Saudi kindergarten hit by debris as Houthis say Riyadh airport targeted
The Saudi civil defence agency said a kindergarten and a medical complex in Riyadh were damaged by debris from a missile interception on Thursday, as Yemen's Houthis announced attacks targeting the capital's airport.
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Prosecutors in Maradona death trial seek sentences up to 12 years
Argentine prosecutors argued on Thursday that the "chaotic" medical team treating football legend Diego Maradona at the time of his death should receive prison sentences up to 12 years.
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MLB proposes shortening season, reforming playoffs
Major League Baseball on Thursday proposed reducing the number of regular-season games from 162 to 154 and changing playoffs so that top seeds can pick their opponents.
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Swiss captain Xhaka gets suspended fine for fake Covid cert
Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka has been fined 150,000 Swiss francs ($180,000) after admitting using a forged Covid vaccine certificate during the pandemic when he played for Arsenal.
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Crew splashes down after 8-month mission on International Space Station
An astronaut crew that carried out an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station splashed down as planned Thursday off the coast of California.
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Ex-prince Andrew raid warrants ruled 'unlawful' but UK police maintain probe
Disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor won a legal challenge over searches of his royal homes after police agreed the warrants they obtained were "unlawful", a High Court judge disclosed Thursday.
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Protests, clashes as S. African anti-migrant tensions reignite
South African protesters clashed with foreign nationals on Thursday, police and an AFP reporter said, as tensions over migration were reignited by a court order that government must restart processing asylum applications.
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Two Latvians arrested inside UK military base: police
UK police said Thursday they had arrested two Latvians inside a military base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence hubs after the perimeter fence was breached.
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Russian data centre hit by drone in first for Ukraine war
A drone attack caused a fire at a data centre belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company told AFP Thursday, in the first strike of its kind on Russia.
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Eckert 'forever grateful' for Southampton support over spy scandal
Southampton manager Tonda Eckert said Thursday he will "forever be grateful" for the club's support over his role in the "Spygate" scandal that cost the team promotion to the Premier League.
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