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Channel tunnel strike blocks train travel

Channel tunnel strike blocks train travel

A wildcat strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between France and Britain since midday Thursday, train operator Eurostar said.

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European court ruling on UEFA/FIFA -- What they said

European court ruling on UEFA/FIFA -- What they said

Europe's top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled on Thursday that UEFA broke EU law in blocking the rival Super League competition.

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Angola to quit OPEC over oil production quotas disagreement

Angola to quit OPEC over oil production quotas disagreement

Angola said on Thursday it would leave OPEC over a disagreement on production quotas following the oil cartel's decision last month to further slash output next year.

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No functional hospitals left in northern Gaza: WHO

No functional hospitals left in northern Gaza: WHO

There are no longer any functional hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization said Thursday, describing "unbearable" scenes of largely abandoned patients begging for food and water.

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Super League 'an attack on national leagues': Bayern Munich CEO

Super League 'an attack on national leagues': Bayern Munich CEO

Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said Thursday a European Super League would be "an attack on the importance of national leagues", while reaffirming "the door to the Super League remains closed at Bayern".

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Israel bombs more Gaza targets as envoys seek truce

Israel bombs more Gaza targets as envoys seek truce

The Israeli army said Thursday it bombed scores of targets in the Gaza Strip as diplomats pressed on with efforts to halt the fighting that Hamas says has killed 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory.

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Italian MPs vote against reform of eurozone rescue fund

Italian MPs vote against reform of eurozone rescue fund

Italy's lower house of parliament, including members of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party, rejected an opposition motion to approve a reform of the eurozone's bailout fund on Thursday.

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In UK seaside town, migrants call barge accommodation a 'prison'

In UK seaside town, migrants call barge accommodation a 'prison'

In the damp December cold, a blue bus stops near Weymouth town centre in southwest England. A few men get off, relieved to be spending a few hours away from what they call their "prison" -- a barge housing asylum seekers.

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Luton's Lockyer discharged from hospital after on-pitch cardiac arrest

Luton's Lockyer discharged from hospital after on-pitch cardiac arrest

Luton captain Tom Lockyer has been discharged from hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Premier League match, the club announced on Thursday.

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Macron under fire for remarks defending film icon Depardieu

Macron under fire for remarks defending film icon Depardieu

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday faced accusations of siding with sexual aggressors after saying film icon Gerard Depardieu, charged with rape and facing a litany of sexual assault claims, was the target of "a manhunt".

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