'Tonight our hearts are in Bethlehem,' pope says in Christmas mass
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he kicked off Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Israel-Hamas war raged in the Gaza Strip.
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Indian plane passengers held in France probe could leave Monday
A plane with 303 Indian passengers detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking will be free to leave Monday, French judicial officials said, though its destination remains unclear.
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Serbia opposition MP vows to keep up hunger strike
Looking frail but determined, Serbian opposition leader Marinika Tepic fixes her makeshift bed -- a leather sofa inside a parliament building, where she has been on hunger strike since Monday.
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Grim Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as war rages in Gaza
Gaza's deadliest ever war cast a pall of gloom over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve Sunday, as the death toll spiralled and Israel shifted its efforts against Hamas to the besieged territory's south.
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Man Utd: Triumphs, tragedy and trophies
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's deal to buy a 25 percent stake in Manchester United is the latest twist in the remarkable story of one of the world's most famous football clubs.
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INEOS's sports portfolio: F1 to sailing
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has expanded his sports portfolio by buying a 25 percent stake in Manchester United.
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Ukrainians move Christmas to Dec 25 to be 'far from Moscow'
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians attended services on Sunday as the country prepares to celebrate Christmas on December 25 for the first time, after the government changed the date from January 7, when most Orthodox believers celebrate, in a snub to Russia.
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Jim Ratcliffe: Man Utd fan turned part-owner
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe already has interests in football, Formula One and cycling. He now owns a slice of his boyhood club, Manchester United.
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INEOS's Ratcliffe agrees deal to buy 25 percent of Man Utd
INEOS chairman Jim Ratcliffe has agreed a deal to buy 25 percent of Manchester United for about £1.25 billion ($1.6 billion) and will take control of the Premier League club's football operations, it was announced on Sunday.
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US-Canada military 'tracks' Santa for 68th year
The joint US-Canadian military monitoring agency has continued its decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's whereabouts, helping children around the globe find out when his reindeer-powered, present-filled sleigh is coming to town.
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