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Farrell names Leinster-heavy Ireland side to face Wallabies
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Resource rich PNG leaving its Pacific people behind: World Bank
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Fearing Russian strike, Kyiv's Holodomor museum evacuates exhibits
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Papal envoy presides over first Vietnam beatification rite
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Germany's energy-hungry small firms struggle with green shift
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Farrell names Leinster-heavy side to face Wallabies
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Campbell back after four years in Wallabies team to face Ireland
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Most Asia markets down as tech firms take fresh blow
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Kane saves England as USA, Belgium reach last 16
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South Korean school baseball team suspended over 'Tank Day' chants
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Ceuzany, Cape Verde's golden voice with volcanic emotion
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Balogun scores and sees red as US beat Bosnia 2-0
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Deadly Russian barrage pounds Ukraine capital
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EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fine
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Belgium coach salutes Tielemans after World Cup rescue act
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'Job forever': trade schools are all the rage in the AI era
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Cracking open a can of cannabis -- America's new pastime (for now)
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Celtics reportedly trading Brown to Sixers in NBA blockbuster
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Russia strikes Ukraine capital with missiles and drones, wounds five
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Kane saves England after DR Congo scare; Belgium comeback stuns Senegal
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Belgium late show floors Senegal at World Cup
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Celtics to trade Jaylen Brown to 76ers for Paul George: report
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Harry Kane: England's World Cup saviour
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Streamex is making digital gold accessible
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US actor Danny Glover says he has Alzheimer's
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Mixed US auto sales in Q2 amid high gas prices
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Trump sees progress as US, Iran hold Qatar talks
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Pistons forward Harris reportedly headed to Spurs
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Djokovic, Sinner into Wimbledon third round, Andreeva stunned
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Jovial Djokovic dismantles Tsitsipas to reach Wimbledon third round
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Spurs agree club record £100 mn move for Newcastle's Tonali - reports
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US stocks retreat to open Q3 ahead of June jobs data
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Rain has final say in 1st England-India T20 as Sooryavanshi still awaits debut
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'Gus' the T. rex presented in New York ahead of auction
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England refused to accept defeat in 'beautiful' DR Congo win, says Tuchel
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Kane saves England after DR Congo scare; US eye last 16
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Catholic society defies Vatican by consecrating new bishops
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Oppressive heat broils US during World Cup, July Fourth
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Chile's president-elect unveils young, woman-majority cabinet
Chile's leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, whose victory at the polls last month unsettled the markets, on Friday named the country's Central Bank governor as his finance minister in a young, diverse and woman-majority cabinet.
Biden to meet Germany's Scholz in Washington in February: US
US President Joe Biden is to host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington in February, a US official said Friday, denying reports of a spat between the two leaders.
US, Russia promise to work to ease Ukraine tensions
Washington and Moscow's top diplomats agreed Friday to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security demands next week and not ruling out a presidential meeting.
Air strike on Yemen prison leaves at least 70 dead
At least 70 people were killed in an air strike on a prison and at least three children died in a separate bombardment as Yemen's long-running conflict suffered a dramatic escalation of violence on Friday.
Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party to death
A Myanmar military tribunal sentenced a member of Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party to death for terror offences on Friday, the junta said in a statement.
IS attacks Syria jail, military base in Iraq in deadly escalation
The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a Syria prison housing fellow jihadists and a military base in Iraq in near simultaneous deadly operations that revived fears of an IS resurgence.
French politicians worry about surge in pre-election violence
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US, Russia promise to work to ease Ukraine tensions in high-stakes talks
Washington and Moscow's top diplomats agreed Friday to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security demands and not ruling out a presidential meeting.
Bolsonaro cuts short official trip after mother dies
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he was cutting short an official visit to Suriname and Guyana and returning home after his mother died.
Rights groups, victims call UN to ban Bangladesh paramilitary force
Families of victims of enforced disappearances allegedly perpetrated by an elite Bangladesh paramilitary group Friday called on the UN to ban the security force from serving as peacekeepers.
