Italy's Meloni says leaving partner after sleazy remarks
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Friday she was separating from her partner, with whom she has a daughter, after he was recorded making sleazy comments.
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Liverpool's Merseyside derby dominance means nothing, says Klopp
Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool's long period of dominance in the Merseyside derby will mean nothing when Everton visit Anfield on Saturday.
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Garcia says he remains 'serene and calm' at the Napoli helm
All was serene at Napoli on Friday as under-fire coach Rudi Garcia insisted he was "calm" while the club said it was negotiating with striker Victor Osimhen in "utmost serenity".
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Biden requests $106 bln package, including Ukraine, Israel funds
US President Joe Biden urgently requested Friday military aid for Ukraine and Israel in a massive $106 billion national security package, but Republican paralysis in Congress means it will hit an immediate wall.
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Deposed Niger president's lawyers deny escape bid
Lawyers for Niger's ousted president on Friday rejected claims by the new military rulers that he had tried to escape, as France said its forces would be gone from the West African country by year's end as planned.
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Lebanon national carrier halves flights amid fears of Israel war
Lebanon's national carrier Friday said it was cutting more than half of its flights as tensions along the border with Israel prompted more Western countries to warn against travel to Lebanon.
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Gazans await 'life and death' aid, Israel readies invasion
Thousands of tonnes of "life and death" aid for Gaza should be delivered soon, the United Nations said Friday, to relieve a "beyond catastrophic" situation after unrelenting Israeli bombing in response to an unprecedented Hamas attack.
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Coin tosses are not 50/50: researchers find a slight bias
Want to get a slight edge during a coin toss? Check out which side is facing upwards before the coin is flipped –- then call that same side.
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Leaderless US House ends week where it started - in limbo
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives was closing out a third week of dysfunction Friday, no nearer to replacing its ousted leader and with no realistic plan to end one of its worst institutional crises in decades.
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South Africa skipper Bavuma thrilled his Tendulkar wish comes true
Temba Bavuma said he would fulfil a cherished ambition on Saturday when he leads out South Africa in a World Cup match against England at the Wankhede Stadium, the home ground of his boyhood idol Sachin Tendulkar.
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