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Nantes striker Mohamed fined for refusing to wear rainbow jersey

Nantes (France) (AFP) - Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed has been fined by his club after refusing to play at the weekend in a protest against an anti-homophobia campaign in France's Ligue 1, the struggling side said on Monday.

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Pogba likely to miss end of season after further injury

Rome (AFP) - Paul Pogba's injury-blighted season is ending as it started with the French midfielder out for two to three weeks after tests Monday revealed a thigh injury.

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Cricket chiefs scrap controversial 'soft signals'

London (AFP) - Cricket chiefs on Monday announced they are scrapping the contentious "soft signal" rule and making helmets mandatory for wicketkeepers standing close to the stumps.

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Syria attends first Arab League meeting in 11 years

Riyadh (AFP) - Syria ended over a decade of exile from the Arab League on Monday as its officials took part in a preparatory session ahead of Friday's summit in Saudi Arabia.

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Resurgent Erdogan heads for historic election runoff

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday emerged from his toughest election test unbowed and in strong position to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule by another five years in a historic May 28 runoff.

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Thailand's Move Forward Party upends status quo in seismic victory

Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's Move Forward Party was never supposed to win.But on Sunday night the upstart opposition rode a dramatic wave of support to take the lead position in national polls and upend decades of Thai politics.

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S. Korean footballer under police investigation in China: report

Seoul (AFP) - A South Korean international football player is being held in police custody in China for unspecified reasons, a report said Monday.

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Macron, Musk meet in Paris on investing in France

Paris (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron met billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Monday to discuss future investment projects, as the French leader hosts a conference aimed at persuading business leaders to put their money in France.

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Ukraine leader targets 'jets coalition' on UK visit

London (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a visit to Britain Monday won the promise of hundreds more missiles and drones -- and said his coveted goal of enlisting Western fighter jets was drawing nearer.

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Protests against Pakistan's top judge as ex-PM Khan back in court

Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - Several thousand pro-government protesters demanded Monday the resignation of Pakistan's top judge for releasing Imran Khan from arrest last week, as the former prime minister went back to court facing yet more legal cases.

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US challenger leads battle for top UN migration job

Geneva (AFP) - US candidate Amy Pope looked poised to become the first woman to lead the UN migration agency, after Monday's first round of voting put her squarely in the lead -- ahead of her own boss.

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Macron, Musk meet in Paris to discuss investment projects

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Barca will 'do everything possible' to sign Messi: Laporta

Barcelona (AFP) - Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Monday the club will "do everything possible" to bring Argentine superstar Lionel Messi back in the close season.

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Stock markets jump with focus on US debt, elections

London (AFP) - Major stock markets advanced Monday after President Joe Biden said he was "optimistic" about finding an agreement on averting a first-ever US default.

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Pita Limjaroenrat: Thailand's opposition earth-shaker

Bangkok (AFP) - Harvard graduate, corporate titan and unlikely pro-democracy champion, 42-year-old Pita Limjaroenrat has shocked the Thai establishment with a grassroots campaign pushing royal reform that has seen him emerge as a frontrunner to be the kingdom's next prime minister.

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Europe resists energy crunch, boosting growth forecast

Brussels (AFP) - Europe's economy rode out the energy price crisis triggered by Russia's war on Ukraine with better than expected economic growth, Brussels said Monday, as it boosted its forecast.

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Russian missile strike kills four in Ukraine as Zelensky visits UK

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - A Russian missile strike killed four people and hit a hospital in eastern Ukraine, officials said Monday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky won the promise of "hundreds" more missiles and drones on a visit to Britain.

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Myanmar port city slowly reopens after deadly Cyclone Mocha

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - Contact was slowly being restored on Monday with tens of thousands of people cut off in a major Myanmar port city as the death toll from a cyclone that tore through the west of the country and neighbouring Bangladesh rose to at least five.

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England ace Curran under fire as IPL record price tag weighs heavy

New Delhi (AFP) - Sam Curran is the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history but England's World Cup hero is drawing flak after failing to justify his price tag with bat or ball.

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Fleeing war for the second time: Taking refuge from Sudan in Ethiopia

Metema (Ethiopia) (AFP) - Seven years ago, Salam Kanhoush fled the conflict in Syria and found refuge in Sudan.But the fighting that broke out in Khartoum last month has once again forced him into exile.

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Pakistan ex-PM Khan due back in court after week of unrest

Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was due back in court on Monday after his arrest and brief detention last week sparked days of deadly civil unrest.

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Ukraine hails Bakhmut gains as Zelensky on UK visit

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine hailed on Monday its advances around frontline Bakhmut and President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in London to seek fresh aid as expectations built over a spring offensive.

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Erdogan ascendant as Turkey heads for historic runoff

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey on Monday woke up to the prospect of its first presidential runoff vote after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confounded pollsters and his secular rival to win the first round of the country's pivotal election.

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Vice Media files for bankruptcy protection

New York (AFP) - Vice Media, once the darling of the digital news media world, said Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to facilitate its sale.

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Europe and US battle for top UN migration job

Geneva (AFP) - After an unusually acrimonious leadership battle, the International Organization for Migration kicked off an election on Monday to determine whether its current chief or one of his deputies should run the United Nations agency.

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