Security beefed up in Pakistan capital after deadly Lahore blast
Security was beefed up across Pakistan's capital Friday, police said, a day after three people were killed and 22 wounded by a bomb in the eastern megacity of Lahore.
Howe defends Newcastle's Saudi trip despite 'sportswashing' fears
Eddie Howe confirmed on Friday that Newcastle would travel to Saudi Arabia for a training camp despite a fresh warning from Amnesty International that the kingdom was "trying to sportswash their appalling human rights record".
Taliban to meet Western officials in Norway for aid talks
The Taliban will hold talks with Western officials in Oslo next week on human rights and humanitarian aid in their first official visit to the West since returning to power, the Norwegian and Taliban governments said Friday.
Little hope of breakthrough as US, Russia hold high-stakes Ukraine talks
Washington and Moscow's top diplomats met Friday in Geneva for high-stakes talks on Ukraine, but with little hope of a breakthrough that would ease fears of a Russian invasion.
Land battle awaits Indigenous communities over Indonesia capital relocation: NGO
Tens of thousands of Indonesia's indigenous people are at risk of being expelled from their lands to make way for the construction of a new capital on jungle-clad Borneo island, a rights group warned on Friday.
Dead, wounded in air strike on Yemen prison
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Syria Kurds hunt down IS jihadists after prison attack
Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria on Friday hunted down Islamic State group fighters after an IS attack on a Kurdish-run prison housing fellow jihadists, a war monitor and Kurdish forces said.
Missing son of hard-luck Chinese labourer long dead, say police
The story of a Chinese migrant worker whose plight sparked a wave of online sympathy after he tested positive for the coronavirus took another sad twist Friday, as police said his missing son was long dead.
UK warns Putin faces Ukraine 'quagmire'
Russia risks becoming embroiled in a "terrible quagmire" if it invades Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned Friday, raising the spectre of a prolonged, bloody and sapping conflict for Moscow.
Draghi, Berlusconi in mix as Italy elects new president
Italy's parliament begins voting for a new president Monday, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi tipped for election in a high-stakes version of musical chairs which threatens the survival of the government.
US extends protection of Venezuelan oil unit Citgo
The US Treasury on Thursday extended by one year a rule that shields Citgo, a US-based unit of Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA, from being seized by creditors, the department said.
West warns Russia against 'any' Ukraine incursion
The United States and its allies have warned Moscow Thursday of grave consequences if "any" of the tens of thousands of troops massed on the border were to cross the border into Ukraine.
Biden starts second year with charm offensive -- and bad polls
The White House launched a charm offensive, complete with a Tom Hanks video, to mark Joe Biden's first year as president Thursday, but dire new polls and a major congressional setback told another story.
Colombia car bomb kills one, injures 20
A car bomb detonated in Colombia overnight outside government offices and the seat of a human rights body, killing one person and wounded 20 near the Venezuelan border, authorities said Thursday.
US inflation spike also due to generous pandemic stimulus
President Joe Biden blames global supply snarls for the wave of price increases hitting US consumers and businesses, but the trillions of dollars injected into the economy during the pandemic also share responsibility.
China, Russia block US push for UN sanctions on N.Koreans: diplomats
China and Russia on Thursday blocked a US push to impose United Nations sanctions on five North Koreans in response to recent missile launches by Pyongyang, diplomats told AFP.
US Supreme Court deals another blow to abortion providers
The conservative-leaning US Supreme Court dealt another blow on Thursday to opponents of a Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
EU ministers mull climate policy, carbon border tax
European Union environment ministers gathered in France Thursday to mull climate policy and the merits of a carbon border tax, while airing differences on whether nuclear energy can be classified as "green".
US stocks fall for 3rd straight day as rally fizzles
US stocks sank again Thursday as investors shunned equities amid lingering worries over surging global inflation and the prospect of rising interest rates.
UN adopts resolution against Holocaust denial
The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a non-binding resolution calling on all member states to fight against Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism, especially on social media.
Biden says any Russian troop entry into Ukraine is 'an invasion'
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that any entry of Russian troops into Ukraine will be treated by the West as "an invasion," as he tried to clarify confusion over an earlier suggestion that a "minor" attack could invite a lesser response.