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Fans in frenzy as Beyonce set to kick off concert tour

Stockholm (AFP) - Ecstatic Beyonce fans sang and danced in feverish excitement in Stockholm Wednesday in the final countdown to the superstar kicking off her first solo tour in seven years.

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US braces for migration surge with thousands of forces at border

Brownsville (United States) (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday was readying its response to an expected surge of migrants seeking to enter, with officials saying 24,000 law enforcement personnel have been deployed to the Mexican border.

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Protesters throw cake at Volkswagen shareholders' meeting

Berlin (AFP) - Activists hurled cake at Volkswagen bosses on Wednesday, as the German carmaker's annual shareholders' meeting was disrupted by protests over human rights and climate change.

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Climate maths 'doesn't add up' without carbon capture: COP28 chief

Abu Dhabi (AFP) - The Emirati oil chief leading this year's UN climate talks said Wednesday the world must get "serious" about new emission-capturing technology, rather than focussing only on replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy.

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Race row as Egyptian archaeologist releases Cleopatra documentary

Cairo (AFP) - An Egyptian archaeologist on Wednesday released a documentary on the life of Cleopatra, the same day Netflix began streaming a controversial production depicting the ancient queen as black.

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Five figures on Covid-19 in the United States

Washington (AFP) - Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the Covid-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country.

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Neville appointed as first woman to officiate at men's RWC

Paris (AFP) - Irish referee Joy Neville will become the first woman to officiate at the men's Rugby World Cup after being named on the 26-person panel by World Rugby on Wednesday.

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Shock, grief after Tunisian policeman kills 5 outside synagogue

Djerba (Tunisia) (AFP) - Tunisia's small Jewish community was in shock and mourning Wednesday after a bloody shooting rampage in which a police officer killed five people outside Africa's oldest synagogue.

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A year on, Palestinians mourn slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - A year after an Israeli bullet killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, her West Bank office remains almost untouched, but mourners' flowers have piled up in an adjacent room.

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Sudan battles rage as more civilians risk dangerous escape

Khartoum (AFP) - Fighting raged in the Sudanese capital and a city to the south Wednesday, residents said, pushing more people to undertake dangerous journeys to safety across the country's borders.

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Biden to host India's Modi for state visit in June

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden will host India's Narendra Modi for a state visit in June, it was announced Wednesday, as Washington courts New Delhi as a bulwark against China.

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NFL adds second game in Germany and announces international pairings

Munich (Germany) (AFP) - The National Football League on Wednesday announced the matchups for its five European games as it released the highlights of its 2023 regular-season schedule.

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Self-confessed lying US lawmaker charged with fraud

New York (AFP) - A scandal-plagued Republican congressman whose extensive lies have made political headlines since his election last year was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday.

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Stock markets mixed as US inflation eases slightly

New York (AFP) - Stock markets were mixed on Wednesday after much-anticipated data showed US consumer inflation had eased only slightly in April.

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Tributes pour in for AFP reporter killed in Ukraine

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Messages of grief poured in Wednesday after the death of AFP journalist Arman Soldin in Ukraine, paying tribute to his bravery in covering Europe's worst conflict since World War II.

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US consumer inflation eases but price pressures remain

Washington (AFP) - Consumer inflation in the United States nudged down only slightly in April, the Labor Department said on Wednesday, despite strong efforts to cool the economy and rein in price increases.

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Israel, Palestinian militants trade deadly fire over Gaza

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israel's army and Gaza militants traded heavy cross-border fire overnight, with at least 22 Palestinians killed over two days in the worst escalation of violence to hit the coastal territory in months.

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Pakistan ex-PM Khan remanded in custody after arrest prompts riots

Islamabad (AFP) - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was remanded in custody for eight days on Wednesday by an anti-graft court as violent nationwide protests over his arrest erupted for a second day.

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Shell wins legal case over Nigeria oil spill

London (AFP) - Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday it was too late for people in Nigeria's Niger delta region to lodge pollution claims against energy giant Shell after a huge oil spill more than one decade ago.

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Syria's Assad receives Saudi invitation to Arab summit

Damascus (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received an invitation to next week's Arab summit in Saudi Arabia, the presidency said Wednesday, the first since his country's war began over a decade ago.

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Syria's Assad receives Saudi invitation to Arab summit: presidency

Damascus (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received an invitation to next week's Arab summit in Saudi Arabia, the presidency said Wednesday, the first such invitation since the country's war began in 2011.

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Stock markets drift lower before US inflation data

London (AFP) - Stock markets retreated and the dollar traded mixed Wednesday before the release of key US inflation data.

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Tunisian policeman kills five in synagogue shooting spree

Djerba (Tunisia) (AFP) - Tunisian authorities were Wednesday investigating a shooting spree by a police officer that claimed five lives and sparked mass panic during a Jewish pilgrimage at Africa's oldest synagogue.

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World's largest spelling test set for Paris' Champs-Elysees

Paris (AFP) - The Champs-Elysees in Paris will hold the world's biggest spelling test next month, organisers said Wednesday.

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Israel, Palestinian militants trade fire over Gaza

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israel and Gaza militants traded cross-border fire Wednesday, renewing deadly violence a day after Israeli strikes killed 15 people in the Palestinian territory.

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