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Former CEO has dementia, lawyers say
The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has dementia and late onset Alzheimer's disease, his legal team has said in a court document filed in New York.Lawyers for Mike…
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American Airlines resumes Christmas Eve flights after technical issue
EPAAmerican Airlines has resumed flights after suspending its services for around an hour on Tuesday due to a technical issue that impacted the systems needed to release its planes.The nationwide…
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Nigeria: dozens die in stampedes at two separate food distributions
Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling during the country's worst…
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Bethlehem readies for sombre Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza
Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday with the war in Gaza casting a long shadow over…
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French politicians react to the nomination of the new government
In France, the country's new PM François Bayrou has named a new cabinet. It includes some serious political heavyweights of French politics, such as two former prime ministers, Elisabeth Borne…
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France's ex-PM Elizabeth Borne named education minister
Among the familiar faces in France’s new government is Elisabeth Borne, who served as Macron's second Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024 when she resigned in a cabinet reshuffle. The…
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Germany: far-right AfD holds march in city hit by Christmas market attack
Germany's far-right AfD party on Monday held what it called a "memorial" rally for victims of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market that has newly inflamed debate on migrant…
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NASA probe expected to make history with closest approach to the sun
A NASA spacecraft may have made history, flying closer to the sun than any object sent before.The Parker Solar Probe had been on course to fly around 6.1 million kilometres from the surface of…
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Five men convicted over Amsterdam football violence against Israelis
A Dutch court on Tuesday convicted five men for their part in last month's violence against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam that shocked the world and sparked accusations of anti-Semitism.
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France gets fourth new government of the year; it must fix the budget while avoiding collapse
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country's budget. Analysis by Europe correspondent and…