In-demand Hoeness extends at Stuttgart until 2027
In-demand Stuttgart manager Sebastian Hoeness' contract was extended by two years until 2027 on Friday, a reward for taking the side from relegation candidates to Champions League contention.
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Burmester, Ancer lead as LIV makes Hong Kong's historic golf club face the music
LIV Golf made its debut in Hong Kong Friday with a dragon dance on the first tee and electronic music thumping, but after 18 holes it was Dean Burmester and Abraham Ancer who shut out the noise to top a stacked leaderboard.
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Sleepless nights for mothers of Palestinians jailed in occupied West Bank
"I don't sleep anymore," Latifa Abu Hamid said while looking at pictures of her children hanging on the walls of her living room, two women and 10 men. All have passed through Israeli prisons.
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'Dragon Ball': Japan's manga powerhouse
Kung-fu-style fights, a monkey-tailed boy and the search for seven magical dragon balls: since its debut in 1984, Japan's "Dragon Ball" manga has captured imaginations worldwide.
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Hazlewood stars as Australia dominate day one against New Zealand
A five-wicket haul by paceman Josh Hazlewood ensured Australia finished Friday with the upper hand against New Zealand on a wicket-laden opening day of the second Test in Christchurch.
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'Unpaid therapist': what Taylor Swift means to her fans
About 300,000 Taylor Swift fans from Singapore and around the region were expected to flock to the city-state this week for the megastar's six sold-out concerts.
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Japan couples file suit seeking separate surnames
Six couples sued the Japanese government on Friday seeking the right to use different surnames after marriage, filing the case to coincide with International Women's Day.
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Two decades after Madrid attacks, jihadist threat to Spain changed
Twenty years ago, a large, well-organised terror cell planned and staged the deadly Madrid train bombings, but today the jihadist threat facing Spain comes from lone wolves and small self-radicalised groups.
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Nigeria targets cryptocurrency in bid to end naira freefall
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is halting operations in Nigeria's naira currency as the government puts cryptobusinesses under increasing scrutiny.
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France's Macron to seal abortion becoming constitutional right
France's President Emmanuel Macron is on Friday to oversee abortion becoming a constitutional right at a special ceremony in Paris to mark the world first.
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