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Reclusive Hungarian author Peter Nadas dies aged 83

Reclusive Hungarian author Peter Nadas dies aged 83

Hungarian author Peter Nadas, renowned for his epic surrealist meditations on the darker chapters of 20th-century European history, died on Wednesday aged 83, his publicist told AFP.

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Spurs closing in on Man City's Marmoush after signing Savio

Spurs closing in on Man City's Marmoush after signing Savio

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a season-long loan deal with Manchester City for Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, with an obligation to buy for £60 million ($82 million) next year, according to British media on Wednesday.

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Man City sign Lille's Bouaddi for 100 mn euros

Man City sign Lille's Bouaddi for 100 mn euros

Manchester City have signed teenage Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a five-year deal the French club said Wednesday was worth 100 million euros (£86 million, $117 million).

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Celtic count the cost of Champions League flop

Celtic count the cost of Champions League flop

Scottish champions Celtic face a second successive season without Champions League football, a blow which will not only have serious financial consequences, manager Martin O'Neill admitted, but could also deter players from signing for them.

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Sooriyabandara, Mendis lead Sri Lanka fightback after follow-on

Sooriyabandara, Mendis lead Sri Lanka fightback after follow-on

Sri Lanka staged a spirited recovery after being made to follow on in the second Test against India, reaching 199-3 at tea on day four in Colombo on Wednesday.

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With ropes and chants, thousands move Japanese castle

With ropes and chants, thousands move Japanese castle

Chanting in unison, hundreds of volunteers in northern Japan heaved on ropes on Wednesday to pull a 400-tonne castle back towards its original position.

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Nepal floods at China border kill 8, cause 'major casualties' in Tibet

Nepal floods at China border kill 8, cause 'major casualties' in Tibet

Massive flooding killed eight people in Nepal on Wednesday as Chinese state media reported "major casualties" from a mudslide at a Tibet trade hub on China's side of the nations' shared border.

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Zurich Diamond League: five events to watch

Zurich Diamond League: five events to watch

Swiss star Audrey Werro will unashamedly be the star attraction at the Zurich Diamond League meet on Thursday.

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France eases cow diets as cheesemakers sweat

France eases cow diets as cheesemakers sweat

Widespread drought and record-breaking heatwaves have forced France to relax some of its famously strict rules on cheese production, with authorities announcing Wednesday special measures for abondance, beaufort and comte.

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'Black smoke' chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

'Black smoke' chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

A fire erupted in a hospital maternity ward in Islamabad on Wednesday killing 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze.

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