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Moulin Rouge windmill twirls again 14 months after accident

Moulin Rouge windmill twirls again 14 months after accident

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris on Thursday to see its famed blades start turning again, 14 months after they tumbled to the ground.

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Argentine ex-president Fernandez ordered to stand trial for graft

Argentine ex-president Fernandez ordered to stand trial for graft

An Argentine judge on Thursday ordered ex-president Alberto Fernandez to stand trial for alleged corruption relating to insurance policies taken out by government departments during his 2019-2023 term.

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Global stocks mostly rise, shrugging off US tariff threats

Global stocks mostly rise, shrugging off US tariff threats

Stocks largely rose on Thursday, with London striking a record high and US indices also edging to fresh new peaks, as investors looked past US President Donald Trump's plethora of tariff threats.

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Solar becomes Europe's main energy source in June: consultants

Solar becomes Europe's main energy source in June: consultants

Solar power became the European Union's biggest single energy source for the first time in June, an energy think tank said Thursday.

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Last-gasp Xhemaili fires Swiss into Euro 2025 quarters

Last-gasp Xhemaili fires Swiss into Euro 2025 quarters

Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Thursday after Riola Xhemaili struck with a stoppage time equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Finland.

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NBA champion Thunder agree contract extension with Jalen Williams

NBA champion Thunder agree contract extension with Jalen Williams

The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed a five-year contract extension worth up to $287 million with 24-year-old All-Star forward Jalen Williams, ESPN reported Thursday.

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Gaza civil defence says Israeli strike kills children at clinic

Gaza civil defence says Israeli strike kills children at clinic

Gaza's civil defence agency said eight children -- killed as they queued for nutritional supplements outside a health clinic -- were among 66 people who died in Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory Thursday.

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Swiatek surprised by surge to Wimbledon final

Swiatek surprised by surge to Wimbledon final

Iga Swiatek says she is surprised by her run to the Wimbledon final after dispatching former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic with ease on Thursday.

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Israel PM sets out red lines for lasting end to war in Gaza

Israel PM sets out red lines for lasting end to war in Gaza

Israel is ready to negotiate a lasting deal to end the war with Hamas in Gaza when a temporary halt to hostilities begins in the Palestinian territory, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.

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Lyles back, ready to 'run fast', as Tebogo lurks

Lyles back, ready to 'run fast', as Tebogo lurks

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles makes his European season debut in the 200m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday, back from a tendon injury with a body he says is "ready to run fast".

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