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UK rules drivers on Bolt ride-hailing platform are employees

UK rules drivers on Bolt ride-hailing platform are employees

UK drivers using the Bolt ride-hailing platform should be considered employees and have access to rights such as the minimum wage and paid holidays, an employment tribunal ruled Friday.

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McKenzie boots All Blacks to victory over sloppy Irish

McKenzie boots All Blacks to victory over sloppy Irish

New Zealand ended Ireland's 19-match winning streak at Lansdowne Road, running out deserved 23-13 victors over the world ranked number one side in a scrappy encounter on Friday.

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Star striker Mekhloufi symbol of Algerian struggle dies at 88

Star striker Mekhloufi symbol of Algerian struggle dies at 88

Rachid Mekhloufi, a star of French football who became a symbol of the Algerian fight for independence, has died aged 88, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Friday.

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Marseille lose further ground in title race with Auxerre loss

Marseille lose further ground in title race with Auxerre loss

Marseille passed up the chance to reduce the gap to Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain by falling to a 3-1 defeat at home to Auxerre on Friday.

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Climate crusader to vaccine skeptic RFK Jr to 'Make America Healthy Again'

Climate crusader to vaccine skeptic RFK Jr to 'Make America Healthy Again'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime conspiracy theorist and opponent of vaccines, now has the ear of President-elect Donald Trump to promote what he's calling the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.

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US announces charges in alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump

US announces charges in alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump

US prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist.

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Over 130 homes lost in California wildfire: officials

Over 130 homes lost in California wildfire: officials

More than 130 homes are now known to have been destroyed by a raging wildfire burning outside Los Angeles, as a break in the weather Friday gave firefighters a chance to tame the blaze.

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After Trump victory, EU leaders vow 'urgent' economic reform

After Trump victory, EU leaders vow 'urgent' economic reform

EU leaders on Friday pledged to overhaul the bloc's economy with radical changes recommended in a landmark report, in reforms that have taken on greater urgency with Donald Trump winning back the White House.

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Daughter of missing Mexico environment defender pleads for global help

Daughter of missing Mexico environment defender pleads for global help

Brenda Diaz Valencia's life was upended nearly two years ago when the bullet-riddled truck driven by her father, Mexican environmental defender Antonio Diaz Valencia, and lawyer Ricardo Lagunes was found abandoned.

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Death toll from Mozambique election protests rises to at least 30

Death toll from Mozambique election protests rises to at least 30

Mozambique's opposition on Friday promised fresh protests, as rights groups said at least 30 people had been killed in three weeks of demonstrations over contested election results.

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