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Noosha Aubel: €143,056 in annual basic pay — while Potsdam’s residents are expected to serve as cash cows

Nobel peace laureate Pillay calls US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable'

Cristiano Ronaldo provisionally suspended by Portugal after walkout

Roma goalkeeper Svilar sidelined for a month with broken finger

Brilliant Renshaw ton puts Australia in strong position

Proposed EU budget cut back in search for Christmas deal

Zelensky blasts diesel deal after Russian strikes kill 15

Arsenal hit back to beat Leeds and draw level with Man City

Cristiano Ronaldo provisionally suspended after Portugal walkout

Resurgent Zheng charges into China Open final with Andreeva

Alcaraz through in straight sets on Shanghai Masters opener

Spanish PM begins vote campaign overshadowed by housing protests

Palmer signs contract to stay at Chelsea until 2034

Putin told Trump about Iran's position on peace deal: Kremlin

Harvest starts very early in Sicily's drought-hit vineyards

On the hills of the Contessa Entellina vineyard in western Sicily, the harvest is already well underway, the grapes ripening earlier than usual because of drought and high temperatures.

China's top chipmaker reports Q2 plunge in profits

Leading Chinese chipmaker SMIC announced Thursday a sharp year-on-year drop in profits during the second quarter, as a domestic price war and technological rivalry between Beijing and Washington show no signs of abating.

'Superhero' Saunders into shot put final

If they handed out gold medals for unorthodox Olympic costumes, Raven Saunders would already be on top of the podium.

Newcastle sign striker Osula from Sheffield United

Newcastle have signed Denmark Under-21 striker William Osula from Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced Thursday.

Richardson, Thomas guide US women into 4x100m relay final

Sha'Carri Richardson and Gabby Thomas, the newly crowned Olympic 100 and 200m champions, steered the United States into the final of the women's 4x100m relay after winning their heat in 41.94 seconds on Thursday.

Fugitive Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont returns to Spain and vanishes again

Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who fled Spain over his role in a failed 2017 independence bid for the wealthy region, returned to Spain on Thursday after seven years on the run despite a pending arrest warrant but promptly disappeared again.

Russia battling major Ukraine border incursion for third day

Russia's army was fighting a major Ukrainian border incursion for the third day running, Moscow said Thursday, with independent analysts saying Kyiv's troops had advanced up to 10 kilometres (six miles) into Russia.

Relief after UK streets see respite from far-right riots

The UK government and police breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after further anticipated far-right riots failed to materialise overnight and thousands of anti-racism protesters massed on the streets instead.

American enters 400 metres Hall of fame through dogged determination

Newly crowned Olympic 400 metres men's champion Quincy Hall may have a set of gold teeth to go along with his medal but he likes to emphasise how he was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Nobel winner Yunus returns to Bangladesh, hails 'second independence'

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus hailed Bangladesh's "second independence" as he returned Thursday to lead his country back to democracy after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina.

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