PSG minds on Arsenal return as French clubs scrap for Champions League places
Paris Saint-Germain must go to Strasbourg this weekend, in between the two legs of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, for a clash with one of a host of sides scrapping to qualify from Ligue 1 for Europe's elite club competition next season.
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UK WWII veteran remembers joy of war's end, 80 years on
Centenarian Dorothea Barron recalled the wave of relief she felt when she heard World War II had finally come to an end.
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Myanmar junta lets post-quake truce expire
Myanmar's military junta let a truce declared to spur aid efforts after last month's earthquake expire on Thursday, a ceasefire that monitors say it consistently violated with air strikes.
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Rockets romp past Warriors to extend NBA playoff series
The Houston Rockets thrashed the Golden State Warriors 131-116 to fend off elimination in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday, narrowing the gap in their Western Conference series to 3-2.
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Messi, Inter Miami CONCACAF Cup dream over as Vancouver advance
Lionel Messi's dream of winning Inter Miami's first CONCACAF Champions Cup title ended on Wednesday with the Vancouver Whitecaps reaching the final with a 3-1 win in south Florida earning them a 5-1 aggregate victory.
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UN body warns over Trump's deep-sea mining order
The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on Wednesday criticized US President Donald Trump's order to fast-track deep-sea mining in the open ocean outside American territorial waters.
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UK local elections test big two parties
Britain's two main parties are tipped to suffer losses Thursday in local elections likely to confirm the rise of hard-right populists and portend the splintering of a century-long political duopoly.
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US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case
A US judge on Wednesday accused Apple of defying an order to loosen its grip on the App Store payment system to the point that criminal charges could be warranted.
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Seventeen years later, Brood XIV cicadas emerge in US
The last time these thrumming, red-eyed bugs burrowed out of the ground across America's suburbs and woodlands was the early summer of 2008.
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Scorching 1,500m return for Olympic great Ledecky in Florida
Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky made a blistering return to the swimming pool on Wednesday, clocking the second fastest 1,500m freestyle in history in heats at the TYR Pro Series meeting in Florida.
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