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Bagnaia clinches pole for Malaysian MotoGP ahead of Martin

Bagnaia clinches pole for Malaysian MotoGP ahead of Martin

Francesco Bagnaia smashed the track record to clinch pole position Saturday for the Malaysian MotoGP sprint race and grand prix ahead of title rival Jorge Martin.

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Tatum propels Celtics over Hornets, Lakers hold off Raptors

Tatum propels Celtics over Hornets, Lakers hold off Raptors

The NBA champion Boston Celtics, fueled by 32 points from Jayson Tatum, bounced back from an overtime defeat with a gritty 124-109 victory over the Hornets in Charlotte.

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Talks on halting nature loss enter extra time in Colombia

Talks on halting nature loss enter extra time in Colombia

Negotiations at the world's biggest nature conservation conference entered extra time in Cali, Colombia, on Friday as talks deadlocked on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.

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War decimates harvest in famine-threatened Sudan

War decimates harvest in famine-threatened Sudan

Ahmed Othman's farm has been spared from the deadly fighting that has spread across Sudan, but the war's toll on the economy and labour market has still reached him.

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Trump says vaccine skeptic RFK Jr will have 'big role' in health care if he wins

Trump says vaccine skeptic RFK Jr will have 'big role' in health care if he wins

Donald Trump announced Friday that Kennedy family scion and notorious vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would play a "big role" in his administration if the Republican former president were to win next week's election.

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US-Israeli settlers hope to see a second Trump term

US-Israeli settlers hope to see a second Trump term

Less than a week before the United States chooses its next president, American citizens living in faraway Israel know exactly who they hope it will be: Republican candidate Donald Trump.

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'Nobody cares about us': US election doubts in West Bank

'Nobody cares about us': US election doubts in West Bank

As Palestinian-American entrepreneur Jamal Zaglul stood by his olive press at the end of harvest season in the occupied West Bank, his mind was far away on next week's US election.

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O'Brien bags two Breeders' Cup wins to match Lukas record for a trainer

O'Brien bags two Breeders' Cup wins to match Lukas record for a trainer

Lake Victoria stretched her unbeaten record to 5-0 with a stunning victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday, as Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien warmed up for his latest Classic quest with two wins in Del Mar, California.

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Man Utd said 'it was now or never', new manager Amorim says

Man Utd said 'it was now or never', new manager Amorim says

Ruben Amorim revealed Friday that he was told by Manchester United "it was now or never" as he looked ahead to taking over the Old Trafford hotseat midway through the season.

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Black man convicted by all-white jury executed in South Carolina

Black man convicted by all-white jury executed in South Carolina

A Black man convicted by an all-white jury in the US state of South Carolina was executed Friday for the murder of a convenience store clerk that he claimed was in self-defense, US media reported.

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