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 Air France, Airbus guilty of manslaughter in 2009 Paris-Rio crash: French court

Air France, Airbus guilty of manslaughter in 2009 Paris-Rio crash: French court

Paris' appeals court Thursday found Air France and Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in France's aviation history.

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Lustrinelli succeeds Eta as Union Berlin coach

Lustrinelli succeeds Eta as Union Berlin coach

Swiss coach Mauro Lustrinelli has replaced Marie-Louise Eta as coach of Union Berlin, the Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday.

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Alex Marquez out of Italy, Hungary MotoGP races after crash

Alex Marquez out of Italy, Hungary MotoGP races after crash

Spanish rider Alex Marquez will be sidelined for at least the next two MotoGP races after suffering two fractures in a horror crash at the Catalan Grand Prix last weekend, his Gresini Racing team said Thursday.

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'French Banksy' and Daft Punk star turn Paris bridge into Alpine cave

'French Banksy' and Daft Punk star turn Paris bridge into Alpine cave

Tourists and Parisians goggled at the sight of the French capital's oldest bridge transformed into a giant "cave" on Thursday, a spectacular new public work by the street artist JR.

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Late queen pushed for son Andrew to be UK trade envoy: official papers

Late queen pushed for son Andrew to be UK trade envoy: official papers

Britain's late queen Elizabeth II pushed for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be given a high-profile job as a trade envoy, a senior official said in a 2000 document released by the government on Thursday.

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Denmark to autopsy 'Timmy' the whale

Denmark to autopsy 'Timmy' the whale

Scientists will conduct an autopsy on "Timmy", the humpback whale whose ordeal to return to the open seas captured Germany's hearts and sparked a media frenzy, Denmark's environmental protection agency said on Thursday.

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Oil gains, European stocks down on uncertain Mideast peace prospects

Oil gains, European stocks down on uncertain Mideast peace prospects

Oil prices jumped, European stock markets retreated and the dollar firmed Thursday as hopes of a Middle East peace accord faded on conflicting headlines on the state of talks.

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War risks choking Iran's world-beating cinema, warn directors

War risks choking Iran's world-beating cinema, warn directors

Independent filmmakers in Iran face a fresh wave of repression and extreme economic hardship because of the war, risking choking off a mainstay of world cinema, industry insiders say.

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Neuer recalled to aid Germany World Cup bid

Neuer recalled to aid Germany World Cup bid

Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was handed a surprise recall to Germany's 26-man World Cup squad on Thursday, coming out of international retirement to play in the tournament for a fifth time.

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Samsung chip employees to get average $338,000 bonus under strike deal

Samsung chip employees to get average $338,000 bonus under strike deal

Samsung Electronics chip employees are expected to receive average bonuses worth 509 million won ($338,000) this year, a company official said Thursday, under a tentative deal between management and labour unions to avert a strike.

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