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WC-2018/FILE: Russia picks deaf museum cat as World Cup oracle

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Russia names a deaf white cat who lives in Saint Petersburg's historic Hermitage Museum as its official prognosticator for the World Cup. Achilles the Cat will hope to repeat the fabled exploits of Paul the Octopus and other "psychic" animals.

Added on the 12/03/2018 19:38:05 - Copyright : AFP EN

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