'Grandma, we've been hit': Russian strikes rock Kyiv
Georgiy Yatsenko was hiding in the basement trying to comfort his anxious grandchildren on Thursday morning when an explosion rocked his normally sleepy street in southern Kyiv.
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Tech billionaires see wealth shrink amid 2022 stock crunch
The fortunes of Silicon Valley billionaires took a beating in 2022 as share prices of the world's tech giants plummeted.
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Crumbling Clermont braced for Toulouse in Top 14
All eyes will be on Clermont on New Year's Day as they welcome Toulouse to the Stade Marcel Michelin at a time when the home side appear to be on the cusp of a freefall.
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Klopp says Gakpo deal will impact Liverpool transfer moves
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool's £40 million ($48 million) swoop for PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo will have an effect on his plans for the January transfer window.
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Shiffrin in line for Semmering hat-trick after first run of slalom
Mikaela Shiffrin set up a possible hat-trick of World Cup wins in Semmering when she was quickest down the course in the first run of Thursday's slalom.
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Death of ex-pope would put Vatican in uncharted territory
The death of a pope usually sets in motion time-honoured traditions, but with ex-pontiff Benedict XVI in failing health the Vatican is on unfamiliar ground.
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Stocks diverge as investors track China Covid surge
Stock markets mostly rose in Europe and the United States but sank in Asia on Thursday as investors weighed the economic impact of China's Covid surge as the country reopens.
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Israel's Netanyahu returns to power with extreme-right govt
Israel's hawkish veteran Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as prime minister Thursday after a stint in opposition, heading what analysts call the most right-wing government in the country's history.
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Turkish court refuses to release doctor in chemical arms trial
A Turkish court Thursday refused to release a top doctor who faces years in jail for demanding a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against Kurdish fighters in Iraq.
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Pakistan fight to avoid defeat in first Test after Williamson double ton
Pakistan will need to bat-out the last day to avoid defeat in the first Test after New Zealand gained the upper hand Thursday through a masterly undefeated double-hundred by Kane Williamson in Karachi.
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