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Zurich city limits: Tina Turner's quiet life on the lakeside

Küsnacht (Switzerland) (AFP) - Tina Turner was in her element on stage, putting on dazzling shows dominated by her full-power vocals.But offstage, the queen of rock revelled in the peace and privacy of Switzerland.

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Roy ends England deal to play T20 cricket in USA

London (AFP) - Batting star Jason Roy is ending his England contract to play in the first season of Major League Cricket in the United States.

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Man arrested after car crashes into Downing Street gates: police

London (AFP) - Armed police arrested one man after a car crashed into the gates of the UK prime minister's Downing Street office and residence in central London on Thursday, Scotland Yard said.

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Police end search at Portugal dam in Madeleine McCann case

Silves (Portugal) (AFP) - Police scouring a reservoir in southern Portugal hoping to shed light on the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann said Thursday they had finished their three-day search.

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US lawmakers take break as catastrophic default looms

Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers were set to embark on a 10-day break Thursday, despite failing to agree on raising the nation's borrowing limit to avert a looming default that could blow up the economy while they are away.

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Beirut's restored Sursock Museum set to reopen after port blast

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon's gracious Sursock Museum is set to reopen on Friday, more than two years after a catastrophic explosion at Beirut port devastated the architectural gem and its modern and contemporary art collection.

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France star Cascarino to miss Women's World Cup with injury

Lyon (AFP) - France star Delphine Cascarino will miss the upcoming Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after her club Lyon announced on Thursday that she would be out of action "for several months" with a knee injury.

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Two police, one woman killed in Japan gun and knife attack

Tokyo (AFP) - A woman and two male police officers were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack at a farm in central Japan on Thursday, police said.

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Macron pays tribute to slain AFP reporter Arman Soldin

Paris (AFP) - France's President Emmanuel Macron Thursday hailed the "bravery" of slain AFP video journalist Arman Soldin in a condolence letter to his colleagues after his death earlier this month in war-torn Ukraine.

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Animal rights activists 'rescue' lambs from farm on royal estate

London (AFP) - Animal rights campaigners said on Thursday they had "rescued" three lambs from slaughter on a farm on King Charles III's Sandringham estate in eastern England.

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Birthday boy Thomas resists Roglic assault to stay in Giro pink

Zoldo Alto (Italy) (AFP) - Geraint Thomas said he had a "decent day" on his 37th birthday on Thursday as he kept the Giro d'Italia's leader's pink jersey and withstood an attack by Primoz Roglic that shook off all the other leading contenders.

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Championship leader Verstappen plays down importance of Monaco win

Monaco (AFP) - Max Verstappen shrugged off the prestige of the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday and said he lamented engine suppliers Honda’s decision to switch from his Red Bull team to Aston Martin in 2026.

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Three killed, including two police, in Japan gun and knife attack

Tokyo (AFP) - A woman and two male police officers were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack at a farm in central Japan on Thursday, media reported.

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Star conductor Dudamel resigns from Paris Opera

Paris (AFP) - Venezuela's acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel said in a surprise announcement Thursday that he was stepping down from his role as musical director of the Paris Opera, four years before his contract was due to expire.

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Palestinians push for release of seriously ill detainee

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The Palestinian Prisoners' Club pressed Thursday for the release of a seriously ill detainee, held for decades by Israel.

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Ivory Coast imposes fishing bans in bid to conserve stocks

Abidjan (AFP) - West African fish exporter Ivory Coast on Thursday announced temporary bans on trawling for tuna and other species in a bid to protect dwindling stocks.

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Erasmus backs Springboks talisman Kolisi to be fit for World Cup

Cape Town (AFP) - Siya Kolisi is on track to captain the Springboks in their defence of the Rugby World Cup, said Rassie Erasmus, South Africa's director of rugby, on Thursday.

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Wu, Zhang and Shang end China's 86-year French Open wait

Paris (AFP) - Twelve months ago, a despondent Wu Yibing was retiring with injury from a low-level clay court tournament in Italy, earning a meagre 530 euros ($570) for his troubles.

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US lawmakers head home as catastrophic default looms

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Dark, lustful and complex: It's a woman's world at Cannes

Cannes (France) (AFP) - From a sex offender to far-from-perfect mothers and girls unabashedly exploring their sexuality, this year's Cannes Film Festival has thrown out the stereotype of the one-dimensional female character.

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Children in quake-hit Syria learn in buses turned classrooms

Jindayris (Syria) (AFP) - In a dusty Syrian camp for earthquake survivors, school pupils line up and wait for a colourful bus to pull up.Since the disaster hit, they go to a classroom on wheels.

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Meandering along the river Seine: France's roving plastic rubbish

Rouen (France) (AFP) - The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams.

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Turkey kicks off Syria housing project for refugee returns

Al Ghandura (Syria) (AFP) - Turkey has launched the construction of nearly a quarter million housing units to resettle refugees in rebel-held northern Syria, Turkish media said, as repatriation efforts loom large in Turkey's presidential runoff.

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French Olympic movement must 'focus' on Paris Games: IOC

Lausanne (AFP) - The French Olympic movement must "focus" on the preparations for the 2024 Games in Paris, an IOC spokesperson told AFP on Thursday hours after Brigitte Henriques' surprise resignation as National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) president.

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El Salvador club, stadium officials arrested after deadly stampede

San Salvador (AFP) - Officials of El Salvador's Alianza Football Club and the Cuscatlan stadium were arrested Thursday and the remainder of the season-ending playoffs were cancelled after a weekend stampede killed 12.

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