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Dutch say won't participate in 'no longer' neutral Eurovision

Kenyans get creative to join manga cosplay craze

Kenyan farmers turn to bugs as organic demand grows

Pant, Jurel half-centuries take India past 400 in Sri Lanka Test

'His feet are his pillars': Nepal para swimmer gives all for Asian glory

Migrants, rescue ships face threats, harassment at sea: aid group

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

UEFA's Ceferin tells Infantino to go, but 'not interested' in replacing him

Hyundai union back in wage talks after rare full-day strike

Oil falls as Trump pledges economic war on Iran

Shein grapples with EU backlash, but clients keep coming

Yamashita marches to nine-shot win in LPGA Canadian Women's Open

Key facts about Chinese-founded fast-fashion giant Shein

Gauff powers past Pegula to win US Open warm-up in Cincinnati

Paris suspends electric bus fleet after fires

Dozens of electric buses will be taken off the streets of Paris temporarily "as a precaution" after two of the vehicles caught fire, public transport operator RATP said Friday.

Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr win English football writers' awards

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted footballer of the year by sportswriters in England, while Chelsea's Australian striker Sam Kerr won the women's award.

Niger to vaccinate children against malaria

Niger has approved the vaccination of children under the age of five against malaria with a ground-breaking British vaccine, the health minister has told AFP.

Dozens hurt in fresh clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa site

Fresh clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound injured 42 people on the last Friday of Ramadan, following weeks of violence at the flashpoint religious site.

Eurozone economy hit by Ukraine war fallout

The eurozone economy felt the fallout from the Ukraine war as output slowed and inflation stayed at record levels in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, imperilling Europe's recovery from the pandemic.

Hong Kong student gets five-years for Telegram 'secession' messages

A Hong Kong judge increased a university student's jail sentence to five years on Friday for messages sent on Telegram advocating the city's independence from China and calls to resist communist rule.

French growth crashes to zero in first quarter

The French economy flatlined in the first quarter as households reduced their consumption due to rising inflation and the war in Ukraine, the national statistics agency said Friday.

Man Utd's Greenwood to remain on bail over rape allegations

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood will remain on bail until mid-June over allegations he raped and assaulted a young woman.

Bucha survivors haunted by 'nightmare' of Russian occupation

When Vitaliy Zhyvotovskyi closes his eyes, he sees captives wearing white bags over their heads just like the people that Russian troops led into his house at gunpoint.

Tesla recalls second batch of cars in China on safety concerns

US car giant Tesla has recalled more than 14,600 cars in China over a software fault that could lead to safety risks, the country's market regulator said Friday, the firm's second callback in a month.

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