Three France players ill two days before World Cup final
France players Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate and Kingsley Coman sat out training on Friday with cold-like symptoms two days before the World Cup final against Argentina, a source close to the team said.
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Argentina fans protest over World Cup final tickets
Argentina fans staged a second day of demonstrations Friday outside a Doha hotel demanding that their country's national federation help them to get tickets for the World Cup final.
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Climate change fuelling cholera surge: WHO
Climate change is fuelling a global cholera upsurge, the WHO said Friday, warning the situation was compounded by vaccine shortages and will only worsen unless it is stamped out soon.
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1,500 fish die as huge Berlin aquarium bursts
A giant aquarium burst in Berlin on Friday, sending a "tsunami" of water and 1,500 tropical fish gushing into a hotel lobby and spewing debris onto a nearby street.
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Curtoni beats the fog to win shortened downhill
Italian skier Elena Curtoni had some good fortune with the conditions on Friday as she won the first World Cup downhill of the weekend on a shortened course at St. Moritz.
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Macau casino giants pledge $15 billion for 10-year licences
Six Macau casino firms agreed Friday to invest a total of 118.8 billion patacas ($15 billion) after being granted 10-year operating licences, with the bulk of the money pledged to non-gaming projects.
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Spanish great Busquets announces international retirement
Spanish midfielder and 2010 World Cup winner Sergio Busquets announced his international retirement on Friday.
Read moreRussia fires missile barrage at Ukraine grid
A fresh barrage of deadly Russian strikes battered Ukraine on Friday, cutting water and electricity in major cities and piling pressure on the grid in sub-zero temperatures.
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UN force in Lebanon urges swift probe into Irish peacekeeper's death
The United Nations' peacekeeping force in south Lebanon on Friday urged Beirut to ensure a "speedy" investigation into an Irish soldier's shooting death near the Israeli border.
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FIFA to 'revisit' plan to scrap four-team groups: Infantino
FIFA looks set to revise plans to introduce three-team groups for the 2026 World Cup, world football chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday.
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