Paolini steers Italy past China in BJK
Jasmine Paolini rescued Italy’s Billie Jean King Cup title defence campaign by triumphing in singles and doubles to secure a 2-1 victory for her team over hosts China in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
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French actress Marina Vlady dies at 88
French actress Marina Vlady, who appeared in more than 80 films and picked up a prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, died on Thursday at the age of 88, her family told AFP.
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Zidane admits emotion on eve of first game as France coach
France legend Zinedine Zidane on Thursday admitted to feeling "immense emotion" as he prepared to take charge of Les Bleus for the first time in their UEFA Nations League clash with Turkey.
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CNN, MS NOW, Politico allowed back in White House after judge's order
CNN, MS NOW and Politico were allowed back into the White House on Thursday, six days after being banned by President Donald Trump, after a federal judge ordered that the journalists have their access restored.
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Breetzke and Maharaj sink Australia in first one-day international
Matthew Breetzke hit a century and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took four wickets as South Africa beat Australia by 67 runs in the first one-day international at Kingsmead on Thursday.
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Morocco's ruling coalition dominates low-turnout parliament election
Morocco's ruling coalition dominated parliamentary elections, provisional results on Thursday showed, in a poll marked by low turnout and an improved showing for the Islamist opposition.
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Zelensky broke confidentiality with North Korea POWs disclosure: South's president
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky broke a confidentiality agreement by disclosing that Ukraine had sent North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, Seoul's president said on Thursday.
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Napoli hoping to build new stadium, says owner
Napoli want to move to a new stadium even though the city council would rather renovate the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, which it owns, in the hope of hosting Euro 2032 games.
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Former Liverpool star Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted
Former Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll has revealed he was sexually assaulted by a man in 2021.
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What's behind the Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan?
Airstrikes that hit Afghanistan's border area and the key city of Kandahar are a clear warning from Pakistan to the country's supreme leader, analysts told AFP.
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