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Ex-Togo premier Houngbo to head UN labour agency

Ex-Togo premier Houngbo to head UN labour agency

Gilbert Houngbo, the former prime minister of Togo, was on Friday elected the next head of the International Labour Organization, and will become the first African to lead the UN agency.

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Spain offers fuel subsidies to end truckers' strike

Spain offers fuel subsidies to end truckers' strike

Spain on Friday offered a rebate and a onetime cash payment to end a truckers' strike over soaring fuel prices that has led to food shortages in supermarkets nationwide.

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Wales prop Francis should have been replaced after head injury: Six Nations panel

Wales prop Francis should have been replaced after head injury: Six Nations panel

Wales prop Tomas Francis should have been "immediately and permanently" removed from last month's match against England after suffering a head injury, a Six Nations review panel said on Friday.

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Last train to Helsinki for departing Russians

Last train to Helsinki for departing Russians

One of the few remaining routes open from Russia to the European Union is closing down after Finland's railway operator announced the last train from St Petersburg to Helsinki will run on Sunday.

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Australia win third Test to claim historic series against Pakistan

Australia win third Test to claim historic series against Pakistan

Australia claimed a historic victory against Pakistan on Friday, taking the three-Test series 1-0 with a 115-run win on the fifth day of the last match in Lahore.

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Bale rolls back the years for Wales to show what Madrid are missing

Bale rolls back the years for Wales to show what Madrid are missing

Until Gareth Bale pulled up with cramp late in Wales' 2-1 win over Austria in their World Cup play-off semi-final, there was little to suggest this was a man desperately short of action for his club.

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Allies turn off Russian energy, Ukraine fears 300 dead in theatre

Allies turn off Russian energy, Ukraine fears 300 dead in theatre

The United States and EU announced Friday a new drive to wean Europe off Russian gas imports and so choke off the billions in revenues that are fuelling Moscow's ruinous war against Ukraine.

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Mancini eyes exit after Italy World Cup disaster

Mancini eyes exit after Italy World Cup disaster

Roberto Mancini's future as Italy boss is uncertain after an unimaginable play-off defeat to North Macedonia denied the team he guided to Euro 2020 glory a place at the World Cup.

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Cummins and Lyon put Australia in sight of series-clinching win

Cummins and Lyon put Australia in sight of series-clinching win

Australian captain Pat Cummins took two quick wickets to put Australia on the verge of a historic series win in the third Test against Pakistan on Friday.

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Germany moves to wean itself off Russian energy

Germany moves to wean itself off Russian energy

Germany said Friday it was drastically slashing its energy purchases from Russia amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, with oil imports to be halved by June and coal deliveries to end by the autumn.

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