PSG's Neymar undergoes ankle surgery
Paris St Germain's Brazil forward Neymar has successfully undergone surgery on his right ankle, the Ligue 1 side announced on Friday.
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Man jailed for two years in Thailand for selling rubber duck calendars
Meanwhile, South Korea's president is to visit Japan after Seoul proposed a controversial plan to compensate victims of forced labour during Japanese occupation.
PSG enters race to buy the Stade de France national stadium
The French government has launched a call for tenders to find a buyer at a price of around 600 million euros ($635 million) for the 81,500-seater stadium, the largest in France, whose current lease expires on July 1, 2025.
Scientists revive ‘zombie’ virus that was trapped for 48,500 years in the Arctic’s permafrost
“Zombie” viruses that spent up to 48,500 years frozen in the ground could reawaken as the permafrost melts due to climate change, scientists warn.
Georgia's pro-EU protests: What next after government drops 'foreign agents' bill?
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Europe comes to the aid of islands and mountains (part 1)
With the goal of "levelling up" in mind, nine Ultra-Peripheral Regions, or UPRs, have received €13 billion over the last seven years. Six of these UPRs are French. In the case of France, around 18 percent of the total EU Structural Funds goes to 3 percent of the population. On the face of it, that's a major boost for UPRs. But is that money being used optimally?
Paris-Nice 2023: Stage 6 cancelled due to 'exceptionally violent’ winds, race to continue on Saturday
Friday’s Stage 6 at Paris-Nice has been cancelled after “exceptionally violent winds” approaching 100kph made it impossible for the race to go ahead. The stage to La Colle-sur-Loup in southern France — which had already been shortened to 80km because of the high winds — was cancelled altogether when local authorities met with organisers ASO, where the decision was made just before 1pm local time.