US lawmakers head home as catastrophic default looms
US lawmakers were set to embark on a 10-day break Thursday, despite failing to agree on raising the nation's borrowing limit to avert a looming default that could come while they are away.
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Romanian teachers strike for better pay, working conditions
Thousands of Romanian teachers took to the streets on Thursday to demand higher pay and better working conditions, as the first such strike in 18 years forced the closure of most schools.
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Dark, lustful and complex: It's a woman's world at Cannes
From a sex offender to far-from-perfect mothers and girls unabashedly exploring their sexuality, this year's Cannes Film Festival has thrown out the stereotype of the one-dimensional female character.
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Meandering along the river Seine: France's roving plastic rubbish
The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams.
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French Olympic movement must 'focus' on Paris Games: IOC
The French Olympic movement must "focus" on the preparations for the 2024 Games in Paris, an IOC spokesperson told AFP on Thursday hours after Brigitte Henriques' surprise resignation as National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) president.
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Markets struggle but tech shares soar over AI
Global stock markets struggled Thursday as the US debt standoff dragged on and Germany entered recession, but tech shares surged after US chip firm Nvidia reported bumper earnings thanks to the AI boom.
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El Salvador club, stadium officials arrested after deadly stampede
Officials of El Salvador's Alianza Football Club and the Cuscatlan stadium were arrested Thursday and the remainder of the season-ending playoffs were cancelled after a weekend stampede killed 12.
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Slot commits to Feyenoord as Spurs' manager search goes on
Arne Slot has committed to staying at Feyenoord, ruling himself out of contention for the vacant Tottenham manager's job.
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Djokovic and Alcaraz in same half of French Open draw
Novak Djokovic could face world number one Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the French Open after both players were placed in the same half of the draw on Thursday.
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Sierra Leone's symbolic 'Cotton Tree' destroyed in rain storm
A centuries-old, towering tree that served as a historic symbol in Sierra Leone has been felled during a wind and rain storm in the capital Freetown, the government said on Thursday.
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