Djokovic to meet 204th-ranked Vacherot in Shanghai Masters semi-final
Novak Djokovic looked far from his best Thursday but dispatched Belgium's Zizou Bergs 6-3, 7-5 to set up a Shanghai Masters semi-final against tournament surprise package Valentin Vacherot.
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UK-Balkans meet targets people-smuggling, Russian disinformation
Britain announced funding to help tackle people-smuggling and Russian disinformation as she hosted counterparts from the Western Balkans for a summit in Northern Ireland on Thursday.
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Guillotine abolitionist Robert Badinter to enter France's Pantheon
Robert Badinter, a justice minister who ended the death penalty in France in 1981, is to enter the country's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures on Thursday.
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Top conservation group meets in UAE on growing threats to nature
The world's top conservation body kicked off its world congress Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, where it will unveil its updated "red list" of threatened species a day later.
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EU to probe alleged Hungarian spying
The European Union said Thursday it would probe allegations that member state Hungary sought for years to spy on the bloc's decision-making.
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Mbappe 'relaxed' and ready to play in France's World Cup qualifiers
France captain Kylian Mbappe said Thursday he was feeling relaxed with his life in Madrid and was in good shape as his nation seeks to move to the brink of World Cup qualification as they face Azerbaijan in Paris.
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Hungary's Krasznahorkai, 'master of the apocalypse' wins literature Nobel
The Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author, whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy.
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Danish wind giant Orsted to cut workforce by a quarter
Danish offshore wind energy giant Orsted announced Thursday plans to cut 2,000 jobs, or a quarter of its workforce, by 2027 as its business struggles in the United States.
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Pope hails role of news agencies in 'post-truth', AI world
Pope Leo XIV Thursday hailed the work of news agencies as a bulwark in an increasingly "post-truth" world, and warned of the dangers of relying on artificial intelligence for information.
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EU chief survives confidence votes in fractious parliament
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen survived two confidence votes Thursday in the European Parliament -- touting "strong support" from the assembly despite the tensions laid bare by the challenge.
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