Russia pounds Ukraine with deadly 'retaliation' strikes
Russia on Thursday targeted Ukraine with a barrage of missiles in strikes which Moscow said were in response to a border incursion earlier this month.
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Pogba dropped for Juve's Freiburg clash for 'disciplinary reasons': club source
Paul Pogba has been dropped for the first leg of Juventus' Europa League last-16 tie with Freiburg for "disciplinary reasons", a club source told AFP on Thursday.
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Rabada, Coetzee lead South Africa attack as West Indies struggle
The West Indies batsmen struggled against disciplined South African bowling on the second day of the second Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday.
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Rise in ocean plastic pollution 'unprecedented' since 2005
Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.
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Wales boss Gatland makes six changes for Italy as Alun Wyn Jones dropped
Wales coach Warren Gatland has made six changes to his starting line-up for Saturday's Six Nations clash against fellow strugglers Italy in Rome.
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'Bittersweet story': joy, pain of nations casting off UN poorest tag
There will be jubilation in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan this year when it quits the club of the world's poorest countries, while others still have a mountain to climb.
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Conte nears exit door as Spurs trophy drought lengthens
Antonio Conte's reign as Tottenham manager appears to be rapidly drawing to a close after the club's limp Champions League exit at the hands of AC Milan.
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Four bodies found after Swiss house explosion
Four bodies were on Thursday found in the rubble from an explosion and fire that destroyed a residential home in western Switzerland, police said.
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Uncertainty over fate of three trapped Spain miners
The fate of three miners trapped deep underground at a potash mine in Spain was unclear Thursday after a tweet by a regional leader confirming their deaths was deleted.
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Pentagon chief holds Israel talks overshadowed by protests
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin held talks in Israel Thursday as flaring violence killed three suspected Palestinian militants and protesters again rallied against the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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