Indira Ampiot, an 18-year-old communications student, was crowned Miss France 2023 on Saturday night after a parade of swimsuits, evening gowns and heels, concluding a pageant that had sought to update its image with newly expanded eligibility criteria.
Looking pale and exhausted, a dozen of the few remaining residents of Ukraine's frontline town of Avdiivka briefly come out of their shelters to pick up food parcels distributed by volunteers.
Spooked by a historic drought, local authorities in China have renewed controversial plans to dam the country's biggest freshwater lake.
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Politics
Final results showed Fiji's tumultuous general election deadlocked Sunday, with two rival ex-coup leaders failing to win a clear majority of seats in parliament.
December 18, 2022
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The Minnesota Vikings authored the biggest comeback in NFL history to clinch the NFC North division title with a 39-36 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday.
December 17, 2022
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La Rochelle added to "frustrated" Ulster's misery in the Champions Cup on Saturday with a 36-29 victory behind closed doors in Dublin after the match was switched from snow-hit Belfast.
December 17, 2022
Fiji's under-fire elections office is poised to announce the final results of a cliffhanger election Sunday, after a contentious campaign marked by allegations of fraud and calls for the military to intervene.
December 17, 2022
Dwarf Fortress, a quirky independent video game that has been free since its 2006 release, is now among the online marketplace Steam's best-sellers -- to the surprise of its US creators.
December 17, 2022
Sports
With a strong right jab to the face of her opponent, Elianni Garcia Polledo on Saturday won the first official women's boxing match in sports-crazed Cuba.
December 17, 2022
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Gareth Southgate will stay on as England manager and target the Euro 2024 title, despite the misery of his team's World Cup quarter-final exit, British media reported Saturday.
Top officials at high-stakes UN biodiversity negotiations said Saturday they were confident of securing a major deal to save the natural world from destruction.
David Beckham has made his first public statement on his controversial multi-million-dollar ambassador's role with World Cup hosts Qatar, telling the New York Times he believed "sport has the power to be a force for good in the world".
La Rochelle added to "frustrated" Ulster's misery in the Champions Cup on Saturday with a 36-29 victory behind closed doors in Dublin after the match was switched from snow-hit Belfast.
December 17, 2022
Politics
Tunisians on Saturday overwhelmingly boycotted an election for a new parliament which will have virtually no authority following a power grab by President Kais Saied in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
December 17, 2022
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France coach Didier Deschamps was sweating on the fitness of several key players on Saturday as his team battled a mystery virus on the eve of the World Cup final against Argentina.
Former winners Leicester and Saracens edged closer to the Champions Cup knockout rounds on Saturday with their second successive pool stage wins.
Luka Modric led Croatia to the bronze medal at the World Cup on Saturday and revealed he will extend his international career into 2023 in an attempt to win the Nations League.
Morocco coach Walid Regragui said he believes an African team will win the World Cup in the next "15 to 20 years" after his team finished fourth in Qatar.
December 17, 2022
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- Croatia beat Morocco to finish third at World Cup
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