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Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens
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Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens

MIAMI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Soccer star Lionel Messi’s signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the…
To get to Europe, Tunisian migrants turn to ‘self-smuggling’
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To get to Europe, Tunisian migrants turn to ‘self-smuggling’

In a self-made video, posted live on Facebook, young Tunisians on the boat clattering noisily toward the Italian coastline look relaxed, as…
Germany and Netherlands suspend deportations to Afghanistan
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Germany and Netherlands suspend deportations to Afghanistan

Germany will temporarily stop deportations to Afghanistan due to the unstable security situation, the German Interior Ministry told DW on Wednesday.…
‘We fought a great battle’: Greece defends wildfire response
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‘We fought a great battle’: Greece defends wildfire response

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — As the worst of Greece’s massive wildfires were being tamed Tuesday, the country’s civil protection chief…
Fire devours Greek island forests as residents urged to flee
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Fire devours Greek island forests as residents urged to flee

GOUVES, Greece (AP) — Pillars of billowing smoke and ash blocked out the sun above Greece’s second-largest island and turned…
Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s as fuselage degrading
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Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s as fuselage degrading

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways said Thursday it grounded 13 Airbus A350s over what it described as…
IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’
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IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’

TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Two Belarus coaches who cut short sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and…
German-Iranian ties face scrutiny as hard-liner Raisi takes office
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German-Iranian ties face scrutiny as hard-liner Raisi takes office

Iran has a new head of government: Ebrahim Raisi. The 60-year-old cleric with the rimless glasses and what comes across as a…
Greeks urged to be on alert as extreme weather fuels wildfires
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Greeks urged to be on alert as extreme weather fuels wildfires

ATHENS, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Extreme temperatures in Greece fuelled wildfires on the mainland and on an island near Athens…
Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist to Tokyo diplomatic drama
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Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist to Tokyo diplomatic drama

TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo for Austria on Wednesday, adding another dramatic twist to…
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