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Thousands line Suriname streets in homage to late dictator Bouterse

Lille keep heat on Ligue 1 leaders, Lyon escape against Montpellier

Bordeaux back on Top 14 summit as Toulouse frustrated at La Rochelle

Messi misses Presidential Medal ceremony with Biden

Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea

Arteta aghast at Brighton penalty as Arsenal stumble in Premier League title race

Gaza truce talks resume in Qatar as violence shows no let-up

Austria's chancellor to step down after coalition talks collapse

Bono, Messi, Soros awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom by Biden

Arsenal stumble in Premier League title race as Man City stroll

Arsenal draw at Brighton edges Liverpool closer to Premier League title

Liberian stampede kills 29 people

At least 29 people, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, were killed when robbers triggered a stampede at a religious rally in Liberia's capital, officials said on Thursday.

Jamieson leads from Hovland in Abu Dhabi as McIlroy stutters

Scotland's Scott Jamieson fired a sparkling nine-under-par 63 to take a one-shot lead over Norwegian star Viktor Hovland after the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday.

Tear gas fired at Sudan protesters rallying against post-coup killings

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas on Thursday at protesters rallying against the killing of dozens in a post-coup crackdown, as US diplomats pressed for an end to the violence.

England's Slade set to be available for whole of Six Nations

Henry Slade now appears to be available for all of England's Six Nations matches after Exeter said he was in contention to play in their European Champions Cup match against French side Montpellier on Sunday.

Turkey halts four-month streak of rate cuts

Turkey's central bank on Thursday bowed to market pressure and halted a four-month streak of interest rate cuts that saw inflation soar and the currency collapse.

Benedict XVI: 'Rottweiler' who resigned scandal-dogged papacy

Benedict XVI, accused of failing to act in German sex abuse cases, was the first pope to resign since the Middle Ages after presiding over a papacy beset by Church infighting and outcry over paedophilia.

'Low IQ': Medvedev takes aim at Melbourne crowd after victory

Daniil Medvedev took aim at sections of the raucous Australian Open crowd following his entertaining victory over home hero Nick Kyrgios on Thursday, saying: "They probably have a low IQ."

American Airlines suffers loss as Omicron clouds outlook

American Airlines reported another quarterly loss Thursday after the latest Covid-19 surge dented demand at the end of the year, but said consumers were booking more trips for the spring.

Euro ban threatens Wales wing Cuthbert's Six Nations

Wales wing Alex Cuthbert has been given a three-week ban for a dangerous tackle during the Ospreys' Europeans Champions Cup clash with Racing 92, tournament organisers announced Thursday.

US Open champion Raducanu crashes out of Melbourne in pain

Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round Thursday as she struggled with blisters on her hand so bad that some of her team had urged her not to play.

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