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Missing passengers likely went down with sunken ferry: N.Cyprus official

George Clooney says US run by 'least qualified people'

Premier League clubs splash cash to smash transfer record

Melting glaciers an 'immediate' climate risk: author of UN report

Venice to roll out red carpet for 'lucky' Clooney on opening night

Folarin Balogun's move to Everton collapses

'Humiliated' Aubameyang quits Gabon national team

Pacific islands to face food shortages over global warming: scientists

France sees limited economic hit from drought, heatwaves

Venice jury head Maggie Gyllenhaal questions lack of women directors

Bus crash in Egypt's Sinai kills 22, including 10 Jordanians

UN says world must navigate 'reality' of 1.5C overshoot

Messi departure leaves Argentina facing rebuild after golden era

10 missing as Turkish cargo ship sinks after collision off Istanbul

Macau casino giants pledge $15 billion for 10-year licences

Six Macau casino firms agreed Friday to invest a total of 118.8 billion patacas ($15 billion) after being granted 10-year operating licences, with the bulk of the money pledged to non-gaming projects.

Spanish great Busquets announces international retirement

Spanish midfielder and 2010 World Cup winner Sergio Busquets announced his international retirement on Friday.

FIFA to 'revisit' plan to scrap four-team groups: Infantino

FIFA looks set to revise plans to introduce three-team groups for the 2026 World Cup, world football chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday.

Iranians hit streets again as protests enter fourth month

Dozens took to the streets Friday in Iran's restive southeast, footage shared by rights groups showed, as a wave of protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death entered a fourth month.

Apartment fire leaves 10 dead in France's Lyon

Ten people died including five children Friday in a pre-dawn blaze at a rundown seven-storey apartment building in a deprived suburb of the French city of Lyon, the government said Friday.

Stocks, oil prices extend losses on recession fears

Stock markets dropped further Friday on prospects of more aggressive rises to interest rates to fight sky-high inflation, renewing concerns over the global economy entering recession next year.

FIFA chief announces plans for 32-team Club World Cup

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino announced plans on Friday for a 32-team Club World Cup from 2025, despite reported opposition from Europe's biggest clubs.

Pallister sweeps freestyle triple as world records fall at short course championships

Australia's Lani Pallister completed a sweep of the 400-800-1500m triple at the World Short Course Championships Friday as Canada's Maggie MacNeil broke her own 50m backstroke world mark and two relay records tumbled.

Gill, Pujara hit tons as India dominate Bangladesh in first Test

Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara each struck a century as India took control of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Friday.

Morocco to host Club World Cup in February, expanded event to start in 2025

Morocco will host the next Club World Cup in February, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Friday, while the planned expanded version of the competition is now set to start in 2025.

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