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PSG defender Hakimi bids to have rape case dismissed

Archives interrupted: Vintage pics show Gaza 'we no longer know'

Sinner stands between Djokovic and record 25th major crown at French Open

Cannes red carpet showstoppers

Tennis players 'ignored', want 'respect' in Grand Slam pay dispute

Stocks gain, oil wavers as investors weigh Mideast peace prospects

Dethroned clay queen Swiatek 'willing to fight'

Women directors close Cannes, putting gender imbalance in spotlight

Man City needed 'new energy' as Guardiola seeks break from coaching

Riot hits DR Congo hospital as Ebola response angers victims' families

Tennis players 'ignored' but 'united' in Grand Slam pay dispute

Late queen pushed for son Andrew to be UK trade envoy: official papers

Britain's late queen Elizabeth II pushed for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be given a high-profile job as a trade envoy, a senior official said in a 2000 document released by the government on Thursday.

Denmark to autopsy 'Timmy' the whale

Scientists will conduct an autopsy on "Timmy", the humpback whale whose ordeal to return to the open seas captured Germany's hearts and sparked a media frenzy, Denmark's environmental protection agency said on Thursday.

Oil gains, European stocks down on uncertain Mideast peace prospects

Oil prices jumped, European stock markets retreated and the dollar firmed Thursday as hopes of a Middle East peace accord faded on conflicting headlines on the state of talks.

War risks choking Iran's world-beating cinema, warn directors

Independent filmmakers in Iran face a fresh wave of repression and extreme economic hardship because of the war, risking choking off a mainstay of world cinema, industry insiders say.

Neuer recalled to aid Germany World Cup bid

Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was handed a surprise recall to Germany's 26-man World Cup squad on Thursday, coming out of international retirement to play in the tournament for a fifth time.

Samsung chip employees to get average $338,000 bonus under strike deal

Samsung Electronics chip employees are expected to receive average bonuses worth 509 million won ($338,000) this year, a company official said Thursday, under a tentative deal between management and labour unions to avert a strike.

Cambodian avatars pray to spirits for rain, peace with Thailand

Wearing leaf skirts and with brightly painted faces depicting mythical spirits, Cambodian revellers danced through village streets on Thursday, praying to an ancient guardian for rain, good fortune and peace with neighbouring Thailand.

Deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to M23-held South Kivu

A first Ebola case has been confirmed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, in an area under the Rwanda-backed M23 militia's control, the armed group's spokesman said Thursday.

Spain to launch biggest forest fire campaign after record losses: PM

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday presented what he called Spain's biggest-ever campaign against forest fires after deadly blazes devoured a record amount of land last year.

EasyJet posts deeper first-half loss on Mideast war

British no-frills airline EasyJet said Thursday that its losses deepened in the six months to end-March after the Middle East war sent jet fuel prices soaring.

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