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Football
Soccer-PSG close in on title with 4-1 win at Lorient
(Reuters) - Paris St Germain closed in on a record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title as Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe each scored twice in a 4-1 away victory against second-from-bottom Lorient on Wednesday.
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World
KPMG hires ex-prisoners with support of UK gov't
LONDON, April 24 (Xinhua) -- KPMG is hiring ex-prisoners in a drive to help cut crime and re-offending rates, with the support of the British government.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.
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World
UNICEF supports vaccination of over 460,000 children in Libya in 2023
TRIPOLI, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said that it supported the vaccination of over 460,000 children under the age of two in Libya in 2023.
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World
Saudi Arabia's King Salman leaves hospital following routine check up - TV
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has left King Faisal Specialist hospital in Jeddah after completing "a routine check up", Saudi state media reported on Wednesday citing the royal court.
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World
Germany's hydrogen expansion stuck in investment backlog: E.ON
BERLIN, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Germany's hydrogen expansion faces significant obstacles due to a substantial gap between planned projects and final investment decisions, according to E.ON, the country's primary energy utility.
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World
Zambia strives to eliminate malaria with China's help, says health official
LUSAKA, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Zambia is eager to draw lessons from China's successful efforts in malaria elimination to accelerate its own pace, a government official said on Wednesday.
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World
Cuba apologizes to Canada for delivering wrong body to grieving family
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba apologized to Canada on Wednesday after authorities accidentally delivered the remains of another man to a Canadian family grieving the loss of a loved one who died while vacationing on the Caribbean island in March.
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World
Expanded immunization saves over 50 mln lives in Africa: WHO
NAIROBI, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Large-scale immunization drives targeting African children have saved an estimated 51.2 million lives in the last five decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.
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Other Sports
France arrests 16-year-old after he said he wanted to die a 'martyr' at Olympics, spokesperson says
PARIS (Reuters) - French anti-terrorism authorities have arrested a 16-year-old youth after he said on social media that he wanted to die a martyr at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, confirming an earlier report by BFMtv.
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World
Ukraine thanks US on long-awaited aid package, says it will make up for lost time
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine would do its best to make up for half a year lost to U.S. congressional debate as he thanked President Joe Biden and Americans for approving a major U.S. aid package for Kyiv on Wednesday.
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World
Türkiye calls for greater defense cooperation with Germany
ANKARA, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for greater cooperation between Türkiye and Germany in the defense industry.
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World
Feature: Access to free internet empowers youth in Botswana
GABORONE, April 24 (Xinhua) -- In a world where technology plays an increasingly vital role in people's daily lives, the introduction of free internet in Botswana's major cities and villages has been a game-changer for the youth.
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Football
Threatening Abramovich ally would be 'suicide', soccer agent tells London court
LONDON (Reuters) - A soccer agent on Wednesday denied threatening a senior director at the English Premier League club Chelsea in an email, telling a London court that trying to intimidate an ally of former owner Roman Abramovich would be a "suicide mission".
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World
India's central bank announces supervisory action on private bank
NEW DELHI, April 24 (Xinhua) -- India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday announced a "supervisory action" on a private bank, the Kotak Mahindra Bank, directing it to cease and desist with immediate effect from onboarding of new customers through its online and mobile banking channels, including issuing fresh credit cards.
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World
Amazon fined 10 million euros in Italy for alleged unfair commercial practices
ROME, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) announced on Wednesday that it had fined two subordinate companies of Amazon group 10 million euros (10.7 million U.S. dollars) for alleged unfair commercial practices.
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World
The US quietly shipped long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for use in its battle to fight off Russian invaders, and Ukraine has now used them twice, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
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World
China urges EU to create non-discriminatory environment for foreign firms
BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Wednesday urged the European Union (EU) to provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for foreign companies in Europe.
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World
KAZA conservation area boosts sustainable tourism, minister says
WINDHOEK, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Namibian Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta on Wednesday underscored the significance of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) region in unlocking the country's tourism economic opportunities.
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Nation
Copter tragedy: Remains of pilot Wan Rezaudeen Kamal laid to rest
KUALA LUMPUR: The remains of Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) pilot Lt Commander Wan Rezaudeen Kamal Zainal Abidin, 37, were safely laid to rest at about 10pm on Wednesday at the Raudhatul Sakinah Muslim Cemetery in Batu Muda here.