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Rugby brain injury court case at risk of collapse

Rugby brain injury court case at risk of collapse

A landmark legal case involving hundreds of former rugby players who allege they suffered brain injuries during their careers is on the brink of collapse.

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Some 40,000 people evacuated due to wildfire in southwest France: minister

Some 40,000 people evacuated due to wildfire in southwest France: minister

Some 40,000 people have been evacuated from a popular tourist destination in southwest France due to a wildfire that has already ravaged more than 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres), Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told AFP.

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Recharged Klopp back to turn Germany from doubters into believers

Recharged Klopp back to turn Germany from doubters into believers

Two years after stepping down from Liverpool citing a lack of energy, Jurgen Klopp has returned to the dugout to oversee the mammoth task of restoring German football to its former glory.

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Baby monkey Punch to celebrate first birthday

Baby monkey Punch to celebrate first birthday

Punch, a plush-clutching Japanese baby monkey that has become a global online sensation, will celebrate his first birthday on Sunday as his zoo is flooded with fan letters from around the world.

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Fires in Europe: latest developments

Fires in Europe: latest developments

Here are the main events related to the fires raging in Europe.

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Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe

Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe

Luggage-clad residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept through parts of western Europe, triggering states of emergencies and calls for EU help.

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South Korean tycoon ordered to pay $644m in divorce

South Korean tycoon ordered to pay $644m in divorce

A South Korean court ordered an AI chip-manufacturing tycoon on Friday to make a trimmed-down $644 million divorce payment to his former wife.

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Wrestling to become a man in Togo's ancestral rite of passage

Wrestling to become a man in Togo's ancestral rite of passage

The bare-chested young men emerged from a forest ceremony in northern Togo chanting war songs, ready for the initiation tradition of "Evala" in which they wrestle to become men.

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Hundreds flee French peninsula by boat to escape wildfire

Hundreds flee French peninsula by boat to escape wildfire

Hundreds of people fled by boat from a peninsula in western France on Friday, as authorities ordered it evacuated in the face of a rapidly advancing wildfire.

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WAFCON favourites Nigeria eye World Cup slot and record prize money

WAFCON favourites Nigeria eye World Cup slot and record prize money

The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) kicks off in Morocco on Sunday with qualification for the World Cup and a record two-million-dollar first prize on the line.

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