Croatia's Sinkovic brothers win third straight Olympic rowing gold
Croatian brothers Martin and Valent Sinkovic won Olympic gold for the third straight Games on Friday to enter the pantheon of the sport's greats.
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US hiring slows markedly while unemployment highest since 2021
The US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July with unemployment reaching its highest rate since 2021, government data showed Friday, fueling calls for interest rate cuts as high levels bite.
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Boxing row hits Paris Olympics, Richardson cruises
A sensitive row over gender eligibility in boxing rocked the Paris Olympics Friday, threatening to distract from day one of the athletics as flamboyant American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson cruised through her 100m heat.
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Russia prisoner swap: Turkey's diplomatic coup
The historic East-West prisoner swap Thursday brokered by Ankara has marked the triumphant return of Turkish diplomacy onto the world stage, despite quarrels with its NATO allies.
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Coca-Cola says will appeal US tax court penalty worth $6 bn
Coca-Cola said Friday it plans to pay a tax penalty worth $6 billion while it pursues an appeal in a long-running dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.
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Stocks sink over US recession fears
Stock markets tanked on Friday over fears the United States could be heading towards recession after data showed the US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July.
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Matsuyama drops into tie for Olympic lead with Schauffele, Fleetwood
Hideki Matsuyama double-bogeyed the 18th hole to drop into a three-way tie for the lead at the halfway stage of the men's golf at the Paris Olympics on Friday, level with Xander Schauffele and Tommy Fleetwood.
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How Putin might gain or lose from the prisoner swap
When eight Russian citizens including a convicted hitman touched down in Moscow on Thursday in a historic prisoner swap with the West, President Vladimir Putin greeted them like heroes.
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Morocco march into Olympic men's football semi-finals
Captain Achraf Hakimi was among the scorers as a dominant Morocco outclassed the United States on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Olympic men's football tournament, winning their last-eight tie 4-0.
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Alcaraz ready for 'special moment' in Olympic tennis final
Carlos Alcaraz said it will be a "special moment for me, in my life, in my career" when he bids to add Olympic gold to his four Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros on Sunday.
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