

NFL Vikings suffer first loss while Broncos edge Chiefs

'Kid' Antonelli gets affectionate tributes from all quarters

French luxury billionaire sparks tax debate with threat to leave

Bernard Arnault, the billionaire boss of the world's biggest luxury conglomerate LVMH, has picked a fight with the French government by suggesting that companies could flee France for the United States to escape a planned tax hike.

Apple profit climbs but sales miss expectations

Apple on Thursday reported its revenue was a whopping $124.3 billion in the year-end holiday quarter but sales growth fell shy of market expectations as the iPhone faces stiff competition, particularly in China.

Man Utd, Spurs advance to last 16 in Europa League

Manchester United booked their place in the Europa League last 16 with a 2-0 win at Romanian side FCSB, while troubled Tottenham turned to their young guns to advance via a top-eight finish on Thursday.

Trump blames deadly Washington air collision on 'diversity'

US President Donald Trump -- speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's Potomac River -- launched a political attack Thursday blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter.

Itoje says England 'ready' for Six Nations kings Ireland

Maro Itoje says England are "ready to go" as they bid to upset the odds by launching their Six Nations campaign with a defeat of twice defending champions Ireland in Dublin.

Rennes sack Sampaoli, announce Beye as new coach

Ligue 1 club Rennes announced Thursday the sacking of coach Jorge Sampaoli, with former Newcastle defender Habib Beye taking over the hotseat in Brittany until the end of the season.

Stones lead tributes to 'beautiful' Marianne Faithfull, dead at 78

The Rolling Stones on Thursday led tributes to Sixties music icon Marianne Faithfull, adding she would be forever remembered after her death at the age of 78.

Washington midair crash: What we know so far

A US commercial airliner with 64 people aboard and a military helicopter collided over Washington on Wednesday before crashing into the Potomac River.

McIlroy sinks hole-in-one at PGA Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy aced the par-3 15th hole at Spyglass Hill on Thursday, sinking a hole-in-one at the PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

American skier Shiffrin remembers air crash victims on return from injury

American Mikaela Shiffrin paid homage to the victims of an air crash after placing tenth at Thursday's World Cup slalom race in Courchevel ahead of the world championships starting in Austria next week.

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Sixties icon Marianne Faithfull to be 'dearly missed' after death at 78