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NBA Raptors eye WNBA's Hammon in coach search: report

NBA Raptors eye WNBA's Hammon in coach search: report

The NBA's Toronto Raptors have been granted permission to speak about their head coaching vacancy with Becky Hammon, who guided the Las Vegas Aces to last year's Women's NBA title, ESPN reported Friday.

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Spain, Portugal smash April temperature records

Spain, Portugal smash April temperature records

Mainland Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for April, officials said Friday, as both nations wilt in an unusually early heatwave that has raised the risk of wildfires.

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US regulators admit mistakes were made ahead of regional bank failures

US regulators admit mistakes were made ahead of regional bank failures

The US Federal Reserve called for greater banking oversight while admitting to its own failures in a widely-anticipated report published Friday into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last month.

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'I was about to lose': Alcaraz survives Madrid Open scare

'I was about to lose': Alcaraz survives Madrid Open scare

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare before beating Emil Ruusuvuori in three sets to reach the Madrid Open third round on Friday.

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Japan's Tsunoda flying high in Baku

Japan's Tsunoda flying high in Baku

Yuki Tsunoda's character and skill came to the fore in Baku on Friday when the Japanese driver secured a top 10 seat on the grid of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Pope cautions against 'belligerence' during Hungary visit

Pope cautions against 'belligerence' during Hungary visit

Pope Francis called for a recovery of the European spirit and a rejection of "adolescent belligerence" amid rising nationalism and war in Ukraine, during his visit to Budapest Friday.

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Greenland unveils draft constitution for future independence

Greenland unveils draft constitution for future independence

Greenland's lawmakers on Friday got their first look at a draft constitution which the autonomous territory could rely on if it comes to negotiating independence from Denmark.

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US Fed calls for tougher bank rules after SVB collapse

US Fed calls for tougher bank rules after SVB collapse

The US Federal Reserve called for greater banking oversight while admitting to its own failures in a widely-anticipated report published Friday into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last month.

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'A new history': Brazil's Lula decrees six Indigenous reserves

'A new history': Brazil's Lula decrees six Indigenous reserves

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday decreed six new Indigenous reserves, the first after a dearth of such expansion under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.

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FC Mariupol -- the Ukrainian club rising again in Brazil

FC Mariupol -- the Ukrainian club rising again in Brazil

Ukrainian city Mariupol may have been captured by Russia but the football team lives on in the new name of Brazilian side AA Batel, "to show that our spirit cannot be broken", FC Mariupol vice-president Andriy Sanin told AFP.

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