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Trump's push for peace prize won't sway us, says Nobel committee

Trump's push for peace prize won't sway us, says Nobel committee

Donald Trump's obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize next month may have hit a hitch -- the stubborn independence of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which insisted to AFP that it cannot be swayed.

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Wallabies skipper says wounded Argentina 'a scary proposition'

Wallabies skipper says wounded Argentina 'a scary proposition'

Skipper Harry Wilson admitted Friday a fired-up Argentina was a "scary proposition" and Australia must improve their discipline or risk a repeat of the thrashing they were handed last year.

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'Your own brother': Student supporters mourn Charlie Kirk

'Your own brother': Student supporters mourn Charlie Kirk

For university student Dave Sanchez, seeing Trump acolyte Charlie Kirk murdered during a campus event was like watching his own brother get shot.

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Asian stocks surge into weekend with US rate cut 'seemingly locked in'

Asian stocks surge into weekend with US rate cut 'seemingly locked in'

Asian markets surged again Friday, tracking record highs across Wall Street, after US inflation and jobs data all but set in stone a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week.

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Investigators plead for public's help in Charlie Kirk killing

Investigators plead for public's help in Charlie Kirk killing

Investigators searching for the man who killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk appealed for the public's help Thursday, with no one in custody more than a day after a murder that has rocked America's fractious politics.

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Canada's Hughes seizes one-shot lead in PGA Procore Championship

Canada's Hughes seizes one-shot lead in PGA Procore Championship

Mackenzie Hughes fired 11 birdies in a sizzling nine-under par 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over Ryder Cup-bound Ben Griffin and Matt McCarty in the US PGA Tour Procore Championship

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'Severance' vs. 'The Pitt' at television's Emmy Awards

'Severance' vs. 'The Pitt' at television's Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars, will take place this Sunday, and pundits say the race for the highly coveted best drama series prize is too close to call.

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Russia, Belarus to stage military drills as West watches warily

Russia, Belarus to stage military drills as West watches warily

Russia and its key ally Belarus are to start major joint military drills on Friday, putting NATO on edge days after Poland accused Moscow of escalating tensions by firing attack drones through its airspace.

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S. Korea workers head home after US immigration raid

S. Korea workers head home after US immigration raid

Hundreds of South Korean workers were headed back to Seoul on Friday after their detention in a US immigration raid that Hyundai warned will delay completion of its battery factory.

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Chivu's Inter still a work in progress ahead of Juve clash

Chivu's Inter still a work in progress ahead of Juve clash

Cristian Chivu's Inter Milan have failed to convince ahead of Saturday's grudge match at fierce rivals Juventus, as Serie A returns this weekend with champions Napoli travelling to Fiorentina.

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