'I'm out of here': French town waits for flood to recede
Residents of a flooded French town on Thursday waited for the water to drain away from its streets, after a nearby river did not rise out of its bed quite as high as expected.
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Benin court jails two ex-allies of president for 20 years
A court in Benin on Thursday sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on charges of "conspiring against the authority of the state".
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Elite figure skaters and coaches on crashed US flight
Global figure skating's tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington killed two former world champion coaches and stars from the next generation of top US talent.
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New abnormal begins for east DR Congo's looted Goma after siege
Strewn with rubble from mortar and artillery fire, the eastern DR Congo city of Goma awoke on Thursday to a new abnormal -- hiding from bandits and counting the dead.
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Easterby ready for long-term contest between Ireland fly-half duo
Ireland caretaker coach Simon Easterby insisted Sam Prendergast was the "right man" to help launch the champions' Six Nations title defence as he forecast the fly-half would be involved in a lengthy rivalry for the Test No.10 shirt with Jack Crowley.
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Siao Him Fa leads on sombre day at figure skating Europeans
Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa paid tribute to the victims of the plane crash in the United States after taking the men's singles lead on a sombre Thursday at the European figure skating championships.
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Shiffrin fifth ahead of second run in bid for 100th World Cup win
American Mikaela Shiffrin, chasing her 100th World Cup victory, was fifth fastest in the first run of Thursday's slalom race in Courchevel.
Read moreTrump blames 'diversity' for deadly Washington airliner collision
US President Donald Trump -- speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's Potomac River -- launched an extraordinary political attack Thursday, blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter.
Read more'No awkwardness' for Dupont's France with Jegou, Auradou selection
France captain Antoine Dupont said on Thursday the inclusion of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou in the team to face Wales in this week's Six Nations opener has had no impact on the squad.
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Lula says if Trump hikes tariffs, Brazil will reciprocate
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that if US counterpart Donald Trump hiked tariffs on Brazilian products, he would reciprocate -- but that he would prefer improved relations over a trade war.
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