Bagnaia defies pain to top times in San Marino practice
Francesco Bagnaia defied crash injuries to top the times in Friday's second practice session for the San Marino and Rimini Riviera MotoGP.
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France's new PM constructs cabinet under far right shadow
France's new right-wing prime minister Friday sought to cobble together a government capable of mustering parliament backing, as critics lambasted the president for turning the far right into a kingmaker after snap polls.
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Stocks wobble as investors weigh US jobs data
Global stock markets struggled for direction Friday as investors weighed US jobs data that could determine the size of interest rate cuts.
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Seeing and being seen in Venice's first Singapore film
Singapore's first film in the Venice Festival's main competition, Yeo Siew Hua's "Stranger Eyes", is a complex reflection on voyeurism, surveillance and fractured visions of people's lives.
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Malaysia Airlines finds 'potential issue' on A350-900 engine
Malaysia Airlines said on Friday it had found a "potential issue" with the engine of an Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet but added that it had been resolved.
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French mass rape suspect among 'worst sexual criminals', says daughter
The daughter of a Frenchman on trial for enlisting strangers to rape his drugged wife Friday described him as "likely one of the worst sexual criminals in past 20 years".
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Dutch match US export curbs on semiconductor machines
The Dutch government announced Friday broader restrictions on exports of semiconductor-making machines produced by sector heavyweight ASML, aligning itself with US curbs on technology at the centre of trade tensions with China.
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England's Duckett leads charge against Sri Lanka in 3rd Test
Ben Duckett's typically quickfire fifty guided an England side chasing a series whitewash against Sri Lanka to 76-1 before bad light forced an early lunch break on the first day of the third Test at the Oval on Friday.
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'Blessed' Papua New Guinea welcomes pope during landmark tour
Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims have flocked to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea's capital where Pope Francis landed late Friday on a landmark visit.
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Google 'anti-competitive' over online ad tech: UK
US tech titan Google employs "anti-competitive practices" with regards to online advertising, Britain's competition watchdog concluded Friday in provisional findings of a two-year long investigation.
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