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NBA fines Pacers coach Carlisle $35,000 for criticizing refs

Shakib claims four as Bangladesh edge Zimbabwe

Prince Harry, Meghan visit Nigeria for Invictus drive

Pogacar turns screw on Giro with stage 7 time trial win

Brazil floods strike blow to powerful agriculture sector

Xi's European tour: red carpets, but 'no breakthroughs' on tensions

Jabeur's woes continue with early Rome exit, Djokovic begins bid

Pandemic agreement talks reaching end with deal elusive

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Polish farmers protest 'harmful' EU environmental rules

Crespo relishing Kewell reunion in Asian Champions League final

Hernan Crespo said Friday that it would be "a pleasure" to face Harry Kewell as coaches in the Asian Champions League final, almost 20 years after they played in the European equivalent.

UK economy exits recession in pre-vote boost for PM Sunak

Britain has emerged from a short-lived recession with better-than-expected growth in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, boosting embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before this year's general election.

Austria's Grand Slam winner Thiem to retire at end of season

Austria's Dominic Thiem, former US Open champion, announced his retirement from the sport on Friday, ending a career plagued by a long-term wrist injury.

French, US drug firms team up for Covid-flu shot

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi and struggling US rival Novavax announced Friday an alliance to sell a Covid vaccine and develop another that combines with a flu shot.

UK's Labour vows to ditch government's Rwanda deportation plan

Britain's main opposition Labour party on Friday pledged to scrap the Conservative government's flagship Rwanda scheme if it comes to power, replacing it with a tougher more joined-up approach to tackling irregular migration.

Departing Georgia envoy to Francehits out at foreign influence bill

Georgia's ambassador to France, who has resigned over a bill criticised for mirroring repressive Russian legislation, called for the draft law to be dropped on Friday.

European stock markets hit record highs on rate cut hopes

European stock markets climbed to fresh record highs Friday on growing hopes that central banks are close to cutting interest rates.

Waikato Chiefs thump Moana Pasifika to go third on Super Rugby table

All Blacks centre Anton Lienert-Brown grabbed a second-half try as the Waikato Chiefs thumped Moana Pasifika 43-7 in a bonus-point win Friday to go third on the Super Rugby table.

'World coming to an end': Kenyan town copes with life underwater

Abdi Hussein sat alone on a Kenyan road strewn with ramshackle tents bound with plastic strings and covered with tarpaulins, peering into the sea of rust-coloured flood water.

India's top court releases jailed Modi opponent on bail

India's top court on Friday ordered a jailed opponent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be released on bail, allowing him to campaign in an ongoing national election.

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