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Home hope Zheng sets up Mertens clash in China Open semis

Turkey warns opposition, press over investment fund crisis

Lombardia promises gripping end to season in Pogacar absence

Hurricane Isaias now major storm as it heads to US Gulf Coast

China, EU agree on dialogue, cars and rare earths after trade talks

Barca skipper Raphinha out against Getafe and Galatasaray

Djokovic crashes out of Shanghai Masters in his first match

MEXC and Payward Highlight Collaboration as Crypto and TradFi Converge at TOKEN2049

EU says Turkey's crackdown on rights hampers membership bid

EU states agree beefed-up European financial markets watchdog

Two Renoir paintings stolen in France recovered: mayor

Eritrea, Ethiopia trade barbs as Tigray rebels retreat

German leader outraged at Schroeder birthday visit to Putin

Kompany 'proud' of Man City success despite guilty verdict

US retail sales see biggest drop in nearly two years on harsh weather

US retail sales plunged by the most in almost two years last month as cold weather hit the country alongside wildfires in California, data showed Friday, reflecting broad declines while President Donald Trump returned to office.

Global stocks buffeted by tariff threats and data

Stock markets diverged and the dollar dipped Friday as traders tracked US President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement, economic data and earnings.

Fears in Bukavu as M23 seize key airport in eastern DR Congo

M23 fighters on Friday seized the airport serving Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just as African leaders gathered for crisis talks on the escalating crisis.

Lancashire hope Old Trafford Hundred franchise can rival Man Utd

Lancashire hope their new Indian Premier League partners can help the English cricket county's Hundred franchise rival football giants Manchester United and Manchester City in "the UK's number one sporting city".

Haaser upstages Odermatt and Swiss for world giant slalom gold

Austria's Raphael Haaser upstaged defending champion Marco Odermatt and the Swiss men's team to claim world giant slalom gold on home snow in Saalbach on Friday.

Sweden's immigrants on edge after mass shooting

The motive behind Sweden's deadliest mass shooting may never be known but the fact that almost all of the victims had foreign backgrounds has sparked concern among the country's immigrants.

Mpox patients fleeing Goma hospitals in DRC violence

Dozens of mpox patients being treated in hospital isolation units in Goma have fled for their lives as violence engulfs the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said Friday.

Tunisian startup takes on e-waste challenge

Engineer turned social entrepreneur Sabri Cheriha hunches over a washing machine at a small depot in a suburb of Tunisia's capital, the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country's mounting electronic waste problem.

No divided loyalties for England's Fin Smith despite Scottish family

England fly-half Fin Smith has no qualms about plotting Scotland's downfall in next week's Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham despite his Scottish family links.

Guardiola admits Man City are struggling to impose style

Pep Guardiola admitted Friday his Manchester City team are not as comfortable in possession as they used to be and that they lack the physicality to compete with their Premier League rivals.

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