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Gazprom defends gas cuts as prices in Europe soar

Gazprom defends gas cuts as prices in Europe soar

Russian energy giant Gazprom on Thursday defended gas cuts to Europe as prices soared and tensions raged between Russia and the West over Ukraine.

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Quartararo eyes succeeding Marquez as king of the Sachsenring

Quartararo eyes succeeding Marquez as king of the Sachsenring

World champion Fabio Quartararo has a chance to become the first winner of the German MotoGP apart from Marc Marquez since 2013 in Sunday's race at the Sachsenring.

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Record early heatwave sweeps France as fires flare in Spain

Record early heatwave sweeps France as fires flare in Spain

French officials urged caution Thursday as a record pre-summer heatwave spread across the country from Spain, where authorities were fighting forest fires on a sixth day of sweltering temperatures.

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Qatar World Cup ambassador Nadim named in Denmark Euro 2022 squad

Qatar World Cup ambassador Nadim named in Denmark Euro 2022 squad

Nadia Nadim was named Thursday in Denmark women's squad for next month's Euro 2022 despite the forward coming in for criticism of her support of Qatar hosting this year's men's World Cup.

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US envoy sees China lockdowns extending into 2023

US envoy sees China lockdowns extending into 2023

China is likely to keep imposing sweeping lockdowns into 2023, the US ambassador said Thursday, as he cautioned that the zero-Covid strategy was hurting business.

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Musk to address Twitter staff amid buyout turmoil

Musk to address Twitter staff amid buyout turmoil

Elon Musk is set to field questions Thursday from wary Twitter workers eager to know if he intends to complete his turbulent $44 billion buyout bid and roll back limits for what people can say on the platform.

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Apple faces £750 mn lawsuit over iPhone software update

Apple faces £750 mn lawsuit over iPhone software update

Apple is facing a £750 million (878 million euros, $918 million) lawsuit in Britain after a consumer rights champion on Thursday filed a claim accusing the US tech giant of secretly slowing down older iPhone models.

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Australia need 216 to win rain-hit Sri Lanka ODI

Australia need 216 to win rain-hit Sri Lanka ODI

Pace bowler Pat Cummins claimed four wickets as Australia kept Sri Lanka down to 220 for nine as rain forced the innings to end in 47.4 overs on Thursday.

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LGBTQ tolerance billboards spark uproar in Ghana

LGBTQ tolerance billboards spark uproar in Ghana

Large billboards promoting LGBTQ tolerance have been torn down in Ghana's capital and other areas this month after sparking outrage in the West African country.

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Binance backs Musk stance over free speech on Twitter

Binance backs Musk stance over free speech on Twitter

The boss of cryptocurrency exchange Binance told AFP on Thursday that he had pledged $500 million to fund Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter to support free speech.

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