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Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency

Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent

'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold

UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal

EU talks deportations as five nations seek migrant centre in Africa

Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino

Kenneth Branagh examines the scars of Iraq war in 'Atonement'

Meidroth blasts White Sox through, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate

'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years

US government's new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking Trump

California roller coaster shut after brain damage claims

US tennis star Navarro reveals health battle, ends season

'French Oscars' reward femicide film but criticised for lack of women

The lack of women nominees was a talking point on Friday at the Cesar Awards, France's answer to the Oscars, despite the top prize going to a film focusing on femicide.

Howe's late mother in his thoughts ahead of Newcastle's Wembley date

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe will return to Wembley on Sunday looking to win the League Cup final against Manchester United in tribute to his late mother.

Chelsea boss Potter reveals email threats to family

Under-fire Chelsea manager Graham Potter has received emails threatening him and his family.

One year after Russia invasion, Zelensky eyes victory for Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Friday to do everything to defeat Russia this year, as the first Leopard tanks arrived in Ukraine on the anniversary of the start of Europe's largest conflict since World War II.

Hot US inflation leaves investors cold on equities while yen drops

Global stocks mostly fell Friday after the latest US inflation data added to worries that the Federal Reserve will enact more aggressive interest rate hikes.

Solomon plays super-sub again as Fulham rescue Wolves draw

Manor Solomon extended his hot streak as the Fulham forward came off the bench to rescue a 1-1 draw against Wolves in Friday's Premier League clash.

EU agrees new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine

The EU agreed a new round of sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion, the bloc's Swedish presidency announced.

Canada sending four more Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Canada is sending four additional battle tanks to Ukraine -- doubling its commitment -- and sanctioning an additional 192 Russian individuals and entities, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday.

First inmates transferred to El Salvador's new gangster prison

The first 2,000 inmates of a new prison built in El Salvador to accommodate more than 40,000 suspected gangsters targeted in President Nayib Bukele's "war" on crime, arrived at the facility Friday.

Brazil storm death toll rises to 54

The death toll from floods and landslides in southeast Brazil has risen to 54 people, the authorities said Friday, as Pope Frances sent a message of condolences.

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History says Fed can't tame inflation without recession: report