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Double world champion Rovanpera calls time on rally career

Double world champion Rovanpera calls time on rally career

Two-time title-holder Kalle Rovanpera announced his retirement from the world rally championship on Thursday aged just 25 "to pursue my next dreams".

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Ferrari goes electric with four-seat coupe 'Elettrica'

Ferrari goes electric with four-seat coupe 'Elettrica'

Ferrari's first electric sports car, to be released next year, will be a four-seat coupe with over 1,000 horsepower and a range of 530 kilometres (329 miles), the company announced Thursday.

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Deschamps says adaptation the key to not becoming an 'old fool'

Deschamps says adaptation the key to not becoming an 'old fool'

France coach Didier Deschamps admitted to AFP in an interview that he has had to learn to adapt to the younger generation of players rather than impose his ideas on them, to avoid becoming an "old fool".

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'Let them live in peace': survivor's fight for uncontacted Amazon people

'Let them live in peace': survivor's fight for uncontacted Amazon people

Atxu Marima survived the flu that killed his family after a jaguar attack drove them from their Indigenous group in the Amazon -- but he cannot return for fear of endangering his people.

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French prosecutors seek 12-year term in Gisele Pelicot rape appeal

French prosecutors seek 12-year term in Gisele Pelicot rape appeal

French prosecutors on Thursday sought a 12-year jail term for the only man among 50 who claims he is innocent after being convicted of sexually abusing Gisele Pelicot.

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Schauffele, Morikawa struggle at blustery Baycurrent Classic

Schauffele, Morikawa struggle at blustery Baycurrent Classic

Ryder Cup teammates Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa were both four shots off the lead after Thursday's opening round of the US PGA Tour's Baycurrent Classic, as they struggled to cope with windy conditions in Japan.

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Nobel literature buzz tips Western author

Nobel literature buzz tips Western author

The Nobel literature prize could go to a Western author this Thursday, experts predict, though bookies have several authors from Asia as top picks even after South Korea's Han Kang last year became the first Asian woman to win.

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Markets mixed as traders eye AI rally, US rates and shutdown

Markets mixed as traders eye AI rally, US rates and shutdown

Markets were mixed on Thursday as investors tried to assess the outlook for the global AI-fuelled rally, Federal Reserve interest rates and the US government shutdown.

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Ruthless Sabalenka races into Wuhan quarters after Djokovic boost

Ruthless Sabalenka races into Wuhan quarters after Djokovic boost

World number one Aryna Sabalenka raced into a fourth consecutive Wuhan Open quarter-final Thursday, having revealed she spent time on holiday last month practising with Novak Djokovic.

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Ukrainian takes sumo by storm after fleeing war to pursue dreams

Ukrainian takes sumo by storm after fleeing war to pursue dreams

Danilo Yavhushyshyn fled the war in his native Ukraine to follow his dream of becoming a professional sumo wrestler in Japan and has taken the ancient sport by storm.

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