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Liverpool confirm Slot will replace Klopp as manager

Pogacar 'good enough' to win Giro d'Italia and Tour de France

Cargo ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge towed to port

'God works slowly': NGO ship rescues 35 Bangladeshis off Malta

Dominican Republic's President Abinader wins resounding re-election

England relish 'fear factor' of returning paceman Archer

Israel, Hamas reject bid before ICC to arrest leaders for war crimes

Explosive Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival

Demi Moore transforms for Cannes body horror 'The Substance'

Spain demands Milei public apology for 'corrupt wife' comment

Gold hits record high as Iran shock triggers haven support

Del Potro, eying retirement, pulls out of Rio Open

Argentine great Juan Martin del Potro has pulled out of the Rio Open, organizers said on Friday a decision that could signal the end of his career.

Yorkshire regain right to host England matches after racism scandal

England cricket chiefs lifted a ban on Yorkshire staging international matches on Friday following the club's handling of a racism scandal that rocked the game.

Stocks rattled by US inflation surge

European and Asian stock markets fell Friday on fears the Federal Reserve will move more aggressively to tighten monetary policy to tame decades-high inflation.

Eight killed in Rio police raid on slum

A police raid on a Rio de Janeiro slum erupted into an intense firefight Friday, leaving eight alleged drug traffickers dead, authorities said.

Don't just blame climate change for weather disasters

As a pioneer in so-called attribution science -- establishing a link between extreme weather and climate change -- Friederike Otto is adamant that the rising toll of heatwaves and hurricanes cannot be explained by global warming alone.

UN science report to sound deafening alarm on climate

Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual meeting Monday to finalise what promises to be a harrowing scientific overview of accelerating climate impacts that will highlight the urgent need to cut emissions -- and prepare for the challenges ahead.

Defections sap rightwing hopeful in French presidential race

The conservative right-wing challenger to Emmanuel Macron in the looming French presidential vote grappled Friday with a wave of defections, while hoping former president Nicolas Sarkozy would finally offer his full-throated support.

West Ham's Zouma available to face Leicester despite cat abuse video

West Ham manager David Moyes says Kurt Zouma will be available for Sunday's Premier League match at Leicester despite the controversy over the defender's cruel treatment of his cat.

England cricket chiefs lift international match ban imposed on Yorkshire after racism scandal

England cricket chiefs on Friday lifted a ban on staging international matches imposed on Yorkshire after a racism scandal that rocked the game.

Original 'Cool Runnings' racer has big plans for Jamaican bobsleigh

One of the pioneering Jamaican bobsleigh team which first competed at the 1988 Winter Games and inspired the movie "Cool Runnings" has big plans for racers from the Caribbean island at future Olympics.

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