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Chiclayo prays for recovery and return of the 'Peruvian pope'

Wall Street grills Bank of America over money laundering fine

Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after cancer operation

Barcola scores hat-trick as Liverpool hit LASK for six

Mekies extends contract as Red Bull team principal until 2031

Healthy corals help bleached neighbors regain color: study

Indonesia rescues starved orangutan from fires: officials

Hope ton helps West Indies level T20 series at 2-2 in India

Real Madrid's Vinicius banned for Clasico after red card

Ukraine war reaches shores of Bulgarian fishing village

Restrictions expose Ukraine's Starlink dependency in Russia war: observers

Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after lung cancer operation

Brazil probing 'criminal' origin of forest fires: minister to AFP

Espada out as Astros manager while Mattingly stays with Phillies

Top-seeded Fritz flies past Nishikori into ATP Atlanta semi-finals

Top-seeded Taylor Fritz powered past former world number four Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Atlanta Open.

Bangladesh major hub for tiger poaching: study

Bangladesh remains a major hub for the poaching of endangered tigers despite government claims of a successful crackdown on pirate groups involved in the trade, according to research published Friday.

US, European stocks push higher as inflation eases

Wall Street rebounded Friday and eurozone stocks edged higher on data showing easing inflation, while the yen yo-yoed after Japan's central bank tweaked its ultra-loose monetary policy.

Ski champion Miller and wife say kids recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning

Former Olympic skiing champion Bode Miller and his wife, Morgan, received a scare this month when three of their children were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning, Morgan Miller said on Instagram on Friday.

Disqualified Ukrainian fencer Kharlan awarded Olympics place and reinstated

Ukrainian fencer Olha Kharlan was awarded a place in the 2024 Paris Olympics by the IOC on Friday after she was disqualified at the world championships for refusing to shake the hand of her Russian opponent.

Senegalese opponent Sonko arrested

Leading Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was arrested on Friday, members of his party, a senior security official and a lawyer told AFP, although the precise reasons for the arrest were unconfirmed.

Juventus kicked out of Europe over financial rules breach

Juventus were kicked out of next season's Europa Conference League on Friday for breaching financial fair play rules, UEFA announced.

'What are the rules?' Broad stumped over Ashes run-out

Stuart Broad joked he does not know the rules after the TV umpire ruled Australia's Steve Smith was not run out in the fifth and final Test at The Oval on Friday.

Ship blaze off Dutch coast losing 'intensity'

Rescuers were on Friday finally able to board a cargo ship packed with electric vehicles that caught fire off the Dutch coast but authorities said the flames, though less intense, still pose a risk to nearby natural sites.

Russia retains allies, despite the Ukraine conflict

Despite the military intervention in Ukraine and efforts by the West to paint Russia as a pariah state, Moscow can still count on support from several African, Latin American and Asian governments, including that of heavyweight China.

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