'Like losing your father': Wagner chief's supporters mourn
Russian supporters of Yevgeny Prigozhin gathered outside the Wagner headquarters in Saint Petersburg on Thursday to pay their respects to the mercenary group's boss, presumed dead after a mysterious plane crash.
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Dozens of Afghan women blocked from departing for studies in UAE
Dozens of Afghan women granted scholarships to study in the United Arab Emirates have been blocked from leaving Afghanistan, one of the women told AFP on Thursday, following outcry from their Emirati sponsor.
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Kenya says TikTok agrees content moderation deal
TikTok has agreed to moderate content on its app in Kenya, the country's presidency said Thursday, days after parliament received a petition to ban the popular video-sharing platform.
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Dutch 'icon' Verstappen out to keep the Red Bull show on the road
Max Verstappen says he wants to give his orange army of fans packing the stands at his home Dutch Grand Prix this weekend reason to party.
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Fears of further delay to UK's post-Brexit border checks
Britain is expected to confirm that it will once again delay introducing post-Brexit border controls on food and fresh products coming from the European Union, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
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Russia extends US reporter Gershkovich's detention by three months
Russia on Thursday extended by three months the detention of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, defying pleas for the release of the reporter arrested on the job in March.
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Ecuador says vote to halt Amazon oil drilling a 'terrible precedent'
Ecuador's energy minister said Wednesday that a vote to halt drilling in an Amazon oil block set a "terrible precedent" and it would be a long and complex task to dismantle the installation.
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Man City's Laporte joins Saudi side Al-Nassr
Aymeric Laporte joined the Premier League exodus to Saudi Arabia on Thursday as the Manchester City defender moved to Al-Nassr in a deal worth a reported £23 million ($29 million).
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Turkish lira surges after Erdogan backs huge rate hike
Turkey's troubled lira surged Thursday after the central bank delivered a much larger than expected interest rate hike that broke free from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's era of unorthodox economics.
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Stewart handed Samoa audition for Ireland World Cup squad
Tom Stewart has been handed a full Ireland debut in Saturday's World Cup warm-up clash against Samoa as Andy Farrell made 12 changes from the side that thrashed England 29-10 on Saturday.
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