The Olympic torch relay completed its first day on French soil in Marseille on Thursday with the port city's football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde before passing it on to a number of other celebrity sports stars on its way to Marseille's iconic Stade Velodrome.The torch ended its first full day in France at 1730 GMT in Marseille's Stade Velodrome, home of Olympique Marseille, which will host 10 matches during the men's and women's
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President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen already flourishing economic ties with Hungary during a visit to Budapest on Thursday, advocating that its closest European Union ally "play a bigger role" in fostering relations between Beijing and the bloc. Following a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday afternoon, Xi said Beijing placed "great importance" on its relations with the EU. The Chinese leader also called on Hungary, which takes over the bloc's rotating presidency in th