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Swiss joy as Von Allmen wins first gold of Winter Olympics

George backs England to 'kick on' after Six Nations rout of Wales

Malinin upstaged as Japan keep pressure on USA in skating team event

Japan's Kimura soars to Olympic gold in snowboard big air final

Vail's golden comets Vonn and Shiffrin inspire those who follow

Veteran French politician loses culture post over Epstein links

Japan's Kimura wins Olympic snowboard big air gold

Arteta backs confident Gyokeres to hit 'highest level'

Hojlund the hero as Napoli snatch late win at Genoa

England's Arundell 'frustrated' despite hat-trick in Wales romp

Lollobrigida skates to first Italian gold of Winter Olympics on her birthday

India captain admits 'there will be nerves' at home T20 World Cup

India captain Suryakumar Yadav admitted Friday "there will be nerves" when India open their T20 World Cup campaign in front of more than 30,000 fanatical home supporters in Mumbai, but vowed to give them "entertainment".

Stellantis takes massive hit for 'overestimation' of EV shift

Jeep maker Stellantis warned Friday that it would take a 22 billion euro hit after a slower takeup of electric vehicles than it expected, the latest sign that legacy automakers are struggling to navigate the shift away from combustion engines.

'Mona's Eyes': how an obscure French art historian swept the globe

French art historian Thomas Schlesser is still adapting to life as a best-selling global author having written one of the break-out hits of the last year in "Mona's Eyes".

In Dakar fishing village, surfing entices girls back to school

For generations, Seynabou Tall's ancestors have fished, dived and rowed off the coast of Dakar, where the 14-year-old, who quit school nearly four years ago, is now learning to surf.

Lakers rally to beat Sixers despite Doncic injury

The Los Angeles Lakers shook off the early exit of injured star Luka Doncic on Thursday, rallying without him in the second half for a 119-115 NBA victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Russian pensioners turn to soup kitchen as war economy stutters

Dishes clatter, steam bursts from large cooking pots and music is seeping through the bustling chatter of Russian pensioners, hunched over bowls of free meals in a Saint Petersburg soup kitchen.

Japan taps Meta to help search for abuse of Olympic athletes

Japan's Olympic committee said on Friday it was working with tech giant Meta to monitor social media around the clock to protect athletes from online abuse at the Milan-Cortina Games.

As Estonia schools phase out Russian, many families struggle

When Estonian mother Jelizaveta Ponomarjova's elder daughter started fourth grade in September, she did not understand what her teacher was saying.

Toyota names new CEO, hikes profit forecasts

Toyota has named a new CEO to "accelerate" decision-making, the Japanese auto giant said Friday as it hiked its profit and sales forecasts for the current fiscal year despite the impact of US tariffs.

Family of US news anchor's missing mother renews plea to kidnappers

The family of the kidnapped mother of a top US TV news anchor made a new plea for information from her captors on Thursday, after investigators said they believed the 84-year-old was still alive.

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