Southgate challenges England to take 'next step' towards Euro 2024 glory
England's quest to win a first major tournament since 1966 starts afresh on Thursday as the Three Lions' Euro 2024 qualifying campaign begins with a testing trip to champions Italy.
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Italy, Mbappe, Spain, Ronaldo: What to look out for in Euro 2024 qualifying
Three months on from Argentina's dramatic World Cup final victory over France, international football returns this week as Euro 2024 qualifying gets underway.
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Mancini looking for answers before Euro qualifying opener with England
Roberto Mancini is wondering where the next generation of Italian talent is going to come from as the Azzurri begin their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on Thursday with the visit of England.
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Maduro appoints new Venezuela oil minister after corruption scandal
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appointed a new petroleum minister on Tuesday after the department's powerful former boss resigned over an anti-corruption crackdown that has seen several high-ranking officials arrested.
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Amnesty urges Uganda leader to reject 'appalling' anti-LGBTQ bill
Amnesty International urged Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni Wednesday to reject a tough anti-gay bill passed by parliament, warning it was "a grave assault" on LGBTQ people.
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French inventor of abortion pill calls Wyoming ban 'scandalous'
French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, known as the father of the abortion pill, said it was "scandalous" and "a setback for women's freedom" that the US state of Wyoming has banned the drug.
Read moreXi departs Russia after 'new era' summit with Putin
Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Russia on Wednesday after a summit with President Vladimir Putin that was a display of unity against the West, with no apparent signal of a breakthrough to end the fighting in Ukraine.
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China approves first domestic mRNA vaccine for Covid-19
China has approved its first locally developed messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against Covid-19, its manufacturer said Wednesday, months after the relaxation of strict Covid-zero regulations sparked a surge in cases.
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'Uncharted territory': South Sudan's four years of flooding
It had not rained properly for months but the floods kept coming, inching up the mud-earth fortifications that stood between Bentiu's marooned and starving people and the endless water beyond.
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Manpower shortage dims solar panel boom in Germany
Balancing on a sloping tiled roof, apprentice Pascal Ode installs a solar panel under the watchful eye of his trainer.
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