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Rafts on Rome's Tiber River cool down overheated tourists

In Senegal's Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away

Top seeds Sabalenka, Zverev stunned in Cincinnati fourth round

Messi scores first goal since father's death in Miami draw

PSG start Ligue 1 defence with eye on Champions League hat-trick

Mercedes and Max: What to watch as F1 returns for Dutch GP

Arsenal can become world's best club: Arteta

Japan's King Kazu, 59, scores twice from spot to make cup history

North Sea drilling tests UK govt climate pledge

Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu

Mourinho begins second Real Madrid reign with Barca in his sights

Messi scores first goal since father's death

US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time

Brazilian narco violence spills over into tranquil Bolivia

Remains of British journalist Dom Phillips identified: Brazil police

Brazil's Federal Police said Friday it had officially identified the remains of British journalist Dom Phillips, who was found buried in the Amazon after going missing on a book research trip.

Queen's champion Berrettini into semi-finals as Peniston's dream run ends

Champion Matteo Berrettini booked his place in the semi-finals of the Queen's Club ATP grass-court tournament with a straight sets win over Tommy Paul on Friday as British rookie Ryan Peniston's dream run finally came to an end.

Deal reached on US 5G antennas near airports: FAA

The Federal Aviation Authority said Friday that mobile operators AT&T and Verizon have reached an agreement with airlines for the gradual deployment of additional 5G antennas around US airports.

Leclerc may face automatic grid penalty at Canadian GP

Charles Leclerc's bid to re-boot his title challenge suffered a blow on Friday when Ferrari confirmed he may face a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

More Cuban protesters jailed as US blasts 'unfair' trials

A day after the United States sanctioned five Cuban officials over "unfair trials" for anti-government protesters, officials in Havana said Friday that another 33 have been sentenced, bringing the total to 414.

French screen legend Jean-Louis Trintignant dead at 91

France lost a screen legend on Friday -- actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, who died at the age of 91, was hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as "a wonderful artistic talent".

Verstappen on top in opening Canadian GP practice

World champion and series leader Max Verstappen topped the times for Red Bull in Friday's opening practice at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Hasan double strike pegs back West Indies

Mehidy Hasan's two wickets in two overs at the end of the session pegged West Indies back although the home side were still well placed at 231 for six in reply to Bangladesh's first innings total of 103 at tea on the second day of the first Test on Friday.

Poles carpet streets with flowers for Corpus Christi

Katarzyna Kaczmarek carefully arranges petals on the pavement in front of her house -- part of a long colourful flower carpet snaking its way through her village of Spycimierz in central Poland.

Fraser-Pryce thinks she can run 'even faster', eyes 2024 Olympics

Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce believes she can run faster than she ever "dreamed possible" and has not given up on appearing at the 2024 Olympics.

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