Curtain drops for Eiffel Tower puppet theatre before Paris Games
Julien Sommer has been putting on a puppet show in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower since he was 15, filling his picturesque theatre with starry-eyed children and their parents several times a week.
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Kyiv warns ammunition low as allies launch 'artillery coalition'
Ukraine's defence minister warned Thursday that the country faced a "very real and pressing" ammunition shortage in its grinding near-two-year battle against Russia, as Western allies met in Paris to agree new artillery supplies.
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'Oppenheimer' tops nominations for BAFTAs
"Oppenheimer" on Thursday led the shortlist of films vying for recognition at Britain's forthcoming BAFTA awards, earning an unrivalled 13 nominations, including a first ever for leading actor Cillian Murphy.
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Turkey hails iscovery of endangered leopard barbel fish
Turkey on Thursday hailed the unexpected discovery of the leopard barbel fish -- listed as one of the most endangered in the world -- in the Tigris River.
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Kenya starvation cult leader charged with terrorism
A Kenyan court on Thursday charged the leader of a starvation cult with terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers.
Read moreGaza 'close-quarters combat' leaves dozens of militants dead: army
Israeli ground troops killed dozens of militants in "close-quarters combat" Thursday, the army said, as it intensified operations in Khan Yunis, south Gaza's biggest city.
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Former Springbok Elton Jantjies given four-year doping ban
Former South Africa fly-half Elton Jantjies has been banned from rugby for four years after using a prohibited substance, the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) said on Thursday.
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Russia seeks jail time for ex-rebel commander in Ukraine
Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a nearly five-year prison sentence for former separatist commander Igor Girkin, a sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, arrested and detained last year on "extremism" charges.
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Blinken to refocus on Africa as Russia, China make gains
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit sub-Saharan Africa for the first time in 10 months, the State Department said Thursday, redirecting his focus as rivals Russia and China seek gains there.
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Public-sector strikes add to N. Ireland's political crisis
Tens of thousands of public-sector workers in Northern Ireland walked off the job on Thursday, in what one union boss said could be the biggest strike in the province.
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