'Suck it' - Joel Embiid jabs French fans ahead of Olympic basketball final
Joel Embiid had a succinct message for jeering French fans Friday as he and his USA teammates prepared to take on the host nation for Olympic men's basketball gold.
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Maduro heads to Supreme Court hoping to cement disputed vote win
President Nicolas Maduro is set to appear before Venezuela's Supreme Court on Friday, as he asks the top judicial body to affirm his disputed reelection.
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USA face France in mouthwatering Olympic men's basketball final
The United States, chasing a fifth straight men's Olympic basketball crown, are gearing up for a fierce challenge from France in a hostile Bercy Arena after two scintillating semi-finals set up a dream gold medal game at the Paris Olympics.
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German cyclist Friedrich breaks women's sprint world record
Germany's Lea Friedrich smashed the women's sprint world record on Friday, just minutes after New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews did the same.
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Celtic captain McGregor retires from Scotland duty
Celtic captain Callum McGregor announced his retirement from international football on Friday after winning 63 Scotland caps.
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Spain seeks answers after Puigdemont evades arrest
Fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has left Spain for Belgium after briefly addressing supporters in Barcelona, his party said Friday, raising questions over how he was able to evade arrest again.
Read moreRussia scrambles troops, arms to defend Ukraine incursion
Russia on Friday said it was deploying more troops and munitions to a frontier region where Ukraine has mounted a major ground offensive, while Russia struck a supermarket in east Ukraine, killing at least 10 people.
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Gazans flee destroyed Khan Yunis as new Israel operation begins
Crowds fleeing Khan Yunis after an Israeli evacuation order gave way to empty streets on Friday as Palestinian residents tried to escape a new Israeli military operation in Gaza's main southern area.
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Botswana gets the afternoon off to celebrate its first Olympic gold
President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave Botswana the afternoon off on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo, the country's first Olympic gold medallist and the first African to be crowned 200-metre champion at a Games.
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Researchers discover 1,400-year-old seagrass in Finland
Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known seagrass in Finland, using a new method to determine the age of aquatic plants that put it at 1,403 years old, they said this week.
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