Lager than life: Macron downs a beer to cheers, and criticism
French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of encouraging binge-drinking after being filmed downing a bottle of beer with Toulouse's rugby players after they clinched the domestic league title at the weekend.
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New solutions urgently needed to tackle smoking worldwide: experts to convene in Poland at the Global Forum on Nicotine
WARSAW, Poland, June 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International public health specialists, scientists, doctors, regulators, consumers and manufacturers are convening this week in the Polish capital to discuss new ways of tackling global smoking-related death and disease. Over four days, 70 speakers and hundreds of delegates at the tenth annual Global Forum on Nicotine (21 - 24 June) will focus on tobacco harm reduction, which encourages adults who cannot quit smoking to switch to safer nicotine products.
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Man Utd fan banned for mocking Hillsborough tragedy
A Manchester United fan was fined and banned from football in the UK for four years on Monday, for wearing a replica shirt mocking the Hillsborough disaster.
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France's Macron, Italy's Meloni seek to smooth frayed ties
President Emmanuel Macron will Tuesday hold talks in Paris with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the French presidency said, as both sides seek to smooth a series of disputes that have frayed ties since she took the reins of Italy's government last year.
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Top Palestinian militants hold talks in Iran
The leaders of Palestinian militant groups Islamic Jihad and Hamas held talks Monday with top Iranian officials in Tehran as deadly violence flared in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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China, US see progress in Blinken visit but close no gaps
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Monday he saw headway in the strained relationship with the United States on a rare visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, but the rival powers remained at odds over their core disputes.
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Three things we learned from the Canadian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton confirmed that, on the world's toughest race tracks, a champion's natural speed and talent will always shine through.
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Five Palestinians killed as Israel deploys helicopters in West Bank
Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank killed five Palestinians including a militant on Monday, in a raid that saw seven Israeli security personnel wounded and rare helicopter fire.
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'We need him' - Croatia coach asks Modric to postpone retirement
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic on Monday appealed to star midfielder Luka Modric to stay amid growing speculation the captain will retire from international football.
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Guard fatally stabbed outside Brazil embassy in Tunisia
An attacker fatally stabbed a security guard on Monday outside Brazil's embassy in Tunis before being shot and arrested, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said.
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