France focused on Olympic glory after positive Sevens start
Rugby sevens veteran Jonathan Laugel believes France have put themselves in a solid position to savour Olympic success after a pair of hard-fought wins on the opening day of the Singapore Sevens on Friday.
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Trump trial ends second week of combustible testimony
A second week of sometimes heated witness testimony wraps up Friday in the New York trial of Donald Trump, accused of covering up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
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Stocks heat up as US labour market cools
Stock markets rose Friday as cooling US job growth raised hopes of interest-rate cuts, while London hit another record high following speculation of a bidding war for mining giant Anglo American.
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Kenya on alert as it braces for first-ever cyclone
Kenyan President William Ruto put the flood-ravaged country on high alert on Friday and postponed the reopening of schools indefinitely as the nation braced for its first-ever cyclone.
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'End of an era': Reus to leave Dortmund at season's end
Borussia Dortmund veteran Marco Reus will leave after 12 years with the side at the end of the season, the club announced on Friday.
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High Court rules latest UK targets on climate unlawfully 'vague'
The High Court ruled Friday that the UK government had acted unlawfully when it approved elements of its plans to meet net-zero targets based on "vague and unquantified" information.
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US hiring slows more than expected in sign of cooler market
US job growth came in markedly below analyst expectations in April while unemployment crept up, government data showed Friday, signaling that the labor market is cooling.
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Real Madrid's Courtois to return after nine-month injury layoff
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will play his first match for the Spanish club after a nine-month injury layoff against Cadiz this weekend, coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed Friday.
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Germany, Czech Republic accuse Russia of cyberattacks
Germany and the Czech Republic on Friday blamed Russia for a series of recent cyberattacks, prompting the European Union to warn that Moscow would face consequences for its "malicious behaviour in cyberspace".
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Little hope of Ukraine breakthrough during Xi France visit: observers
French President Emmanuel Macron will next week make a new push to try and dissuade China's Xi Jinping from supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine but is unlikely to make a breakthrough on ending the conflict during the visit, observers say.
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