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De Bruyne, Walker miss Man City training ahead of Liverpool FA Cup semi

De Bruyne, Walker miss Man City training ahead of Liverpool FA Cup semi

Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker are major doubts for Manchester City's FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool on Saturday, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.

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Twitter adopts 'poison pill' defense against Musk buyout bid

Twitter adopts 'poison pill' defense against Musk buyout bid

Twitter moved Friday to defend itself against Elon Musk's $43 billion hostile takeover bid, announcing a plan that would allow shareholders to purchase additional stock.

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Climate activists block four of London's busiest bridges

Climate activists block four of London's busiest bridges

UK climate activist group Extinction Rebellion on Friday shut down four of London's busiest bridges, snarling traffic on the first day of the Easter bank holiday.

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Main Paris attacks suspect apologises to 'all victims'

Main Paris attacks suspect apologises to 'all victims'

The sole surviving member of the jihadist team that carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks apologised on Friday to the victims at the end of his trial testimony.

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Global warming: even cacti can't take the heat

Global warming: even cacti can't take the heat

Sixty percent of cactus species will wind up in less hospitable climates over the coming decades as global warming sets in, according to new research challenging the long-held assumption the iconic desert plants will thrive with more heat.

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Pope 'understands' governments that buy arms in war-wracked world

Pope 'understands' governments that buy arms in war-wracked world

Pope Francis said Friday he understood why governments buy weapons to defend themselves in a world wracked by war, as he prepared to preside over a traditional Easter procession.

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Macron clashes with Le Pen over Islamic headscarf ban

Macron clashes with Le Pen over Islamic headscarf ban

President Emmanuel Macron has clashed with his rival Marine Le Pen over her plan to ban women from wearing the Islamic headscarf in public, with an eye on the votes of Muslims in the second round of elections.

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Swiatek stretches win streak to 18 at Billie Jean King Cup

Swiatek stretches win streak to 18 at Billie Jean King Cup

Iga Swiatek marked her first match as world number one with an 18th straight victory as she steered Poland closer to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Friday.

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South Africa flood toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing

South Africa flood toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing

Police, army and volunteer rescuers on Friday widened the search for dozens still missing five days after the deadliest storm to strike South Africa's coastal city of Durban in living memory as the death toll rose to nearly 400.

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Davidovich Fokina beats Fritz to set up Monte Carlo semi with Dimitrov

Davidovich Fokina beats Fritz to set up Monte Carlo semi with Dimitrov

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina reached his first Masters semi-final on Friday adding Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz to his high profile scalps this week with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 win in Monte Carlo which set up a clash with Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.

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