Breaking makes high-energy Olympic debut in Paris
The urban sport of breaking spun its way onto the Olympic stage on Friday for the first and possibly last time, amid the grand elegance of Paris' Place de la Concorde.
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Guardiola thanks Alvarez for 'massive' contribution ahead of Atletico move
Pep Guardiola hailed the impact made by Julian Alvarez in two seasons at Manchester City with the Argentine set to join Atletico Madrid in a deal worth up to 95 million euros (£81 million, $104 million).
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Swimmers plunge in the Seine as gender row boxer eyes gold
A thrilling open-water swim in the River Seine kicked off Friday's Olympic action in Paris, which will later see Algerian gender eligibility row boxer Imane Khelif go for gold.
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Lebanese on edge amid fears of all-out Israel-Hezbollah war
Fears of a major escalation between Israel and Hezbollah have left many Lebanese on edge, exacerbating mental health problems and reviving traumas of past conflicts in the war-weary country.
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British teen Toby Roberts scales to Olympic climbing gold
British teenager Toby Roberts claimed gold in the boulder and lead climbing event at the Paris Olympics on Friday after Japan's Sorato Anraku fell.
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Stocks choppy at end of turbulent week
A stocks rebound ran out of gas on Friday, at the end of a roller-coaster week for markets on worries the US economy could tip into recession.
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X halts using personal data of Europeans to train AI
Social platform X said Friday it would work European regulators after agreeing to suspended its heavily criticised use of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.
Read moreRussia scrambles troops, arms to counter Ukraine incursion
Russia said Friday it was deploying more troops and munitions to a border region where Ukraine had mounted a major ground offensive, as Ukraine said a Russian strike on a supermarket in its east killed 11 people.
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Barcelona sign playmaker Olmo from Leipzig
Barcelona signed Spain star Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig on Friday for a reported 60 million euros ($65 million).
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As police strike, Bangladesh students cop traffic duty
Bangladeshi students battled police for control of the streets and won, but if their country is to embark on a new journey, someone has to clear the road ahead.
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