Injured France defender Hernandez out of World Cup
France defender Lucas Hernandez will miss the rest of the World Cup after injuring his knee in the defending champions' opening victory against Australia, the team said on Wednesday.
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A greener ride: West Africans switch on to electric motorbikes
Beninese hairdresser Edwige Govi makes a point these days of using electric motorbike taxis to get around Cotonou, saying she enjoys a ride that is quiet and clean.
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'Multiple fatalities' in US Walmart shooting
A gunman shot and killed multiple people in a Walmart store late Tuesday in the US state of Virginia, police said, adding that the single shooter suspect is also dead.
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At least 15 wounded in two Jerusalem bomb 'attacks': officials
At least 15 people were wounded in two separate explosions targeting bus stations in Jerusalem Wednesday, security and medical officials said, with Israel's public security minister calling them "attacks."
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European Space Agency to vote on record budget, name new astronauts
The European Space Agency will vote on Wednesday on whether to spend billions more euros to keep up with rising competition in space, as well as unveiling its much-anticipated new crop of astronauts.
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UK top court to rule on legality of Scottish independence vote plans
The UK's top court will on Wednesday rule whether it is legal for Scotland to hold an independence referendum next year without the consent of London.
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Grief-stricken goodbye for Indonesia father killed in quake
When Husein's body arrived to be lowered into the ground, his grief-stricken relatives broke down, some in wails so loud they echoed through the undulating hills of West Java's Cianjur.
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Maskless World Cup scenes spark anger in zero-Covid China
Images of maskless crowds at the World Cup in Qatar have sparked anger in China, where people worn out by harsh Covid-19 restrictions are questioning their government's exceptional approach while the rest of the world lives alongside the virus.
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At least 35 hurt after magnitude-6.1 quake in Turkey
A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck northwest Turkey during Wednesday's early hours, injuring at least 35 people.
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'Sick of everything': Beijingers fed up with tightening restrictions
Schools and businesses closed, restaurants empty, and the fear of being locked down at any moment – the Chinese capital is a cauldron of dread and fatigue as Covid curbs tighten nearly three years into the pandemic.
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