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Oil-rich Alberta votes on Canada breakup

'Special' to face friend Perez in Champions League, says Liverpool's Iraola

Israel announces arrests after West Bank settler attacks on Westerners

Monitor says Indonesia fires have burned nearly two million hectares

Guehi insists players have 'trust and belief' in Man City after charges

French PM says could declare state of emergency over unrest 'if needed'

UN climate panel head wants swift end to deadlock over key scientific report

Albanian PM warns of 'red line' after days of unrest

PM calls for curfews in France as govt grapples with unrest

Putin, Xi and Trump could meet at APEC summit: Kremlin

Man City's Semenyo out for up to eight weeks

Microsoft exits data centre deal in blow to UK AI ambitions

Australian lawmaker critically hurt in 'violent' vehicle attack

European stocks retreat as France violence spreads

Medvedev muscles into US Open third round

Daniil Medvedev recovered from a mini meltdown to beat Australia's Christopher O'Connell 6-2, 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2 and reach the US Open third round.

Rented electric scooters vanish from Paris streets

Parisians woke up on Friday to a world without rented electric scooters, loathed as a pedestrian-bothering nuisance by some but mourned by others.

'Bad days await': Istanbul dams run low in summer heat

The bank of screens in Ismail Aydin's Istanbul water management system control room flashes a worrying number: 29.7 percent.

Super Typhoon Saola sweeps towards southern China megacities

Tens of millions of people across southern China hunkered down Friday as Super Typhoon Saola swept towards the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, forcing the cancellations of hundreds of flights, shutting business and closing schools.

Hey Jude! Alcaraz marvels at 'one of the best' Bellingham

Carlos Alcaraz is not letting the defence of his US Open title get in the way of following his beloved Real Madrid -- and new signing Jude Bellingham's red-hot form for the Spanish giants.

Sudan refugees stranded without healthcare in Chad

Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Sudan's war have crossed into Chad to find themselves in overcrowded camps, sweltering in plastic huts and awaiting healthcare that never comes.

Flu-hit 'zombie' Jabeur into US Open third round

Ons Jabeur overcame a bout of flu that has left her feeling like a "zombie" to battle into the third round of the US Open on Thursday.

In Argentina, voters toy with ditching pesos for dollars

In inflation-hit Argentina, where rentals, cars, and appliances are increasingly priced in dollars to sidestep the volatile peso, a leading presidential candidate has sparked debate over whether to officially adopt the currency as a remedy to a battered economy.

Car bombs rock Ecuador capital as prisoners seize 57 guards, police

Ecuador's capital Quito was rocked by attacks with grenades and two car bombs overnight, followed hours later by inmates in six prisons taking hostage 57 prison guards and police officers on Thursday, officials said.

Filipinos' 'crazy passion' for basketball survives World Cup loss

Teenagers from a crowded Manila slum shoot hoops on a court bearing the shiny logo of the FIBA World Cup, the tournament where the Philippines team disappointed a basketball-mad nation.

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