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Venezuela quake survivor 'reborn' after eight days in rubble
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Euphoric homecoming for Cape Verde after heroic World Cup run ends
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Red-card U-turn rocks World Cup as England face Azteca test
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White supremacist march in DC just 'messy' democracy, official says
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Struff oldest first-time men's Slam quarter-finalist in Open era
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'Perfectionist' Djokovic not happy to win ugly at Wimbledon
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Banana!: 'Minions' knocks 'Toy Story' off N.America box office perch
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'Catastrophic' Super Typhoon Bavi aims at US Pacific island Rota
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Sabalenka wants to drink, 'forget about tennis' after Wimbledon exit
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Reflective Ronaldo takes on critics 'trying to kill me for 23 years'
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Mooney stars as Australia hammer England in women's World Cup final
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Verstappen claims Red Bull car 'dangerous' after crash
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Djokovic makes history, Osaka sends Sabalenka crashing out of Wimbledon
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Trump thanks FIFA for suspending USA's Balogun World Cup ban
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Osaka beats world number one Sabalenka in Wimbledon last 16
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Mooney stars as Australia hammer England in women's T20 World Cup final
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Eala eyeing Wimbledon quarters, Dimitrov faces Fery
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Russell concedes Ferrari are threat to Mercedes
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'Privileged' Del Toro wins Tour de France stage, Pogacar up to 2nd
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Leclerc snaps winless run to reignite title race
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Del Toro too tired to watch Mexico World Cup clash
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Infernos devastate forests as Europe's temperatures rise again
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Court frees Albania protesters held after violent clashes
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'Tough' Leclerc delivers Ferrari's 250th win with victory in British GP
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Four-legged rescuers lead way after Venezuela quakes
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Tour de France stage 3rd stage to go ahead despite forest fires: official
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France show they can ditch flair and win a different way in World Cup quest
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Spain's Rodri warns Portugal best yet to come at World Cup
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Australia hold England to 150-4 in Women's T20 World Cup final
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Djokovic makes Wimbledon history to reach quarter-finals
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Leclerc delivers Ferrari's 250th win with victory in British GP
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Del Toro wins Tour de France stage, Pogacar up to 2nd
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White supremacist march in DC just 'messy' democracy: US official
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Euphoric homecoming for Cape Verde after heroic World Cup defeat
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'Country Roads' stars as unofficial US anthem at World Cup
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Tour de France stage under threat due to forest fires: official
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F1 boss Domenicali hopes to restore cancelled Gulf grand prix
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UK hard-right leader Farage faces new allegations over gifts
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Real Madrid sign Dumfries from Inter Milan
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OPEC+ raises quotas again as Middle East calms
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At the foot of Mount Olympus, a return to ancient Greek heritage
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Azam to captain Pakistan on West Indies and England Test tours
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Turkey eyes F110 fighter jet engines as Trump comes to town
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Revival hopes grow for long-closed Greek Orthodox seminary off Istanbul
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England, Mexico take centre stage in Azteca blockbuster
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Trump hails US, blasts 'communists' in 250th anniversary speech
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'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands
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Taiwanese film hunters rescue ageing reels from bygone era
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Australia stand by under-fire Popovic after World Cup exit
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Trump arrives for US 250th birthday speech after storm delay
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Clashes at living cost protests in Suriname
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Five US officers plead not guilty to murdering Tyre Nichols
Five former police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to charges they murdered Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who died after a beating in the southern US city of Memphis, Tennessee.
Scotland cricketers refuse to shake hands with rape-accused Lamichhane
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Police return stolen Dali drawings to Barcelona owners
Two 100-year-old charcoal drawings by surrealist master Salvador Dali that were stolen from a Barcelona home last year have been found and returned to their owners, Spanish police said Friday.
Five Memphis officers plead 'not guilty' to murdering Tyre Nichols
Lawyers for five officers said they pleaded "not guilty" Friday to charges that they murdered Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who died after a police beating in Memphis, Tennessee last month.
Families rejoice as I.Coast border opens after years of Covid closure
They queued for hours waiting for Ivory Coast to reopen its land border with Ghana as divided families and traders rejoiced after a three-year Covid closure kept them apart or put them out of business.
British embassy guard jailed for spying for Moscow
A former security guard at the UK's Berlin embassy, who admitted spying for Moscow, was on Friday jailed for over 13 years under the Official Secrets Act.
Syrian refugees flock to border to flee Turkey quake wreckage
Syrian refugees living in Turkey sought to get back to their war-torn country on Friday after swathes of their adopted home were destroyed by last week's earthquake.
