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Dams strain as water, death toll, keep rising in south Brazil

Former aide tells Trump trial of 2016 campaign 'crisis'

Adebayo rescues struggling Luton in draw against Everton

Hamas says delegation heading to Cairo for truce talks

Kramaric snatches late draw for Hoffenheim against Leipzig

Newey exit 'first domino to fall' at Red Bull says Brown

Rights group concerned over El Salvador constitutional reform

Auger-Aliassime in final as 'crazy' Madrid injury curse strikes again

'Star Wars' legend Hamill gives Biden The Force for elections

Lyles still dreaming of four Paris golds despite relay criticism

Indian, Hong Kong satirists win press cartoon award

China launches first probe to collect samples from far side of Moon

China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030.

Police clear pro-Gaza sit-in at top Paris university

Police entered Paris' Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fire political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Klopp says 'pressure is off' after Liverpool's late-season collapse

Jurgen Klopp said the "pressure is off" after his Liverpool team dropped out of the Premier League title race, urging his men to rediscover their best form in the final few games of his Anfield reign.

'Everyone wants to beat us': Leverkusen boss Alonso chasing invincibility

With his Bayer Leverkusen side three games from a record-breaking unbeaten season, manager Xabi Alonso said Friday he knows the team has a target on their heads.

TJ Perenara sets Super Rugby try record in Hurricanes win

All Blacks scrum-half TJ Perenara claimed a record 63rd Super Rugby try as the Wellington Hurricanes sealed a 41-12 home win over the New South Wales Waratahs on Friday.

Paris drag queen targeted over Olympic torch relay role

A French drag queen chosen to take part in the torch relay for the Paris Olympics has been abused online and criticised by conservatives after being unveiled in a video this week.

Campus protests over Gaza war hit Australia

Hundreds of supporters of Israel and Gaza faced off at a Sydney university Friday, bringing echoes of US college protests and Middle East tumult to a campus and continent on the other side of the world.

Japan town begins blocking Mt Fuji view from 'bad-mannered' tourists

Work has begun in a small Japanese town to erect a barrier blocking views of the country's most famous sight, Mount Fuji, after locals complained of bad behaviour by photo-hungry tourists.

Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast.

Premier League leaders Arsenal hope for Man City slip-up in title race

Arsenal resume their quest for Premier League glory against Bournemouth this weekend knowing they have no margin for error with Manchester City hot on their heels.

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