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DR Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi dies
DR Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi dies

Etienne Tshisekedi, leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDSP), has died, according to an announcement on Wednesday by the party. He was 84.

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Frank Lampard announces retirement from football
Frank Lampard announces retirement from football

On Thursday, former English midfielder Frank Lampard announced retirement from football via Instagram, finishing a 21-year professional football career.

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Wesley So wins TATA Steel Chess
Wesley So wins TATA Steel Chess

Filipino-US chess grandmaster Wesley So won this year's Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, securing 9.0 points out of thirteen.

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Black Sabbath ex-keyboardist Geoff Nicholls dies
Black Sabbath ex-keyboardist Geoff Nicholls dies

British metal musician Geoff Nicholls, keyboardist for Black Sabbath from 1979 to 2004, died after battling lung cancer. He was 68.

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U.S. federal judge halts Trump's ban on refugees, people from Muslim countries entering U.S.
U.S. federal judge halts Trump's ban on refugees, people from Muslim countries entering U.S.

A U.S. federal judge in Brooklyn issued an emergency ruling halting deportation of individuals from the U.S. under the ban on individuals from seven majority-Muslim countries entering the United States that president Donald Trump had initiated by executive order.

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