Euro closes in on dollar parity, stocks rise
The euro neared parity with the dollar on Friday, as traders bet on the prospect of a eurozone recession caused by soaring inflation.
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Oldest European human fossil possibly found in Spain
A jawbone fragment discovered in northern Spain last month could be the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor found to date in Europe, Spanish paleontologists said Friday.
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Voters in Tory heartlands divided on Johnson's fate
In the Conservative heartland of Kent, retiree Mike Studholme says Prime Minister Boris Johnson was his own worst enemy -- and thinks a woman in the mould of Margaret Thatcher should take over.
Read moreUK PM faces calls to go now
Britain's Labour party on Friday threatened a bid to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of Downing Street immediately, following his resignation in the face of a cabinet uprising.
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Pogba lands in Turin before Juventus return
Paul Pogba landed in Turin on Friday ahead of the France midfielder's return as a free agent to Juventus, the Serie A club where he made his name.
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Pogacar triumphs on first Tour de France mountain
Already wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey defending, champion Tadej Pogacar overtook the last of a breakaway and his key rival Jonas Vingegaard in a last gasp burst atop a steep mountain ascent on Friday.
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Fiji's Nakarawa joins Castres with Rugby World Cup motivation
Lock Leone Nakarawa said on Friday he has joined Castres on a one-year deal to help him claim a spot in Fiji's squad at next year's Rugby World Cup.
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Item A on next British PM's agenda: inflation crisis
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is in suspended animation, including on economic policy, just as a cost-of-living crisis worsens for millions of Britons.
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FINA opens investigation into drugged and bruised Canadian swimmer
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) said Friday it will open an investigation after Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey claimed she was drugged without her knowledge at the end of the last World Championships.
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Dos Santos: Angola's secretive, all-powerful, long-time ruler
Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died Friday at the age of 79, ruled Angola for 38 years, using his nation's oil wealth to turn his family into billionaires while leaving his people among the poorest on the planet.
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