Azerbaijan pardons French businessman jailed on espionage charges
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Sarah Sjöström withdraws from Short Course World Championships to focus on recovery
Sarah Sjöström is withdrawing from the Short Course World Championships in China, reports Radiosporten. According to her coach Antonio Lutula, the 33-year-old swimming star wants to focus on training and recovery.
Sports
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi wins Asian Games silver after training in disguise as a man
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi dressed as a man to escape the Taliban's reign of terror. Now the 23-year-old has won silver at the Asian Games in Japan. "I can't describe my feelings," Hashimi says, according to The Guardian.
Sports
More than 75 cats found in Paris apartment during eviction, some in poor health
More than 75 cats have been found in an apartment in Paris, reports Le Parisien. Several of them are said to be in poor health.
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Brigitte Bardot’s personal items fetch nearly 11 million kronor at Paris auction
Personal items belonging to the late French film legend Brigitte Bardot have fetched the equivalent of around eleven million kronor at an auction in Paris.
TV & film
Amanda Lear accuses Miley Cyrus of copying 1978 song The Sphinx
French disco diva Amanda Lear accuses Miley Cyrus of plagiarizing one of her 1970s songs.
Music
After scandals and Epstein ties, Norwegians rally behind King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit
Scandals and Jeffrey Epstein connections notwithstanding - Norwegians seem ready to give the new royal couple, Haakon and Mette-Marit, a chance. Support for the monarchy is increasing, according to recent polls.
World
Two unseen Monet paintings to go to auction in Paris for the first time
Two paintings by Claude Monet that have never been shown in public will be sold in Paris on October 22 by the French billionaire Schlumberger family, Sotheby's said.
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