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America unites in mourning for Dolly Parton

French flight attendant wins landmark breast cancer ruling

Meta and US states discuss settlement in landmark social media trial: report

Sri Lanka 83-2 after India enforce follow-on in second Test

Fire haze threatens health of millions in Indonesia, ministry warns

Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 infants

Senegal-made sickle cell treatment raises hopes, reduces costs

Iceland to vote on resuming EU talks in close referendum

North Korea to 'bring joy' to Kim with 100 athletes at Asian Games

'Our patron saint': Tennesseans mourn local hero Dolly Parton

Australian police hunt thieves in $250,000 oyster heist

England bid to banish booze woes as Pakistan seek self-respect

High quality, low risk: record number of Japanese in Premier League

Asian Games chiefs hold talks as participant numbers balloon

Hilary Mantel: bringing ghosts to life

Hilary Mantel, whose death was announced on Friday, communed with ghosts throughout her life: the ghosts from history that stalked her fiction, the ghosts of her Irish Catholic ancestors and the ghosts of her unborn children.

Mbappe revels in greater 'freedom' with France

Kylian Mbappe admitted he enjoys having more "freedom" when playing for France than he does with Paris Saint-Germain after his superb goal set the World Cup holders on their way to a 2-0 win over Austria on Thursday.

Strong winds, heavy rains hit Bermuda as Hurricane Fiona skirts by

Gusts of 100 miles an hour and driving rain buffeted Bermuda early Friday, leaving thousands without power and fearing coastal damage as Hurricane Fiona, a powerful Category 3 storm, slid past the Atlantic island.

Recession-bound UK fights inflation with tax cuts

The UK's new government on Friday unveiled a multi-billion-pound package to support households and businesses hit by the highest inflation in decades, cutting taxes as the nation heads for recession.

Ruthless Raducanu surges into Seoul semi-finals

Emma Raducanu won three matches in a row at a tournament for the first time since her US Open triumph as she blew away Magda Linette to reach the Korea Open semi-finals on Friday.

McEnroe upbeat on future of tennis despite Federer exit

John McEnroe says Roger Federer and Serena Williams are "irreplaceable" but that tennis "goes on no matter what" as the Swiss prepares to play his final match on Friday.

Hong Kong scrapping quarantine for international arrivals

Hong Kong announced Friday it will end mandatory hotel quarantine, scrapping some of the world's toughest travel restrictions which have battered the economy and kept the finance hub internationally isolated.

Australia's Miller fastest in opening Japanese MotoGP practice

Australia's Jack Miller went fastest in opening practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday as MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo battled pain to go third.

Markets endure further losses, dollar rises as central banks turn screws

Asian markets fell again Friday and the dollar extended gains as part of a global sell-off fuelled by recession fears after central banks around the world ramped up interest rates to fight decades-high inflation.

Australia's Miller fastest in opening Japan MotoGP practice

Australia's Jack Miller went fastest in opening practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday as MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo battled pain to go third.

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