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Sporting stun Arsenal in Europa League shoot-out after Goncalves masterpiece

Sporting stun Arsenal in Europa League shoot-out after Goncalves masterpiece

Sporting Lisbon knocked Arsenal out of the Europa League with a 5-3 victory on penalties after Pedro Goncalves scored an incredible equaliser for the Portuguese side in Thursday's last 16 second leg.

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Herdman says Canada Soccer row has taken 'emotional toll'

Herdman says Canada Soccer row has taken 'emotional toll'

Canada coach John Herdman says his team need to embrace their new elevated status in the CONCACAF region when they return to action in this month's Nations League games.

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Swiatek sweeps past Cirstea into Indian Wells semi-finals

Swiatek sweeps past Cirstea into Indian Wells semi-finals

World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek powered past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells combined WTA and ATP Masters 1000 hard court tennis tournament.

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Pulisic urges speedy appointment of US coach, says Reyna row 'childish'

Pulisic urges speedy appointment of US coach, says Reyna row 'childish'

Frustrated American winger Christian Pulisic wants US Soccer to speed up the appointment of a new national team coach and labelled the row that surrounded teammate Gio Reyna and World Cup coach Gregg Berhalter as "childish."

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Protests rock France after Macron rams through pension reform

Protests rock France after Macron rams through pension reform

French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Thursday rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, sparking angry protests in Paris and other cities as well as tumult in the legislature.

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Sanofi, joining other drug makers, slashes US insulin price

Sanofi, joining other drug makers, slashes US insulin price

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced on Thursday it would cut the US price of its most prescribed insulin by 78 percent, falling in line with two other major drug makers.

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Global stocks rally on 'dovish' ECB hike, First Republic relief package

Global stocks rally on 'dovish' ECB hike, First Republic relief package

Wall Street rallied Thursday after a consortium of US private banks announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic, while European stocks jumped on a European Central Bank's interest rate decision that was called a "dovish hike."

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Paris' Moulin Rouge promises to scrap troubled snake act

Paris' Moulin Rouge promises to scrap troubled snake act

Paris' storied Moulin Rouge cabaret venue said Thursday it would stop immersing non-aquatic snakes in water after the controversial stage act provoked outcry from animal rights activists.

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Credit Suisse bounces back but caution lingers

Credit Suisse bounces back but caution lingers

Credit Suisse rallied on the stock market Thursday after grabbing a $54 billion central bank lifeline in a bid to restore investor confidence but analysts remain wary about the major lender's future.

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Sorrow in Peru as mudslides destroy homes

Sorrow in Peru as mudslides destroy homes

One mudslide after another finally destroyed the house of Elvis Palomino in Chaclacayo, east of Peru's capital Lima, where others are stacking sandbags they hope will save them from a similar fate.

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