Argentina, IMF agree on loan repayment plan
Argentina and the IMF said Thursday they had reached agreement on a "pragmatic and realistic" plan for the country to repay a ruinous $44-billion debt.
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Macron: an abrasive reformer in turbulent times
A short time after becoming France's youngest ever president in 2017, Emmanuel Macron made a boast about his temperament that made clear he was expecting trouble while in office
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Davies warns Wales no shortcuts to Six Nations revival
Jonathan Davies had told his Wales team-mates they must work as hard without the ball as they do when it is in their hands if they are to revive their flagging Six Nations Championship campaign.
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Macron confirms bid for second term
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that he will seek a second term in office at elections next month, with Russia's war in Ukraine likely to eclipse the campaign but boost his chances.
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UN nuclear watchdog chief to travel to Iran on Saturday
The head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog, will travel to Iran on Saturday "for meetings with senior Iranian officials", the IAEA said Thursday.
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Biden, Asia-Pacific allies discuss Ukraine but no joint condemnation
US President Joe Biden on Thursday met virtually with the leaders of Japan, Australia and India over Ukraine, but the "Quad" group failed to agree on condemning Russia's invasion, with New Delhi hesitant to censure Moscow.
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Key Russian liberal media close, suspend operations amid Kremlin war crackdown
Two of Russia's landmark liberal media outlets were dissolved or suspended operations on Thursday, amid an unprecedented Kremlin crackdown over its war with Ukraine.
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New agreement reached in Purdue bankruptcy over US opioid crisis
The Sackler family will pay up to $6 billion to address damages linked to the US opioid crisis under an amended Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan following an agreement with holdout states, according to a court filing Thursday.
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Marsch out to change perceptions as he plots Leeds escape
Jesse Marsch has admitted there is a stigma about Americans managing in English football after taking the reins at Premier League strugglers Leeds United.
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Moldova fears being next target in Putin's crosshairs
For Moldovans, watching Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine brings back painful memories of the country's own conflict involving Moscow-backed separatists 30 years ago -- and is stirring fears that the country might become Russia's next target.
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