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France's Macron calls for 'new discussions' with Ukraine

France's Macron calls for 'new discussions' with Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for "new in-depth discussions" with Ukraine, without confirming if he would travel this week to Kyiv as several media have reported.

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Koch says 'bad words' fuelled Saracens' return to Premiership final

Koch says 'bad words' fuelled Saracens' return to Premiership final

South Africa prop Vincent Koch says the "bad words" aimed at Saracens helped propel the club's rise from relegation to this weekend's Premiership final.

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Equities rebound as central banks in focus

Equities rebound as central banks in focus

Europe's equities pushed higher Wednesday as the European Central Bank pledged to ease the stress in volatile eurozone bond markets, while US stocks advanced ahead of a major US rate hike.

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Strike flattens street far from frontline in Ukraine's east

Strike flattens street far from frontline in Ukraine's east

Yelena Gruzdeva and her children were asleep in a small Ukrainian town far from the frontline when an explosion blew off their roof, the family escaping uninjured "by a miracle".

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Berlin blasts 'political decision' in Gazprom's gas squeeze

Berlin blasts 'political decision' in Gazprom's gas squeeze

Russia on Wednesday stepped up the energy pressure on Europe, slashing gas supplies to the continent for the second day in a row in a move blasted as "political" by Germany.

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West pledges more arms for Ukraine, as Russia and China renew ties

West pledges more arms for Ukraine, as Russia and China renew ties

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged European allies to step up arms shipments to Ukraine on Wednesday, as Russia and China renewed their mutual support in the face of Western sanctions.

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Tesla driver-assistance involved in 273 US crashes: report

Tesla driver-assistance involved in 273 US crashes: report

Tesla vehicles have been involved in most of the crashes involving "Level 2" driver-assistance systems reported to the government, according to US data released Wednesday.

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Anti-Rwanda tensions boil over into looting in eastern DR Congo city

Anti-Rwanda tensions boil over into looting in eastern DR Congo city

An anti-Rwanda rally in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma boiled over into looting Wednesday, as bare-chested men ransacked shops and searched cars they suspected of transporting Rwandans.

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Macron's 'attack dog' faces fight to hold seat in parliament

Macron's 'attack dog' faces fight to hold seat in parliament

He may have been dubbed an "attack dog" by parts of the British press for his anti-Brexit sorties, but French Europe minister Clement Beaune is on the defensive in his first-ever election campaign.

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Spanish airline to fly UK-made helium airships

Spanish airline to fly UK-made helium airships

Spain's Air Nostrum has become the first airline to reserve 100-seat helium airships that emit just one tenth of harmful emissions produced by jet planes, their British manufacturer said Wednesday.

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