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Arsenal sign Poland defender Kiwior from Spezia

Arsenal sign Poland defender Kiwior from Spezia

Premier League leaders Arsenal signed Poland defender Jakub Kiwior from Italian side Spezia in a deal worth a reported £12 million ($27 million) on Monday.

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Scotland add Hodgson to Six Nations squad as Gray cover

Scotland add Hodgson to Six Nations squad as Gray cover

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend added Jamie Hodgson to his squad for the upcoming Six Nations on Monday following fitness doubts over lock Jonny Gray.

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Morocco votes to review ties with European Parliament

Morocco votes to review ties with European Parliament

Moroccan lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling after a resolution that urged the kingdom to respect press freedom.

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French bakers protest over surging power prices

French bakers protest over surging power prices

Dressed in aprons and brandishing baguettes, hundreds of bakers demonstrated in the streets of Paris on Monday to warn that the country's beloved bread and croissant makers were under threat from surging electricity and raw material costs.

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Turncoat suspect blows open EU parliament graft probe

Turncoat suspect blows open EU parliament graft probe

Under the terms of a plea deal struck with Belgian investigators, former Italian lawmaker Pier Antonio Panzeri has begun to spill the beans in the graft scandal rocking the European Parliament.

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Josephine Baker and the Roaring Twenties celebrated by Dior

Josephine Baker and the Roaring Twenties celebrated by Dior

From cabaret feathers to sleek suits and velvet robes, Dior celebrated Josephine Baker and the wild freedom of the Roaring Twenties in a celeb-packed show on Monday to kickstart haute couture week in Paris.

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No 'mind games' for England coach Borthwick

No 'mind games' for England coach Borthwick

Steve Borthwick may have learned his trade as a coach under Eddie Jones but the new England boss said on Monday he has no intention of emulating his predecessor's mind games, insisting he will remain "authentic".

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Burkina Faso confirms telling France to withdraw troops

Burkina Faso confirms telling France to withdraw troops

The Burkina Faso government confirmed Monday that it has asked ex-colonial ruler France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month, but Paris called for clarification from coup leader Ibrahim Traore himself.

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Short-lived Kuwait cabinet resigns after parliament disputes

Short-lived Kuwait cabinet resigns after parliament disputes

Kuwait's government resigned on Monday three months after it was sworn in, state media reported, following disputes with lawmakers that have plunged the oil-rich Gulf state into political paralysis.

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Erdogan warns Sweden on NATO after Koran burning

Erdogan warns Sweden on NATO after Koran burning

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden on Monday that it should not expect his backing to join NATO following the burning of the Koran outside Ankara's embassy in Stockholm.

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