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Barca need Yamal at best without Raphinha for Atletico 'trilogy'

Barca need Yamal at best without Raphinha for Atletico 'trilogy'

Barcelona winger Raphinha's untimely injury heaps further pressure on teenage star Lamine Yamal ahead of the club's triple-header against Atletico Madrid.

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Ex-Springbok Smith has Glasgow 'flying' with Scotland job on the horizon

Ex-Springbok Smith has Glasgow 'flying' with Scotland job on the horizon

Ex-South Africa fly-half Franco Smith's record at Glasgow Warriors has boosted his credentials amid rumours he could be in line for the Scotland head coach job.

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UN Security Council delays vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz

UN Security Council delays vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz

The UN Security Council has postponed a vote scheduled for Friday on authorizing the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, according to the official program.

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Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle

Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle

Hundreds of Filipinos and tourists flocked to a sun-bleached field north of Manila on Good Friday to witness one of the country's most blood-soaked displays of religious fervour, undeterred by rising fuel prices driven by the Middle East war.

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Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid US pressure

Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid US pressure

Cuba's government announced Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a "humanitarian" gesture to mark Easter after previously pledging to release dozens amid heightened US pressure on Havana.

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Yamashita in three-way tie for lead at LPGA Aramco Championship

Yamashita in three-way tie for lead at LPGA Aramco Championship

Reigning Women's British Open champion Miyu Yamashita bounced back from an early bogey to join a three-way tie for the lead on Thursday in the LPGA Aramco Championship.

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Burkina junta chief says country must 'forget' democracy

Burkina junta chief says country must 'forget' democracy

The people of Burkina Faso must "forget" about democracy, said the country's junta ruler on Thursday in an interview broadcast on national television.

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Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosis

Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosis

A Japanese water plant is harnessing the natural process of osmosis to generate renewable energy that could one day become a common power source.

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Mangione federal trial over CEO murder delayed to January

Mangione federal trial over CEO murder delayed to January

The federal trial of Luigi Mangione in the killing of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been delayed further to January 2027, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

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Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon on historic mission

Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon on historic mission

Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon on Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century.

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