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How hot can the US-Canada trade war get?

'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record

Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait

IAEA board refers Iran to UN Security Council

'Gambling with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

Rubio pushes extraditions, anti-drug fight in Ecuador

Belgium raids illicit cigarette factory in push to stub out growing trade

Amboss and Aureo Connect the Lightning Network to Mexico's Banking System

Vuelta debutant Brennan claims fifth victory on stage 17

Brent oil passes $100 on Mideast flare-up, stoking inflation fears

US had warmest summer on record: climate agency

Israeli settlement winemaker defiant after UK-led trade sanctions

Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America

Josh Kerr: I pick my races and never get 'greedy'

Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk: studies

Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.

Biden, Lula vow to defend democracy in Americas

President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday at the White House that the two biggest countries in the Americas have successfully seen off attacks on their democracies and will now work together on fighting the climate crisis.

Thiago Silva extends Chelsea contract to 2024

Chelsea extended the contract of 38-year-old centre-back Thiago Silva to the end of the 2023/2024 season on Friday.

Honeymoon blow prepares England boss Borthwick for benching Smith

Steve Borthwick said the memory of being dropped by England while on honeymoon had steeled him for demoting Marcus Smith to the bench for Sunday's Six Nations international against Italy at Twickenham.

French academic Fariba Adelkhah released from prison in Iran: ministry

Iranian authorities on Friday released from prison French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who was first arrested in June 2019 and was serving a five-year sentence on national security charges vehemently denied by supporters, the French foreign ministry said.

Attacks reported across Ukraine, Biden to visit neighbour Poland

Ukraine said Friday that Russia had launched a major new wave of aerial attacks, as President Joe Biden announced he would mark one year since the invasion by visiting Kyiv's neighbour Poland.

Children rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 24,000

Rescuers pulled out children Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll approached 24,000 and a winter freeze compounded the suffering for nearly one million people estimated to be in urgent need of food.

Giroud ends Milan slump with Torino winner

Olivier Giroud ended AC Milan's dramatic slump with the only goal in Friday's 1-0 win over Torino which moved the champions back into the Serie A top four.

Stay or go: Turkish quake leaves few options for survivors

Eyes red, features drawn, Fidan Turan looks lost as she stands in the middle of the street, wondering whether she should leave her devastated Turkish city or stay through its post-quake recovery.

'Fearless' Sri Lanka sink South Africa in T20 World Cup opener

Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu said a fearless approach was key to her team's upset three-run win against hosts South Africa in the opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday.

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