Panther rescued in Ukraine, finds refuge in France
Kiara, a six-month-old black panther born in war-torn Ukraine and victim of exotic animal trafficking, has found a new home at a wildlife refuge in France.
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Ex-pope Benedict is 'lucid', condition stable: Vatican
Former pope Benedict XVI is "lucid and alert" and his condition remains serious but stable, the Vatican said Thursday, the day after revealing the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated.
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Bolivia prosecutor seeks 6-month detention for key opposition figure
A Bolivian prosecutor said Thursday he had requested six months of pre-trial detention for a key opposition leader and former presidential candidate detained a day earlier on charges of "terrorism."
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Ivorian troops on trial in Mali as deadline looms in row
Forty-six Ivorian troops whose detention by Mali triggered a bitter diplomatic row were brought in for trial at a court of appeal in Bamako on Thursday, an AFP reporter saw.
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US, European stock markets jump on labour data
Wall Street and European stocks rose on Thursday as an increase in US jobless claims signalled some cooling in the economy, easing concerns about the direction of interest rate hikes.
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Benzema 'motivated and enthusiastic' despite World Cup misery
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti insisted Thursday that French striker Karim Benzema has returned to La Liga from his World Cup nightmare "motivated and enthusiastic."
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Peruvian shamans gather to make 2023 prophesies
Atop a sacred hill in Lima, Peruvian shamans scatter coca leaves and flower petals while a snake named Maria slithers over posters of world leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Ethiopian federal police deploy in Tigray after peace deal
Ethiopia's federal police began to deploy on Thursday in the capital of war-torn Tigray for the first time in 18 months, the police said, marking the latest step in a nearly two-month-old peace deal.
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Arsenal aim to finish 2022 by boosting surprise title bid
Arsenal will look to finish the year on a high when the Premier League leaders visit Brighton for their final match of 2022 this weekend.
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'Grandma, we've been hit': Russian strikes rock Kyiv
Georgiy Yatsenko was hiding in the basement trying to comfort his anxious grandchildren on Thursday morning when an explosion rocked his normally sleepy street in southern Kyiv.
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