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EU automated border system suspended at Dover amid bank holiday chaos

EU automated border system suspended at Dover amid bank holiday chaos

French authorities suspended the European Union's new digital border check system at Britain's Port of Dover on Saturday, as traffic piled up at the UK ferry terminal at the start of the long weekend.

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F1 legend Alain Prost's Swiss home robbed: reports

F1 legend Alain Prost's Swiss home robbed: reports

French four-time Formula One champion Alain Prost was injured during a violent robbery at his home in Switzerland, Swiss media reported Saturday.

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Rubio renews ties with India after Trump's China lovefest

Rubio renews ties with India after Trump's China lovefest

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, reaffirming the importance of a relationship that has come under growing strain, a week after the United States held a warm summit with China.

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De Zerbi demands 'blood and spirit' from Spurs on survival Sunday

De Zerbi demands 'blood and spirit' from Spurs on survival Sunday

Roberto De Zerbi has urged relegation-haunted Tottenham to play with "blood and spirit" in Sunday's do-or-die clash against Everton.

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Guardiola reveals Hart snub was biggest Man City regret

Guardiola reveals Hart snub was biggest Man City regret

Pep Guardiola has revealed his biggest regret at Manchester City was ignoring Joe Hart's plea to remain the club's goalkeeper.

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Roland Garros organisers, players have 'encouraging' meeting over dispute

Roland Garros organisers, players have 'encouraging' meeting over dispute

Representatives of the world's top tennis players, who are campaigning to receive a larger share of Grand Slam prize money, and the organisers of the French Open have engaged in an "encouraging" meeting over the issue, a source close to the discussions told AFP on Saturday.

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French mother of boys abandoned in Portugal remanded in custody

French mother of boys abandoned in Portugal remanded in custody

A court in Portugal on Saturday remanded in custody a French woman and her partner accused of abandoning her two young boys -- aged four and five -- on a roadside in the south of the country.

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Uganda confirms new Ebola cases, linked to DR Congo

Uganda confirms new Ebola cases, linked to DR Congo

Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Uganda, health authorities said Saturday, after the World Health Organization raised the risk from the deadly outbreak to the highest level for neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Pope condemns environmental harm in Italy's 'Land of Fires'

Pope condemns environmental harm in Italy's 'Land of Fires'

Pope Leo XIV made a visit on Saturday to Italy's "Land of Fires", where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.

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Auckland FC become first New Zealand team to win A-League title

Auckland FC become first New Zealand team to win A-League title

Cameron Howieson proved the hero as Auckland FC edged Sydney FC 1-0 Saturday become the first New Zealand team to win Australia's A-League grand final.

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