Spurs appeal against length of Bentancur ban for Son slur
Tottenham have appealed against the length of Rodrigo Bentancur's seven-game suspension for his controversial comments about team-mate Son Heung-min.
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French comedian faces victims of drug-fuelled car crash
A French comedian on Wednesday asked forgiveness in court from the victims he maimed in a car crash he caused while on drugs after chemsex party, in a case that caused a media frenzy over his risky lifestyle as well as the rights of unborn children.
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Focus purely on Springboks, not future, insists under-fire Wales coach Gatland
Warren Gatland has insisted he is focused solely on Saturday's daunting Test against South Africa and not talk of his future as Wales stare down the barrel of a win-less calendar year.
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Ukraine criticises Western allies for embassy closures
Ukraine on Wednesday called on its Western allies not to fuel tension inside the country, after a string of embassies in Kyiv announced they would close, citing the threat of a "massive air attack" on the capital.
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One Direction stars attend Liam Payne's funeral in UK
Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday.
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French farmers lift border blockade after talks with PM
French farmers protesting pay and conditions and a prospective EU-Latin America trade deal on Wednesday lifted a blockade on the Spanish border after an expression of support from Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
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US envoy heading to Israel to press for truce with Hezbollah
US envoy Amos Hochstein announced he would head to Israel on Wednesday after spending two days in Lebanon trying to hammer out a deal for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Uganda opposition figure Besigye appears in military court
Veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala on Wednesday, accused of seeking to compromise national security, after his reported abduction in neighbouring Kenya at the weekend.
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General strike in Greece against cost of living
Thousands of people demonstrated in Athens and other cities Wednesday as a 24-hour general strike against the rising cost of living shut down public services and part of the transport network.
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UN nuclear chief welcomes Iran's 'concrete step' on uranium stockpile
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Wednesday welcomed Iran's "concrete step" on agreeing to cap its stockpile of highly enriched uranium after Tehran implemented preparatory steps to stop adding to its inventory.
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