Swiss captain Xhaka gets suspended fine for fake Covid cert
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka has been fined 150,000 Swiss francs ($180,000) after admitting using a forged Covid vaccine certificate during the pandemic when he played for Arsenal.
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Crew splashes down after 8-month mission on International Space Station
An astronaut crew that carried out an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station splashed down as planned Thursday off the coast of California.
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Ex-prince Andrew raid warrants ruled 'unlawful' but UK police maintain probe
Disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor won a legal challenge over searches of his royal homes after police agreed the warrants they obtained were "unlawful", a High Court judge disclosed Thursday.
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Protests, clashes as S. African anti-migrant tensions reignite
South African protesters clashed with foreign nationals on Thursday, police and an AFP reporter said, as tensions over migration were reignited by a court order that government must restart processing asylum applications.
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Two Latvians arrested inside UK military base: police
UK police said Thursday they had arrested two Latvians inside a military base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence hubs after the perimeter fence was breached.
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Russian data centre hit by drone in first for Ukraine war
A drone attack caused a fire at a data centre belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company told AFP Thursday, in the first strike of its kind on Russia.
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Eckert 'forever grateful' for Southampton support over spy scandal
Southampton manager Tonda Eckert said Thursday he will "forever be grateful" for the club's support over his role in the "Spygate" scandal that cost the team promotion to the Premier League.
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'Fighting for our future': France high school students vow no let-up
Tens of thousands of people thronged a Paris square on Thursday demanding better education and less police brutality, as students protested nationwide despite government attempts to ease a crisis that has rocked the country for more than a week.
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Venezuela's Maduro, wife hit with new US torture charges
The United States on Thursday filed new torture charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, bolstering a mounting criminal case against the pair held in US custody.
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Kyiv entering 'survival' mode amid Russian strikes surge: mayor tells AFP
Mounting Russian strikes that have pummelled the Ukrainian capital, hitting bridges and key infrastructure, have plunged Kyiv into survival mode ahead of the winter, the city's mayor told AFP on Thursday.
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