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Israel intensifies attacks as Gaza deaths soar
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces pressed on with intensified attacks in the Gaza Strip's biggest southern city and a central refugee camp, after the territory's Hamas-run health ministry reported more than 21,000 people had been killed in 11 weeks of war.
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'Rude and inappropriate': Sophie Marceau remembers Depardieu
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» PARIS - Sophie Marceau, one of France's best-loved actors, said in an interview published Thursday that film icon Gerard Depardieu, accused of rape, was "rude and inappropriate" when they worked together, and targeted women with low-level jobs on set, not the stars.
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French star chef quits restaurant after 'troubling' hazing
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» BIARRITZ (FRANCE) - A French star chef has abruptly quit his luxury hotel job after a kitchen hand was reportedly tied up naked and humiliated, the hotel chain said Thursday.
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UN 'deeply alarmed' by Nigeria attacks
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» GENEVA - The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was "deeply alarmed" by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities.
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‘Almost Naked’ Moscow party triggers backlash
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» MOSCOW - A celebrity-studded "Almost Naked" party in Moscow's famed Mutabor nightclub has drawn outrage from Russia's political establishment, which has become increasingly disapproving since the assault on Ukraine.
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Russians get long prison terms for anti-war poetry
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Thursday sentenced two men to long prison terms for reading poems against the assault on Ukraine.
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Israel bombs Gaza as UN warns of ‘grave peril’
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces on Thursday heavily bombed besieged Gaza as the centre of fierce combat against Hamas moves steadily south, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
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UK archives show Parthenon marbles role in 2012 Olympics lobbying
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» LONDON - The UK government tried to help Greece secure the Parthenon Marbles on loan two decades ago in a bid to drum up support for London's 2012 Olympics' bid, according to files released Friday.
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Court halts shark culling in New Caledonia
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» NOUMEA - A court in New Caledonia on Thursday ordered the authorities to stop hunting sharks, saying multiple culls were a "disproportionate" response to any danger to swimmers.
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Stock markets mixed as trading year nears end
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» NEW YORK - Global stocks were mixed Thursday on the penultimate trading day of 2023, while oil prices fell on easing worries about shipping disruptions in the Red Sea.
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