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SportAgence-France PresseExtra-time winner lightens mood as Barcelona reach Spanish Cup final
Barcelona needed extra-time to reach the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday, with a 3-2 aggregate win over Sevilla coming just two days after a police raid on the club and the arrest of their former president.
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US warns of response to Iraq attack
The White House has warned of a possible military response to a rocket attack that hit an air base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are housed.A US contractor died after at least 10 rockets slammed into the facility early on Wednesday.
HealthAgence-France PresseBrazil reports 2nd straight day of record Covid deaths
Brazil registered a record of Covid-19 deaths for the second straight day Wednesday, with 1,910 lives lost to the pandemic.
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EU vows response to Northern Ireland move
The European Union is promising legal action after Britain unilaterally extended a grace period for checks on food imports to Northern Ireland, a move Brussels says violates terms of the UK divorce deal.Since it left the EU last year, Britain's relations with the bloc have soured, both sides accusing the other of acting in bad faith over part of their trade agreement that covers goods movements to Northern Ireland.
SportAgence-France PresseAC Milan salvage Udinese draw with last-gasp penalty
Franck Kessie scored a 97th-minute penalty to rescue a 1-1 draw for AC Milan at home to Udinese on Wednesday, giving Serie A leaders Inter Milan the chance to pull six points clear at the top.
SportAgence-France PresseYankees manager Boone receiving pacemaker, taking medical leave
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was having surgery to receive a pacemaker on Wednesday and will take medical leave, the Major League Baseball team said.
NewsAgence-France PresseVenezuela opposition accuses government of illegal gold sales
Venezuela's opposition on Wednesday accused the government of President Nicolas Maduro of illegally selling the country's international gold reserves to access liquidity and elude international sanctions.
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France hoping to return to normal by April
The French government is hoping the country can return to normal "maybe already in mid-April," though the next few weeks could prove challenging."There is a horizon with vaccines.
SportAgence-France PresseLeipzig see off Wolfsburg to reach German Cup semis
Yussuf Poulsen and Hwang Hee-chan netted second-half goals as RB Leipzig beat Wolfsburg 2-0 in the German Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday, while second-tier Holstein Kiel also reached the last four.
SportAgence-France PresseLate David double keeps Lille top of Ligue 1
Canadian forward Jonathan David's late double helped Lille edge out Marseille 2-0 on Wednesday to remain two points clear of Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1.
SportAgence-France PresseFormer Qatar Open champions Pliskova, Kvitova, Azarenka through to quarters
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, cheered on by the small Qatar Open crowd like a home star, deployed masterful racquet work, landing crucial shots out of rival and second seed Karolina Pliskova's reach but was inconsistent, succumbing 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 on Wednesday in their second round clash in Doha.
SportAgence-France PresseMan Utd to join Liverpool in not releasing internationals
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said it "doesn't make sense" for his players to travel for international duty later this month if they have to quarantine on their return and miss games as a result.
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Cuomo defiant over harassment claims
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he won't resign in the wake of sexual misconduct accusations but has offered a fresh apology and vowed to "fully co-operate" with a review by the state's attorney-general."I am not going to resign," Cuomo told a news conference on Wednesday after he offered an emotional apology for what he said was behavior that made "people feel uncomfortable".
NewsAgence-France PresseFormer NFL player Winslow jailed 14 years for rape, assault
Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday for a series of sexual assaults against five women in southern California.
NewsAgence-France PresseSouth Korean transgender soldier found dead: report
A transgender South Korean soldier who was forcibly discharged from the army after she underwent gender confirmation surgery has been found dead, Yonhap reported Wednesday.
SportAgence-France PresseChelsea survive early red card to defeat Atletico in Women's Champions League
Chelsea defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 in the Women's Champions League last 16 first leg on Wednesday despite being a player short for 75 minutes while also seeing their Spanish visitors miss two penalties.
NewsAgence-France PresseRare 15th century Chinese bowl found at US yard sale
How about this for bargain-hunting? A small bowl bought for $35 in a yard sale in the US turned out to be a rare 15th century Chinese artifact possibly worth $500,000.
NewsAgence-France PresseSao Paulo back on 'code red' as Covid batters Brazil
Brazil's biggest state, Sao Paulo, declared new "code red" restrictions over Covid-19 Wednesday, ordering non-essential businesses closed for two weeks as an explosion of cases swept the country.
BusinessAgence-France PresseCritics shrug at latest ExxonMobil climate pitch
ExxonMobil outlined a plan for a "lower-carbon" future based on significant carbon capture and storage (CCS), but also continued fossil fuel use, in a plan that drew faint praise from activist investors Wednesday.
SportAgence-France PresseEngland's Hatton defends at Bay Hill after whirlwind year
England's Tyrrell Hatton defends his title this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where victory launched a roller-coaster year that included two wins in the past five months.
NewsAgence-France PresseCzechs launch mass testing to battle Covid surge
The Czech Republic launched mass coronavirus testing at business premises on Wednesday, in a bid to stem the world's highest infection rate.
BusinessAgence-France PresseAmazon indigenous groups sue Casino chain over deforestation
A group representing indigenous people living in the Amazon in Brazil and Colombia filed suit in France Wednesday against supermarket chain Casino for allegedly selling beef associated with land-grabbing and deforestation.
EntertainmentAgence-France PresseNetflix serves up TikTok-style 'Fast Laughs'
Netflix on Wednesday added a "Fast Laughs" feature to its iPhone app, serving up comic clips in rapid fire, in a move taking on the popular video app TikTok.
PoliticsAgence-France PresseNew York governor refuses to quit over sexual harassment scandal
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he would not resign over a sexual harassment scandal as he asked Americans to await the outcome of an independent investigation into his conduct.
NewsAgence-France PresseHuawei exec's lawyers say Meng is a 'pawn' in China-US feud
Meng Wanzhou's lawyers on Wednesday accused former US president Donald Trump of making the Huawei executive a "pawn" in a China-US trade conflict.
