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Berlin (AFP) – Lamborghini set a new sales record in 2024, the Italian sportscar maker said on Thursday, defying the gloom that has hit mass-market car companies.

Liverpool (AFP) – Premier League strugglers Everton sacked manager Sean Dyche on Thursday, just hours before their FA Cup third-round tie against Peterborough.

Berlin (AFP) – Bochum were handed all three points by a German FA (DFB) court on Thursday after their goalkeeper was hit in the head by a lighter thrown by fans in a 1-1 Bundesliga draw at Union Berlin in December.

Paris (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the “crucial election” by Lebanese lawmakers of army chief Joseph Aoun as president and said he would soon visit the country.

Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela pro-democracy figurehead Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained by security forces Thursday after emerging from months of hiding to lead a protest in Caracas, defiantly promising after her release that her country “will be FREE!”

Paris (AFP) – France on Thursday charged the founder of an adult website used to commit sexual offences, including by a French man who recruited dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife, prosecutors said.

Seoul (AFP) – Fears of North Korea, online conspiracies and unproven claims of electoral fraud — conservative South Korean men told AFP why they had descended on impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence to protect him from arrest.

Adelaide (Australia) (AFP) – Top seeds Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul both powered into the Adelaide International semi-finals on Thursday with straight-set wins as they play themselves into form days before the Australian Open.

London (AFP) – Singer Rod Stewart, who helped British rock conquer the world with a string of megahits, turns 80 on Friday — with no plans to slow down.

Sydney (AFP) – Australia is deeply concerned by Meta’s decision to scrap US fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a senior minister said Thursday.