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Pochettino '100 percent' sure he and Mbappe will stay at PSG

Pochettino '100 percent' sure he and Mbappe will stay at PSG

Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Thursday he was "100 percent" sure both he and star striker Kylian Mbappe would be at the club next season.

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Smiling Queen Elizabeth meets Swiss president after 96th birthday

Smiling Queen Elizabeth meets Swiss president after 96th birthday

Queen Elizabeth II looked on healthy form Thursday as she met face-to-face with Switzerland's president, in the build-up to UK-wide celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee in early June.

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Raiola angered at media reports of his death

Raiola angered at media reports of his death

Football "super agent" Mino Raiola shot back on Thursday at widespread media claims that he had died at the age of 54, taking to Twitter to say he was angered by the reports.

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Twitter reports mixed Q1 results after Musk deal

Twitter reports mixed Q1 results after Musk deal

Twitter released mixed first-quarter results Thursday, with revenues missing estimates but active users rising, three days after agreeing to be acquired by Elon Musk.

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Ben Stokes: Inspirational all-rounder turned England captain

Ben Stokes: Inspirational all-rounder turned England captain

Talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes has long been England's go-to guy with both bat and ball. Now he has the added challenge of resurrecting the nation as a force in Test cricket.

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Moderna seeks US authorization for Covid vaccine in children under 6: statement

Moderna seeks US authorization for Covid vaccine in children under 6: statement

US biotech firm Moderna said Thursday it had submitted a request for an emergency use authorization in the United States for its Covid vaccine for children aged six months to under six years.

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Price hikes help lift McDonald's sales in Q1

Price hikes help lift McDonald's sales in Q1

Price hikes in the US market helped lift first-quarter sales at McDonald's, while profits tumbled due to an unspecified tax matter, according to results released Thursday.

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Malaysian facing execution in Singapore wins reprieve

Malaysian facing execution in Singapore wins reprieve

A Malaysian man set to be executed in Singapore for drug trafficking was granted a reprieve on Thursday, campaigners said, a day after the hanging of a mentally disabled man sparked an outcry.

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Another 55,000 Ukrainian refugees flee war

Another 55,000 Ukrainian refugees flee war

Nearly 5.4 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded two months ago, the United Nations said Thursday, with more than 55,000 leaving in the past 24 hours.

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Strike cripples Sri Lanka as president faces new pressure

Strike cripples Sri Lanka as president faces new pressure

Millions of workers staged a crippling strike in Sri Lanka on Thursday, adding to pressure on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his ruling family to quit over the country's worst-ever economic crisis.

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