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Juventus Winger Federico Chiesa Damages ACL, Needs Surgery

Juventus winger Federico Chiesa will undergo surgery after damaging the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the club said Monday, potentially ruling him out of the World Cup playoffs for Italy in March.

Chiesa was hurt in Juventus' 4-3 win over Roma in the Italian league on Sunday.

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Take-Two to Buy Farmville Game Creator Zynga for $12.7 Billion

Video game publisher Take-Two announced Monday it has reached a deal with Zynga to acquire the mobile game developer, creator of the interactive hit Farmville, for $12.7 billion.

Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two's chairman and CEO, said in a statement that the acquisition would establish a "leadership position in mobile" for the company behind the Grand Theft Auto series.

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Air France-KLM Adds Biofuel Surcharge to Plane Tickets

Air France-KLM said Monday it would add a surcharge of up to 12 euros ($13,50) on its tickets to try to offset the cost of using more expensive sustainable aviation fuel.

Air France said that the fuel levy would be added to tickets from January 10.

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Libyan Security Forces Break up Protest Sit-in by Migrants

Libyan security forces raided and violently broke up a protest sit-in by migrants outside a shuttered U.N. community center in the capital of Tripoli, activists and migrants said Monday.

The troops came overnight, smashed up the protest site, arresting hundreds, said activist Tarik Lamloum. Those detained were sent to a detention center in the nearby town of Ain Zara. Others managed to flee from the raid, he said.

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Israel Weighs Extending Detention of Sick Palestinian Teen

Israel is considering whether to extend the detention of a 17-year-old Palestinian with a rare neuromuscular disorder who has been held without charge for nearly a year in what authorities refer to as administrative detention, his father said Monday.

The use of administrative detention has galvanized demonstrations across the occupied West Bank in recent months as several adult prisoners have gone on hunger strike to protest being held for months or years without charge. Some have secured their release after months of fasting that left them hospitalized and at risk of permanent neurological damage.

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Hurricane Ida, Europe Floods Made 2021 Costly for Disasters

Damage wrought by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the flash floods that hit Europe last summer helped make 2021 one of the most expensive years for natural disasters, reinsurance company Munich Re said Monday.

The company's annual report put the overall economic losses from natural disasters worldwide last year at $280 billion, making it the fourth-costliest after 2011, the year a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan.

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PSG Grabs Late 1-1 Draw at Lyon, Second-Place Nice Wins 3-0

French league leader Paris Saint-Germain needed a late equalizer from substitute Thilo Kehrer to grab a 1-1 draw at an inspired Lyon on Sunday.

Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta scored in the eighth minute as Lyon took control but, after Kylian Mbappe hit the post for PSG, Kehrer hit a scuffed shot from the edge of the penalty area in the 76th that bounced over goalkeeper Anthony Lopes.

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Depleted Sevilla Edges Getafe to Stay Close to Leader Madrid

Despite the absence of key players, Sevilla is not slowing down in its fight to win the Spanish league for the first time in nearly 80 years.

Sevilla's depleted squad found a way to beat Getafe 1-0 Sunday to maintain its momentum and stay close to leader Real Madrid.

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Bologna Playing in Serie A Despite Barely Training

Placed in quarantine by local health authorities, mid-table Bologna has had virtually no training ahead of a Serie A game at relegation-threatened Cagliari. The match was originally scheduled for Sunday then pushed back by two days to give Bologna's seven players who are positive with COVID-19 more time to recover. The week-long quarantine expired Sunday night and Bologna issued a statement expressing its disapproval of playing with so little time to train. Bologna's opening match of 2022 against Serie A leader Inter Milan wasn't played.

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Global Stocks Mixed after Wall St Falls on Rate Hike Worries

Global shares were mixed Monday after Wall Street fell on worries the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as soon as March.

Frankfurt and Shanghai advanced. Wall Street futures were higher. Seoul declined while London was little-changed. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday.

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