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Erdogan inaugurates world's longest suspension bridge

Erdogan inaugurates world's longest suspension bridge

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday opened the world's longest suspension bridge over the Dardanelles strait in northwestern Turkey -- which cuts travel time between Asia and Europe to six minutes.

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Kyiv psychiatric home puts brave face on war

Kyiv psychiatric home puts brave face on war

Sometimes, when war makes the walls of her Kyiv psychiatric hospital shudder, head nurse Oksana Padalka hides so she can cry.

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US existing home sales fell in February amid supply crunch

US existing home sales fell in February amid supply crunch

Sales of existing homes dropped sharply in the United States last month as buyers struggled to afford homes that remained scarce, an industry survey said Friday.

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UN report to lay out options to halt climate crisis

UN report to lay out options to halt climate crisis

Nearly 200 nations gather on Monday to confront a question that will outlive Russia's invasion of Ukraine: how do we stop carbon pollution overheating the planet and threatening life as we know it?

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Seven charged in France over daylight robbery of 'Lupin' crew

Seven charged in France over daylight robbery of 'Lupin' crew

France has charged seven youths over a massive daylight robbery from a film crew shooting the new season of hit Netflix heist series "Lupin", French prosecutors said Friday.

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Barcelona face Frankfurt in Europa League quarters, West Ham draw Lyon

Barcelona face Frankfurt in Europa League quarters, West Ham draw Lyon

Barcelona were drawn to play Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals of this season's Europa League on Friday, while West Ham United will take on Lyon.

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Martinez trumps Pichardo for world indoor triple jump gold

Martinez trumps Pichardo for world indoor triple jump gold

Cuban triple jumper Lazaro Martinez upset Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo to claim the opening gold of the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade on Friday.

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'Our heroes': taxi drivers ferry Ukraine refugees to Spain

'Our heroes': taxi drivers ferry Ukraine refugees to Spain

After fleeing the war in Ukraine and reaching Warsaw by car and on foot, 22-year-old Khrystyna Trach had no idea how she would make it to Spain where her sister lives.

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Toyota pauses most Japan production after quake

Toyota pauses most Japan production after quake

The world's top-selling automaker Toyota said Friday it will halt operations on the majority of its Japanese production lines for three days as parts supply is hit by a recent powerful earthquake.

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Bank of Japan says no tightening as oil stirs inflation

Bank of Japan says no tightening as oil stirs inflation

Japan's central bank chief said on Friday the country will likely reach its key two-percent inflation target as oil rates surge, but the bank will continue monetary easing policies because the price rises are caused by external factors.

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