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Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties over conflict

Rogue OpenAI agents covered up their tracks, report says

Downing Street says Manchester City not 'above the rules'

A saintly spat and debate snub: Brazil enters final polls stretch

Hadjar wants to 'fight for the title' from next season

Zidane 'no regrets' about Materazzi headbutt as France face Italy again

Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged drug trafficking, money laundering

Libya's pay strike rallies teachers across divided nation

German sugar tax sparks new government row

Four-member crew blasts off for International Space Station

Musk returns to US government for Pentagon war study

i-payout Expands True Local Payment Capabilities to Help Enterprises Pay Recipients Globally

Stocks slide as bond yields spike

Botched US execution prompts global calls to scrap death penalty

China youth unemployment jumps to 17.1% in July

Youth unemployment in China ticked up to 17.1 percent in July, official figures showed, the highest level this year as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting headwinds.

Stars and 'unscrupulous doctors': Perry death highlights toxic history

"Friends" actor Matthew Perry's tragic death has highlighted the secretive and toxic relationship that has long existed between troubled celebrities and the doctors who service their addictions.

Thousands of wildfire evacuees return to Jasper, Canada

Thousands of residents who evacuated Jasper, a beloved tourist town in western Canada partly destroyed by a massive wildfire, were able to return Friday, authorities said.

McCarthy shares lead with Matsuyama at St Jude's Championship

American Denny McCarthy and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama shared the lead on 11-under after the second round of the PGA Tour's St. Jude's Championship in Memphis on Friday.

Markram, Verreynne put South Africa in charge of 2nd Test

Half-centuries by Aiden Markram at the top of the innings and Kyle Verreynne at the end of the day put South Africa in charge of the second Test against the West Indies on Friday.

Ketamine Queen: the alleged dealer charged over Matthew Perry's death

A woman allegedly known as the "Ketamine Queen," who prosecutors say sold "Friends" actor Matthew Perry the drugs that would kill him, didn't look very regal when she appeared in a Los Angeles court this week.

Angry Alcaraz out after 'worst match' while Sinner wins in walkover

Carlos Alcaraz let loose his frustrations with a violent racquet smash in a 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 defeat on Friday at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open that he called the "worst match" of his career.

WHO seeks mpox vaccine production surge

The World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the spread of a more dangerous strain of the virus.

Workers at world's biggest copper mine in Chile call off strike

Workers at the world's largest copper mine, in Chile, called off a strike Friday after reaching a pay agreement with Australian mining giant BHP.

Zirkzee an instant hero as Man Utd beat Fulham in Premier League opener

Joshua Zirkzee made himself a Manchester United hero on his debut with a late winner to beat Fulham 1-0 in the opening match of the Premier League season on Friday.

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