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West Ham sign Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd
West Ham sign Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd
Africa
by  AFP

West Ham announced the signing of Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd on Monday in a deal worth a reported £30 million ($37 million) once add-ons are included. "I am delighted to welcome Nayef to West Ham United," said the Hammers manager.

French far right savours parliament gains
French far right savours parliament gains
World
by  AFP

After decades of struggling to impose its political agenda, the far right under Marine Le Pen has cemented its place as a cornerstone of French political life, despite accusations of fostering a divisive extremist ideology. "This method of taking the French political life to the extremes ended up giving the National Rally its stature as the chief opposition group," he said. js/sjw/jv

Belgium returns Lumumba tooth to family
Belgium returns Lumumba tooth to family
World
by  AFP

Belgium on Monday handed over the last remains of slain Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba -- a tooth -- to his family, turning a page on a grim chapter in its colonial past. Lumumba's children were also received Monday by Belgium's King Philippe, who this month travelled to DR Congo to express his "deepest regrets" over the colonial past.