Terzic quits as coach of Champions League finalists Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said on Thursday he was leaving the Bundesliga club less than two weeks after they lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
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Shevchenko hopes Euro 2024 will remind world of Ukraine's pain
Ukrainian football great Andriy Shevchenko has told AFP his country's presence at Euro 2024 that kicks off on Friday has been a triumph over adversity and will "remind the world of what we are going through".
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Trial of Russian playwright and director moves behind closed doors
A judge in Moscow ruled Thursday that the trial of a director and writer charged with "justifying terrorism" in an award-winning play will continue behind closed doors after the prosecution said witnesses were being threatened on social media.
Read moreEuropean stock markets falter
European stock markets faltered Thursday following mixed showings by Asia and on Wall Street, as traders reacted to US Federal Reserve signals that it plans only one interest-rate cut this year.
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Iconic Paris cinema shuts in sign of Champs-Elysees decline
The iconic UGC Normandie cinema on the Champs-Elysees in Paris closed its doors Thursday after 90 years -- with critics seeing another sign of tourism and fashion sucking the life from one of the world's most famous shopping boulevards.
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Fonseca named as new AC Milan coach
Former Roma coach Paulo Fonseca is to return to Italy as the new boss of AC Milan, the Serie A runners-up announced on Thursday.
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Russian stock market suspends dollar trades after US sanctions
Russia's main stock exchange halted dollar and euro trades on Thursday after the United States hit Moscow with a new package of sanctions over its military offensive in Ukraine.
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G7 to agree $50-bn Ukraine loan at Italy summit
G7 leaders were set to agree on a new $50-billion loan for Ukraine as they gathered Thursday for a summit in southern Italy, using the profits from frozen Russian assets.
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Tiger, Morikawa among early starters as US Open begins
Tiger Woods, Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka and Sweden's sixth-ranked Ludvig Aberg were among those set for a morning charge as the 124th US Open began Thursday at treacherous Pinehurst.
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Earliest-ever Greek heatwave shuts Acropolis for second day
The Athens Acropolis, Greece's most visited tourist attraction, was closed to the public during the hottest hours on Thursday for the second day running, as the country's earliest-ever heatwave neared its peak.
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