Mbappe rejects French league mediation proposal in PSG salary row
Kylian Mbappe's entourage said on Wednesday they had refused the French football league's (LFP) offer to act as a mediator between the France captain and Paris Saint-Germain in their dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses for the striker, the club announced on Wednesday.
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French cities, schools shake off name of charity icon accused of abuse
Cities and villages across France are scrambling to rid themselves of plaques while schools are moving to change their names following a raft of posthumous sexual abuse accusations against a charity icon who was showered with accolades in his lifetime.
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Was a lack of get-up-and-go the death of the Neanderthals?
A new study posits a very surprising answer to one of history's great mysteries -- what killed off the Neanderthals?
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'Ecocide' on Easter Island never took place, studies suggest
Two recent studies have cast doubt on a popular theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered a societal collapse because they overexploited their natural resources, an event often labelled one of history's first "ecocides".
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A-list glam at Toronto film festival: the top looks
A year after twin Hollywood strikes robbed the Toronto International Film Festival of much of its red carpet glamour, the brightest stars have returned to Canada's biggest city -- and brought their fashion A-game.
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Afghanistan says to begin work on huge gas pipeline
Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the border.
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US stocks diverge as investors weigh slowing inflation
US stocks diverged on Wednesday as consumer inflation fell more than expected, fuelling a debate about the size of an expected Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week.
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Senior with style: Retirees take centre stage at Vienna Fashion week
Style is ageless, say a group of retirees who have just debuted their self-made collection at the Vienna Fashion Week.
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Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll nears 200
Residents of Vietnam's capital waded through waist-deep water Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the area's strongest typhoon in decades rose to at least 179, with neighbouring nations also enduring deadly flooding and landslides.
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Tory Burch evokes sport - but not sportswear - at New York Fashion Week
American designer Tory Burch unveiled a collection imbued with the spirit of sport -- but without venturing into sportswear -- at New York Fashion Week on Monday.
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