Lookman and Banda crowned African players of the year
Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was named 2024 African men's player of the year at a ceremony in Marrakesh on Monday, while Zambia's Barbra Banda picked up the women's award.
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US Ryder Cup golfers to be paid $200,000 stipend
US golfers will be paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time after the PGA of America unveiled a program on Monday that will give each team member a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 to distribute to charity.
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Palestinian economy facing unprecedented crisis: World Bank
The war in the Palestinian territories is having a catastrophic impact on the local economy, the World Bank said Monday, noting that all sectors have been badly affected by Israel's attacks.
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Macron to visit France's cyclone-battered Mayotte
France's President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he would soon visit Mayotte in the aftermath of a cyclone that ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, with hundreds feared dead.
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Two killed in US school shooting, student suspect also dead
A student opened fire Monday at a school in the northern US state of Wisconsin, killing at least two people and injuring several others before apparently taking their own life, officials said.
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Trump calls rebel victory in Syria 'unfriendly takeover' by Turkey
President-elect Donald Trump characterized the rebel ouster of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad as an "unfriendly takeover" by US ally Turkey as he addressed the conflict at a news conference on Monday.
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Trump vows to speak to Zelensky and Putin to end 'carnage' of war
Donald Trump said Monday that he would speak to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin to end the "carnage" of almost three years of war, as the Kremlin leader lauded Russian army successes on the ground.
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After budget row, French MPs pass 'special law' to keep show on the road
More than a week after a historic no-confidence vote brought down a prime minister unable to secure backing for an austerity budget, French lawmakers Monday unanimously passed a law to keep tax and social security machinery running.
Read moreTrump touts $100 bn SoftBank investment, vowing 100,000 jobs
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday praised Japan's SoftBank for its decision to invest $100 billion in the United States and create 100,000 new jobs, a big win for his incoming administration.
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Spain handed kind Women's Euro 2025 draw, holders England in tough group
World Cup winners Spain will play Italy, Belgium and Portugal at Women's Euro 2025, while England face a tough path to defending their title at the tournament in Switzerland.
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