Conceicao demands more hunger as AC Milan eye Champions League top eight
Milan (Italy) (AFP) – Sergio Conceicao has been in charge of AC Milan for less than a month but has already diagnosed a lack of hunger as the source of his new team’s woes, as the seven-time kings of Europe host Girona on Wednesday with the last 16 of the Champions League firmly in their sights.
Mbappe dispels doubts before crucial Real Madrid Champions League clash
Madrid (AFP) – Just when it seemed the pressure of a lifelong dream switch to Real Madrid might prove too great for Kylian Mbappe to overcome, the French superstar silenced his doubters.
The global forces sending coffee prices skyward
Paris (AFP) – Climate change, political headwinds and diverging market dynamics around the world have pushed coffee prices to fresh records, jacking up the cost of your everyday brew or a barista’s signature macchiato.
Trade wars, culture wars, and anti
Washington (AFP) – A sweeping deportation program, “drill, baby, drill,” and peace for Ukraine: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move big and fast when he returns to the White House on Monday.
Thunder bounce back to down struggling Nets
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the scoring with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back to winning ways with a 127-101 defeat of the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
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Young Chinese turn to AI pets for emotional relief
Beijing (AFP) – At a shopping mall in Beijing, Zhang Yachun murmurs quietly to her closest confidant, a fluffy AI-powered robot whose soothing chirps remind her that she is not alone.
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Yamal symbol of rising Barca aiming for Champions League progress
Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona’s last visit to face Benfica ended in a heavy thumping on the way to Champions League group stage elimination in 2021, but with young starlet Lamine Yamal propelling a team on the rise, hopes are far higher for the Catalans this time around.
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Champions Cup success perfect Six Nations warm
Toulouse (France) (AFP) – France captain Antoine Dupont said Toulouse’s thrashing of Leicester in the Champions Cup was the perfect warm-up for the Six Nations.
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Asian markets track Wall St and Europe rally after Trump
Hong Kong (AFP) – Most Asian markets rose Monday following a rally on Wall Street and record-breaking day in Europe, with sentiment boosted by positive talks between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping that soothed worries about the incoming US leader’s second term.
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Trial into stabbing spree that sparked UK far
London (AFP) – The trial of a teenager accused of killing three young girls in a stabbing spree last year that sparked the UK’s most violent riots in a decade is set to begin Monday.
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No sweat, no shake as Svitolina cruises into Melbourne quarters
Melbourne (AFP) – Elina Svitolina delivered a stunning first-set comeback before overwhelming Veronika Kudermetova Monday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, but the Ukrainian did not shake hands with her Russian opponent.
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Late night tears and hugs for released Palestinian prisoners
Baytunya (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Two buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released in the Gaza ceasefire deal had to inch through a thick crowd when they at last arrived in the West Bank at 2 am Monday.
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TV host issues on
Melbourne (AFP) – A leading TV presenter apologised on-air Monday to Novak Djokovic after mocking the 24-time Grand Slam winner and his Serbian fans at the Australian Open, saying it was meant to be banter.
