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High-flying Chelsea see off Leicester

High-flying Chelsea see off Leicester

Chelsea survived a late Leicester rally to win 2-1 on Enzo Maresca's return to the King Power Stadium on Saturday, moving just a point behind second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League.

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Climate-threatened nations stage protest at COP29 over contentious deal

Climate-threatened nations stage protest at COP29 over contentious deal

The world's most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference Saturday, as simmering tensions over a hard-fought finance deal erupted into the open.

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Families fleeing after 32 killed in new sectarian violence in Pakistan

Families fleeing after 32 killed in new sectarian violence in Pakistan

Around 300 families fled sectarian violence on Saturday in northwest Pakistan as fresh sectarian clashes killed another 32 people.

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Ancelotti says 'ugly' to speculate about Mbappe mental health

Ancelotti says 'ugly' to speculate about Mbappe mental health

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Saturday it was "ugly" to speculate about the mental health of superstar striker Kylian Mbappe.

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Failure haunts UN environment conferences

Failure haunts UN environment conferences

Negotiators were struggling to reach a deal Saturday at UN climate talks in Baku. If they fail, it would not be the first time.

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Colapinto in doubt for Las Vegas GP after crashing

Colapinto in doubt for Las Vegas GP after crashing

Franco Colapinto escaped serious injury but was said to be uncertain of starting Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix after a heavy crash during qualifying on Friday.

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Lebanon says 11 killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut

Lebanon says 11 killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut

Lebanon said an Israeli air strike in the heart of Beirut that brought down a residential building and jolted residents across the city killed at least 11 people on Saturday.

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Three arrested in Spain for racist abuse at Liga Clasico

Three arrested in Spain for racist abuse at Liga Clasico

Three football fans have been arrested in Spain over the racist abuse of Barcelona players Lamine Yamal and Alejandro Balde during last month's Clasico against Real Madrid, Spanish police said Saturday.

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Pope to skip Notre Dame opening for Corsica visit

Pope to skip Notre Dame opening for Corsica visit

Pope Francis will visit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on December 15, just days after skipping the reopening of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral which was ravaged by a fire in 2019, the Vatican said Saturday.

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Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys, flying squirrels

Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys, flying squirrels

Lost your umbrella, keys, or perhaps a flying squirrel? In Tokyo, the police are almost certainly taking meticulous care of it.

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