Turkey's deadly quake renews alarm for Istanbul
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed tens of thousands across Turkey's southeast has reignited fears of an even more catastrophic death toll if a long-feared one hits Istanbul.
BBC tax raids put India press freedom in spotlight
Just weeks after the BBC aired a documentary examining Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in deadly 2002 sectarian riots, tax inspectors descended on the broadcaster's offices.
Japan weighs finally lifting age of consent from 13
A Japanese justice ministry panel on Friday proposed raising the country's age of consent, currently among the world's lowest at just 13, as part of a major overhaul of sex crime legislation.
Corruption scandal deals new blow to Xi's Chinese football dream
Alleged corruption at the top of Chinese football has left President Xi Jinping's dream of his country becoming a global force in the sport appear more remote than ever.
Electric boat goes airborne for cleaner ocean voyage
Appearing at a glance to be just a simple pleasure boat floating on the San Francisco Bay, as the hydrofoil-equipped vessel picks up speed it suddenly begins rising above the water, grabbing the attention of passengers on a nearby ferry.
Remote 'Banshees' islands reap Oscars tourism boom
Colin Farrell had many people to thank following his best actor win at the Golden Globes for "The Banshees of Inisherin". He made a point of mentioning the locals of Achill Island and Inis Mor.
Rio carnival returns to roots after years of 'darkness'
Get out the glitter, drums and jewel-encrusted bikinis: Rio de Janeiro will dance through the night at its famed carnival this weekend, a reembrace of samba spirit after the turmoil of Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections.
Turkey-Syria death toll passes 41,000 as UN appeals for quake aid
The death toll from the earthquake that has devastated parts of Turkey and Syria exceeded 41,000 on Friday as the United Nations appealed for $1 billion to address a growing humanitarian crisis.
Identifying Panama bus crash victims will 'take time': officials
Panamanian authorities said Thursday it would "take time" to identify the dozens of migrants who died in one of the country's worst-ever road accidents while trying to make their way to the United States.
Ten deadliest quakes of the past 100 years
With the estimated death toll still mounting, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 is among the 10 deadliest of the past 100 years, with over 41,000 dead as of Friday.
Colombia mulls proposal to benefit repentant narcos
Colombia's government on Thursday said it would submit a bill to parliament offering reduced sentences and other benefits to drug traffickers who quit and compensate victims.
Turkey rescues two 11 days after quake
Turkish rescuers on Thursday pulled a 17-year-girl and a woman in her 20s from the rubble of last week's devastating earthquake, as hopes fade of finding more survivors.
Climate, ice sheets & sea level: the news is not good
Parts of Earth's ice sheets that could lift global oceans by metres will likely crumble with another half degree Celsius of warming, and are fragile in ways not previously understood, according to new research.
Turkey quake tests Erdogan's all-powerful rule
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assumed sweeping powers in 2018, he swore the state would deliver more under a centralised system that his critics compare to one-man rule.
French company charged over baby milk salmonella scandal
French food company Lactalis said Thursday it had been charged over a five-year-old global scandal in which dozens of babies fell sick from salmonella-contaminated powdered formula milk.
Pope resignations should not be the norm: Francis
The resignation of a pope should not become the norm within the Catholic Church, and that prospect is not "on my agenda", Pope Francis said in an interview published Thursday.
Turkey rescues girl from rubble 248 hours after quake
Turkish rescuers on Thursday pulled a 17-year-girl from the rubble of last week's devastating earthquake, as hopes fade of finding more survivors.
Mali junta cracks down on hookahs
The authorities in Mali have begun a crackdown on hookah smoking after giving a grace period to shisha bars to adjust to a ban.
As Spain advances trans rights, other early adopters hesitate
As Spain prepares to adopt a law simplifying the process for self-identifying as transgender, other early adopters are applying the brakes over the complexities involved in this highly sensitive issue.
Nicaragua yanks citizenship from 94 more dissidents
A Nicaraguan court under President Daniel Ortega stripped the citizenship from 94 exiled dissidents and declared them to be "traitors to the fatherland," drawing sharp criticism from a regional UN watchdog agency.
'No infighting': Iran opposition seeks elusive unity to unseat regime
Five months since protests broke out in Iran, a divided opposition in and outside of the country is seeking unity that has so far eluded foes of the Islamic republic.
Japan debates LGBTQ protections under G7 spotlight
G7 host Japan is the group's only member not to recognise same-sex unions, and ahead of this May's summit the government is under pressure to bolster its legal protections for LGBTQ citizens.