Red faces in France over Olympic mascots made in China
The choice by Paris 2024 Olympics officials to represent the Games with a cuddly Phrygian cap is proving a harder sell than expected, after critics pounced on the fact that French firms will make only a small fraction of the toys.
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Sports world tries to sidestep collapse of sponsor FTX
The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX has sent shockwaves through sport, which the platform used widely to build its brand.
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Australia cruise to six-wicket win over England in first ODI
A superb Dawid Malan century was in vain as Australia cruised to a six-wicket win over England in their first one-day international at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
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UK ex-ambassador, Australian and Japanese prisoners leave Myanmar after junta amnesty
A former British envoy, an Australian economic adviser and a Japanese journalist left Myanmar Thursday as the junta released almost 6,000 prisoners, an AFP correspondent and diplomatic sources said.
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Hunters on trial in France over accidental death
Two hunters went on trial in southwest France on Thursday over the killing of a Franco-British man in 2020 who was mistaken for a wild boar, an accident that led to calls for tighter restrictions on shooting.
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M23 rebels advance in eastern DR Congo
The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has pushed into fresh territory, officials said, after a regional bloc issued a call to lay down arms.
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Worker deaths take a toll on World Cup host Qatar
The number of worker deaths from Qatar's giant World Cup campaign may never be known but the debate has already taken a toll on the Gulf state's name, experts say.
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Russian strikes batter grid as first snow hits Ukraine
Fresh Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine on Thursday, officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks that have crippled the country's energy infrastructure as winter sets in and temperatures drop.
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Europe stocks mostly drop before UK budget
European equities mostly fell Thursday with London on tenterhooks before a painful UK budget set to rip up the country's economic forecasts.
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Motorcycle-borne gunmen kill nine in protest-hit Iran
Gunmen on motorcycles in Iran killed nine people, including two children, in mysterious attacks as protests over Mahsa Amini's death intensified on the anniversary of a bloody 2019 crackdown.
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