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Amsterdam unveils its largest bike garage. It's underwater

Amsterdam unveils its largest bike garage. It's underwater

Plagued by ever-shrinking space to park its hundreds of thousands of bicycles, Amsterdam opened Wednesday the first of its largest-ever bicycle parking complexes, built underwater in a pioneering engineering project.

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Influencer Andrew Tate says Romania case against him empty

Influencer Andrew Tate says Romania case against him empty

Romanian prosecutors on Wednesday further questioned divisive influencer Andrew Tate over alleged human trafficking and rape, with the British-American national denouncing the case brought against him as void.

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France accepts Burkina junta demand to pull out troops

France accepts Burkina junta demand to pull out troops

France said Wednesday it will withdraw its contingent of hundreds of troops stationed in Burkina Faso within a month, after the junta ruling the Sahel country demanded the pullout.

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IOC says will explore pathway for return of Russia, Belarus athletes

IOC says will explore pathway for return of Russia, Belarus athletes

The International Olympic Committee, ignoring calls from Ukraine to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from next year's Paris Summer Olympics, said Wednesday that a pathway for their athletes' participation should be "further explored".

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French-Canadian pleads guilty in US to ricin threat against Trump

French-Canadian pleads guilty in US to ricin threat against Trump

A French-Canadian woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to sending letters containing deadly ricin to former president Donald Trump and to eight Texas law enforcement officials, the US Justice Department said.

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Ditherer or deal-maker? Jury's out on Scholz's tank brinksmanship

Ditherer or deal-maker? Jury's out on Scholz's tank brinksmanship

Despite accusations of cowardice and dithering, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stood firm on taking his time to weigh up a decision before finally announcing on Wednesday that Germany would supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

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UK Olympic gold medallist cleared over London climate protest

UK Olympic gold medallist cleared over London climate protest

Olympic gold-winning canoeist Etienne Stott and four other climate protesters were on Wednesday cleared of tampering with a fuel tanker during an Extinction Rebellion protest in London.

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Knife attacker kills two on German train before capture

Knife attacker kills two on German train before capture

At least two people were killed and seven wounded in a knife attack on a regional train in northern Germany Wednesday in which fellow passengers overpowered the alleged assailant, police said.

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Billie Jean King urges Wimbledon to lift Russia, Belarus ban

Billie Jean King urges Wimbledon to lift Russia, Belarus ban

Tennis great Billie Jean King urged Wimbledon on Wednesday to lift its ban on Russian and Belarusian players, saying "life is too short".

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France's Coly returns to Montpellier after thigh injury

France's Coly returns to Montpellier after thigh injury

Scrum-half Leo Coly was released from France's Six Nations squad after suffering a thigh injury in training, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Wednesday.

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