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Shock, tears as Prague reels from university shooting

Shock, tears as Prague reels from university shooting

The mourners huddled in small groups, many tearful or visibly shocked, as they gathered Friday to pay their respects to victims of the shootings at Prague's Charles University.

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Klopp glad of FIFA, UEFA 'shake' as Liverpool spurn Super League

Klopp glad of FIFA, UEFA 'shake' as Liverpool spurn Super League

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Friday he was "100 percent" behind the club rejecting any involvement in a revised European Super League but added it was good football authorities had been given a "shake".

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US new home sales slow more than expected in November

US new home sales slow more than expected in November

Sales of new US homes cooled more than anticipated in November, slipping to the lowest level in a year, according to government data released Friday.

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Stock markets rise before Christmas break as inflation cools

Stock markets rise before Christmas break as inflation cools

US and European stock markets mostly advanced Friday before the Christmas break as data showed US inflation cooled last month, raising hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next year.

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Ten Hag confident Man Utd will improve when big players return

Ten Hag confident Man Utd will improve when big players return

Erik ten Hag is expecting an upturn in Manchester United's fortunes in the new year with Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez and Mason Mount expected to return to action soon.

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French caviar farms look forward to EU label of origin

French caviar farms look forward to EU label of origin

At a French caviar factory this week, a worker used tiny pliers to carefully line up black sturgeon fish eggs against a ruler.

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Last French troops bow out of Niger

Last French troops bow out of Niger

The last French troops withdrew from Niger on Friday, in the latest blow to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

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Cocaine market sees new players, bananas and Amazon submarines: report

Cocaine market sees new players, bananas and Amazon submarines: report

The global cocaine market is changing.

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UK police launch child abduction probe over teen found in France

UK police launch child abduction probe over teen found in France

UK police on Friday said they had launched a criminal probe into the alleged kidnapping of a British teenager who resurfaced in France six years after going missing abroad.

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US to target banks that help Russian war in Ukraine

US to target banks that help Russian war in Ukraine

The United States said Friday it will impose sanctions on foreign banks that support Russia's war in Ukraine, in a new bid to exert economic pressure on Moscow as it diversifies from the West to China.

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