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Professional footballers in Scotland will be banned from heading the ball before and after matches due to concerns about brain damage.
Research shows that former players are far more likely to suffer from dementia and other health issues than the wider public.
Sally Patterson has more.
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Nigeria's government says it is 90 percent ready to resume services on the Abuja - Kaduna Train.
The country's National Railway Corporation suspended operations of train services on that route when Boko haram attacked a Kaduna-bound train in March, killing at least eight people and kidnapping dozens.
Ajeck Mangut reports
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European Union ambassadors are resuming talks to agree details of a price cap on Russian oil exports.
The G7 group of wealthy democracies announced plans for a price cap earlier this year, but disagreement in Brussels has been holding up implementation.
Under the plans, G7 nations would ban the provision of insurance and other services needed for seaborne shipments of Russian oil unless it is sold at or below the price agreed.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
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Come January 1, the Indian government will reportedly make it mandatory for TV channels to broadcast 30 minutes of content that's in "national interest."
Officials have identified eight themes on which the channels can produce their programs – including education, health and national integration.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
IN: The government'sLarge scale protests across China against the government's strict Covid-19 restrictions are continuing for a fourth day.
Police have arrested several demonstrators in what’s seen as unprecedented civil disobedience under the leadership of Xi Jinping.
Patrick Fok reports from Hong Kong.
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European Union trade ministers are meeting for talks on how to respond to US legislation which they say distorts fair competition.
The US Inflation Reduction Act -- aimed at accelerating the green transition -- offers tax cuts to US electric vehicle producers. Brussels says that disadvantages European automakers like Volkswagen or Renault, and could tempt manufacturers to relocate production to the US.
Ministers are mulling measures including retaliatory subsidies and action at the World Trade Organisation.
Irish Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says something has to change.
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The UK will send 24 ambulances to Ukraine and a multi-million pound support package to rebuild infrastructure destroyed in Russian attacks.
During a trip to Kyiv, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to offer what he called the UK's 'unwavering support'.
This follows a visit by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier this week, who announced a fifty million pound package of defensive military support.
Sally Patterson has more.
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At least 60 people have been kidnapped by gunmen in a remote community in Nigeria's northwest state of Zamfara.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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