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New Zealand and Tonga meet for place in Rugby League World Cup final

Italy face unbeaten South Africa in Turin Nations Championship match

Reports of unsafe AI-toy responses renew calls for child-safety rules

ChatGPT interactive interface feature tested across six custom tools

Juneau food network combines difficult supply routes with deep sharing traditions

Freshways milk-price cut deepens pressure on UK dairy farms

India climbs green-transition ranking after first emissions decline in 25 years

Labour and National remain virtually tied as New Zealand vote count advances

Trump names Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff after midterm losses

The Good Daughter adapts Karin Slaughter thriller with Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy

Restored Albanian tower houses anchor new rural tourism trail

Heavy-lift drone evacuates wounded Ukrainian soldier from frontline kill zone

Sonia Gandhi reflects on family tragedy and reluctant political career

Morrison says West Brom recovered after pressure from successive derby losses

Finau seizes PGA Houston Open lead, Scheffler streak ends

Defending champion Tony Finau made four birdies and an eagle in his last seven holes to grab a two-stroke lead at the Houston Open on Friday as world number one Scottie Scheffler's streak of under-par rounds came to an end.

Collins looks to crown late-career revival against Rybakina

Danielle Collins is saving the best for last.

Aussie Green fires sizzling 61 for early LPGA lead in Arizona

Australia's Hannah Green went from under the weather to on top of the world Friday, reeling off six straight birdies to cap an 11-under-par 61 to grab the clubhouse lead at the LPGA Ford Championship in Arizona.

Togo parliament to review contested constitution reform

Togo's leader Faure Gnassingbe has sent a controversial constitutional reform that would allow lawmakers to elect the president back to parliament for "a second reading", a government minister announced Friday.

Lille climb to third in Ligue 1 with derby victory

Edon Zhegrova struck twice on Friday as Lille opened the Ligue 1 weekend by beating neighbours Lens 2-1 to jump to third in the table.

Venezuela's Machado urges international pressure over elections

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday urged the international community to heap more pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government to allow her coalition's chosen candidate to take part in July elections.

French court jails 'Tinder rapist' photographer for 18 years

A French court on Friday jailed a man for 18 years for raping and sexually assaulting several women he had lured on dating apps and social media to take their picture.

Pope Francis pulls out of Easter event at last minute

Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday, reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old's increasingly frail health.

'Daunting task' - Cranes arrive to clear Baltimore bridge debris

Three heavy lift floating cranes arrived in Baltimore harbor on Friday to begin what Maryland's governor described as a "remarkably complex operation" to clear crumpled girders from a collapsed bridge taken down by an errant container ship.

Former S.Africa leader Zuma survives car crash, party accuses ANC

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma survived a car accident overnight when his vehicle was struck by a drunk driver, but his newly created opposition group accused the ruling ANC party of being involved in the incident.

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