Napoli beat rivals Roma to join Milan at Serie A summit

Napoli joined AC Milan at the top of Serie A on Sunday after winning 1-0 at title rivals Roma, as Inter Milan kept pace with the leading pair by beating Pisa 2-0.

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African players in Europe: Burkina Faso strikers on target in Premier League

Burkina Faso strikers Dango Ouattara and Bertrand Traore scored to help Brentford and Sunderland win in the Premier League at the weekend.

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'Rage bait' wins Oxford's word of 2025

"Rage bait", the slang term describing online content designed to elicit anger and drive internet traffic, has been crowned 2025 word of the year.

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Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane dies in detention

Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane died in detention in Yaounde on Monday morning, the vice president of his party told AFP.

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Residents say 40 killed in alleged army strike in southern Sudan

At least 40 people were killed in southern Sudan, two people who took part in the burials said Monday, in a strike that paramilitaries and a human rights group blamed on the army.

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Twice-a-year HIV prevention shots begin in Africa

South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia on Monday began administering a groundbreaking HIV-prevention injection in the drug's first public rollouts in Africa.

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Ukraine negotiators to hold talks in US on plan to end war

Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold talks in the United States on Sunday on Washington's plan to end the war with Russia, with Kyiv facing pressure on both the military and political fronts.

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Swiss vote on compulsory civic duty, climate tax for super-rich

Switzerland votes on whether to replace the men-only military conscription with a compulsory civic duty for men and women alike and on taxing the super-rich to fund the climate fight.

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Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced

Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno.

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Netanyahu submits pardon request in Israel corruption cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart.

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After call for Christian unity, pope leaves Turkey for Lebanon

Pope Leo XIV headed to Lebanon on Sunday with a message of peace for the crisis-hit nation after wrapping up a four-day trip to Turkey's tiny Christian community.

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Nigeria gang kidnaps 14, including bride and bridesmaids

Armed men kidnapped 13 women and a baby in an overnight raid in northeastern Nigeria, the latest in a string of mass abductions.

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WHO issues unprecedented global guidelines to combat infertility

The World Health Organisation on Friday published for the first time directives to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of infertility, which affects millions across the globe.

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Trump says not inviting South Africa to next year's G20 in Miami

US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that South Africa would not be invited to next year's G20 summit in Miami.

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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets 21 years in jail for corruption

A court in Bangladesh sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday to 21 years in prison for corruption, a week after she was given the death penalty for crimes against humanity.

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Over 250 missing after Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades

Hong Kong firefighters were scouring scorched high-rises Thursday for over 250 people listed as missing, a day after the financial hub's worst blaze in decades.

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Pope lands in Turkey to meet Erdogan on first overseas trip

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday for a four-day visit where he will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meet Christian leaders on the first overseas trip.

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Guinea-Bissau military appoints general as strongman following coup

Guinea-Bissau's military appointed a general as the country's new leader for the duration of one year

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HP announces up to 6,000 layoffs due to AI adoption

HP said its AI plan aims to generate approximately $1 billion in annual savings by the end of fiscal 2028.

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Secretary-General selection process begins at UN

The search for the next Secretary-General of the UN launched Tuesday, as member states were invited to send nominations to replace Antonio Guterres for the term starting in 2027.

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Richard Branson's wife dies aged 80

British entrepreneur Richard Branson paid tribute to his wife Joan Templeman shortly after announcing her death, saying "life will never be the same without her".

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Democratic lawmakers accuse Trump of using FBI to 'intimidate' them

The legislators were among six who this month called on military and intelligence personnel to refuse any "illegal orders" by Trump, who labeled them "traitors."

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Russia welcomes 'aspects' of new US plan to end Ukraine war

Russia has seen the latest copy of a US plan to end the Ukraine war and views some of it positively, but other points require discussion, the Kremlin said Wednesday.

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Guinea-Bissau's President Embalo arrested

Military officers have suspended the electoral process in Guinea-Bissau

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Sudan's displaced and exhausted doctors treat fellow El-Fasher survivors

At the camp, which is funded by a Sudanese businessman, hundreds of families sleep in nylon tents or on plastic mats laid across the sand.

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24 Nigerian girls freed after school kidnapping

The assailants had kidnapped 25 girls, but one was able to escape soon after, authorities said.

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Tanzania cancels independence day over protests

Tanzania will not hold independence day celebrations on December 9 after calls for protests over the mass killings during recent contested elections, the prime minister said Monday.

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Malaysian scientists discover how bed bugs could help catch criminals

Analysing the insects could reveal gender, eye colour, hair and skin colour, entomologist Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid told AFP.

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Kane relishing new Bayern role before Arsenal clash

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane returns to north London on Wednesday to face old rivals Arsenal arguably in the best form of his career after dropping into a deeper position.

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Inter's big game credentials in doubt ahead of Atletico clash

Inter Milan head into Wednesday's match at Atletico Madrid still reeling from a derby defeat to AC Milan and with doubts about their ability to handle big games

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Greenwood 'paid dearly' for sex assault allegations, says De Zerbi

Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi says Mason Greenwood "paid dearly" after being accused of sexual assault, as the forward prepares to face Newcastle

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Maresca urges Chelsea's Estevao to ignore Yamal comparisons

Enzo Maresca has played down comparisons between rival teenage wingers Estevao and Lamine Yamal on the eve of Chelsea's Champions League clash against Barcelona.

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Parents of abducted Nigeria students plead for rescue

Armed gangs seized more than 300 children from a Catholic school in Nigeria's central-western Niger state.

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EU, Africa leaders talk trade and minerals in Angola summit

European and African leaders gathered in Angola Monday for a summit to deepen economic and security ties that also presented the chance for emergency talks on Ukraine.

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Pope urges release of 315 seized in Nigerian mass school kidnapping

Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for the release of over 300 hostages taken from a Catholic school in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria.

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Arsenal's Eze revels in 'special' hat-trick after destroying Spurs

Eberechi Eze hailed his "special" moment as the Arsenal star's first ever hat-trick inspired a 4-1 rout of north London rivals Tottenham on Sunday.

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What did countries agree to at COP30?

The COP30 climate summit has drawn to a close after two weeks in the Amazonian city of Belem, where protests, street marches and even a fire caused unexpected moments of drama.

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G20 grapples with splintering world order

G20 leaders gathered Sunday in South Africa hailed multilateralism even as they struggled to adapt to a changing world order beset by go-it-alone US policies, wars, and rivalries.

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Trump to end temporary protected status for Somalis

Trump has frequently mocked Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, urging the Somalia-born Democrat to "go back!" to the country.

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Aftershock rocks Bangladesh as quake death toll rises to 10

The first earthquake was felt in Dhaka and neighbouring districts, causing widespread destruction.

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