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Mediators struggle as Gaza war enters sixth month

Mediators struggle as Gaza war enters sixth month

Mediators struggled on Thursday to reach a truce in Israel's war with Hamas that entered its sixth month with dozens more killed, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory threatened by famine.

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EU conservatives set to back von der Leyen for second term

EU conservatives set to back von der Leyen for second term

The conservative European People's Party (EPP) -- the biggest force in the EU parliament -- is expected on Thursday to formally support European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen's bid for a second term.

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Van Gogh, Kandinsky stars of the show at Dutch art fair

Van Gogh, Kandinsky stars of the show at Dutch art fair

A rare early work by Vincent van Gogh and a record-selling masterpiece by Wassily Kandinsky will be up for sale when one of the world's largest art fairs opens its doors this weekend.

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Horne to start for Scotland in Italy Six Nations clash

Horne to start for Scotland in Italy Six Nations clash

Scotland scrum-half George Horne has been handed a surprise start for Saturday's Six Nations clash in Italy, with regular No 9 Ben White not even in the matchday 23.

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Indonesian single mom makes ends meet as autorickshaw driver

Indonesian single mom makes ends meet as autorickshaw driver

Her three-year-old daughter at her side, single mother Ekawati plies Jakarta's notorious traffic in her three-wheeled autorickshaw, making ends meet as one of a growing number of Indonesian women seeking informal employment outside the home.

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Yadav, Ashwin help India bundle England out for 218

Yadav, Ashwin help India bundle England out for 218

Spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin shared nine wickets between them as India bowled out England for 218 on day one of the fifth Test on Thursday.

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Deaf voters find way to polls as Senegal grapples with political crisis

Deaf voters find way to polls as Senegal grapples with political crisis

Like many in Senegal's isolated deaf community, 52-year-old Mame Massar Faye has always struggled to vote by himself.

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Yadav takes five as England collapse to 194-8 against India

Yadav takes five as England collapse to 194-8 against India

India spinner Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets including Zak Crawley for 79 to leave England 194-8 at tea, in the fifth and final Test on Thursday.

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UN, France co-host forum to decarbonise construction sector

UN, France co-host forum to decarbonise construction sector

France and the UN Environment Programme co-host a two-day conference starting Thursday to find ways to cut the sizeable carbon footprint of the construction sector, a major contributor to climate change.

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Markets struggle ahead of key US jobs data

Markets struggle ahead of key US jobs data

Equities were mixed on Thursday as investors try to assess the Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates after boss Jerome Powell indicated they would start to come down this year.

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