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Juventus denied at the death, Sunderland make point in Poland in Europa League

Red Bull advisor Marko slams Horner memoir as 'collection of untruths'

Tens of thousands rally as Serbia heads to pivotal poll

France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk

Monet's 'Iris' fetches 50 mn euros at Paris auction

Rekindled Gucci desirability fails to light flame under Kering sales

L'Oreal sees double-digit sales growth

Thousands rally as Serbia heads to pivotal poll

Sri Lanka stun England with huge chase after Brook's 202

Marathon star Aga banned six years for doping and misleading investigation

Guatemala sentences former police officers in gay couple's killings

USA to host women's football Club World Cup in 2028 - FIFA

Nelson's erotic dream letter features in London auction

Finland grants licence for world's first nuclear waste repository

Bayern Munich rule out Boateng return

Bayern Munich will not bring back former defender Jerome Boateng, the club announced on Friday.

Fearless Scots ready to confront formidable Irish challenge

Scotland may have lost their last eight Tests against Ireland but "history doesn't scare" them, second row forward Grant Gilchrist said on the eve of their Rugby World Cup Pool B match.

Tongan coach Kefu slams 'ridiculous' World Rugby waiting period

Tonga head coach Toutai Kefu said on Friday the waiting period for a player to feature for two different countries is "ridiculous".

Amazon's challenge to Musk's Starlink to have first launch

Amazon is set to launch two satellites on Friday, in its first test mission as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink service.

Kenya's Ruto to ask China for $1bn loan, debt restructure

Kenyan President William Ruto will ask China for a $1-billion loan and a restructured debt payment plan, his deputy said Friday, despite having criticised his predecessor's heavy borrowing from Beijing.

Poland and Hungary clash with EU over migration reform

A furious row over planned changes to Europe's migration rules overshadowed an EU summit Friday, although supporters of the reform vowed opposition from Poland and Hungary would not derail it.

Hot US jobs data fails to take shine off markets

After an initial sag to digest hotter than forecast US employment data, Wall Street joined major European indices in positive territory Friday despite fears a bullish jobs market will likely keep interest rates higher for longer.

Pakistan overcome Netherlands and de Leede to win World Cup opener

Pakistan opened their World Cup campaign with a comfortable 81-run win against the Netherlands on Friday, overcoming an impressive performance from Dutch all-rounder Bas de Leede.

Pioneer shares rocket higher on ExxonMobil takeover reports

Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources surged more than 10 percent Friday following reports the shale producer is nearing a megadeal to be acquired by ExxonMobil.

Japan defy crowd to beat North Korea for Asian Games football gold

Japan were booed but kept their cool in an "interesting" atmosphere to beat North Korea 4-1 and retain their Asian Games women's football crown on Friday.

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