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Xi, Biden to meet next week to 'stabilize' ties, US says

Xi, Biden to meet next week to 'stabilize' ties, US says

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on November 15 in the San Francisco area to try to "stabilize" relations after recent tensions between the two superpowers, US officials said.

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Afghanistan 244 all out against South Africa in World Cup

Afghanistan 244 all out against South Africa in World Cup

Afghanistan's outside hopes of making the World Cup semi-finals all but ended Friday after being bowled out for 244 against South Africa.

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Ratcliffe closing in on minority stake at Man Utd: reports

Ratcliffe closing in on minority stake at Man Utd: reports

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe could finalise a deal to become a minority shareholder at Manchester United during this month's international break, according to reports on Friday.

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Moyes says Premier League managers wary of speaking out on VAR

Moyes says Premier League managers wary of speaking out on VAR

West Ham boss David Moyes believes managers do not want to speak out about VAR controversies because they are either ignored, fined or both.

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Erdogan blasts Turkey's top court, backs probe into judges

Erdogan blasts Turkey's top court, backs probe into judges

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Turkey's highest court of making repeated mistakes and defended an unprecedented criminal investigation against its judges.

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Jailed Iranian Nobel winner ends hunger strike

Jailed Iranian Nobel winner ends hunger strike

The family of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she has ended a hunger strike after she received medical treatment without wearing the obligatory head covering.

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Prince Harry wins latest round in legal battle with UK newspapers

Prince Harry wins latest round in legal battle with UK newspapers

The publishers of two UK newspapers on Friday lost a bid to have a case for unlawful information gathering brought against them by Prince Harry and others thrown out of court, opening the way for a possible trial.

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Blinken ends marathon tour warning 'more needs to be done' on Gaza

Blinken ends marathon tour warning 'more needs to be done' on Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a marathon diplomatic push Friday in India after a whirlwind Middle East trip and G7 talks, saying Israel's pauses in its Gaza offensive would "save lives" but more was needed.

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'No pressure' Azam blasts critics as World Cup dream slips away

'No pressure' Azam blasts critics as World Cup dream slips away

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam blasted his critics on Friday, telling them "it's easy to give advice on TV" as he refused to surrender his World Cup dreams.

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Stocks fall after Powell says rate hike possible

Stocks fall after Powell says rate hike possible

Stock markets slid Friday after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell warned the central bank "will not hesitate" to hike US interest rates further in its quest to bring down inflation.

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