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'Last resort': Donors hope to offer Gaza lifeline with air drops

'Last resort': Donors hope to offer Gaza lifeline with air drops

With the humanitarian situation in Gaza increasingly desperate, the United States said Friday that it would join some of its Arab and European allies in delivering emergency relief from the sky.

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Hundreds gather at tributes to Navalny in cities around Europe

Hundreds gather at tributes to Navalny in cities around Europe

Admirers of Alexei Navalny staged tributes in cities around Europe as the Russian opposition leader was laid to rest in a cemetery in Moscow.

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'Last resort': US to join in aid air drops to desperate Gaza

'Last resort': US to join in aid air drops to desperate Gaza

With the humanitarian situation in Gaza increasingly desperate, the United States said Friday it will join some of its Arab and European allies in delivering emergency relief from the sky.

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America's biggest pharmacy chains announce abortion pill rollout

America's biggest pharmacy chains announce abortion pill rollout

America's two biggest pharmacy chains said Friday they will begin dispensing prescription abortion pills in a limited number of states where it's legal.

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Winds threaten to fuel huge Texas wildfire as blizzard hits California

Winds threaten to fuel huge Texas wildfire as blizzard hits California

Gusty weekend winds were threatening to worsen a million-acre wildfire that has already killed two people in the southern US, as a monster blizzard engulfed California's mountains Friday.

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Chad opposition says soldiers 'executed' leader ahead of election

Chad opposition says soldiers 'executed' leader ahead of election

Chad's main opposition on Friday accused junta soldiers of having executed its leader "at point blank range" in an assault on the party's headquarters ahead of a long-promised May election.

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Alonso feeling great after hinting at retirement

Alonso feeling great after hinting at retirement

Fernando Alonso on Friday qualified in sixth place for Saturday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and declared he felt "great" two days after hinting at retirement.

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Verstappen's Bahrain pole delivers relief to Red Bull and Horner

Verstappen's Bahrain pole delivers relief to Red Bull and Horner

Max Verstappen delivered some much-needed relief for his Red Bull team on Friday when he resisted Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to claim pole position for Saturday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

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El Shahat gives Ahly victory over Young Africans and top spot

El Shahat gives Ahly victory over Young Africans and top spot

Hussein el Shahat from Al Ahly of Egypt became the leading CAF Champions League scorer this season on Friday, netting in a 1-0 win over Young Africans of Tanzania.

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Musk sues OpenAI over 'betrayal' of mission

Musk sues OpenAI over 'betrayal' of mission

Elon Musk has launched a legal case against OpenAI, the AI firm he helped to set up in 2015, accusing its leaders of a "betrayal" of its founding mission.

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