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Hosts Canada, Mexico and USA thrive in their World Cup
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Europe's baked rice bowl seeks escape from drought
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Japan beat Italy 27-10 in Nations Championship opener
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Ukraine says still fighting for eastern stronghold
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Struggling German auto supplier Continental to sell unit
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Mali hit by new wave of coordinated attacks
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Pope urges Europe to protect migrants in visit to island frontier
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New Zealand edge France 34-32 in thriller to open Nations Championship
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Mass protests in Germany as far-right AfD meets
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Pope defends migrants at Mediterranean island frontier
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France face Philly furnace as World Cup last 16 gets under way
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Pope to defend migrants at Mediterranean island frontier
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Australia goalkeepers were in dark about World Cup shootout switch
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US turns 250 as Trump warns of 'attack' on American identity
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Billboards, cologne and flowers: Turkish capital gets NATO makeover
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Feels like 'victory': Cape Verde celebrates heroic World Cup defeat
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Trump says American identity under 'renewed attack' as US turns 250
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Haaland's stetson, Cape Verde's pride: World Cup last-32 moments
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World Cup serves up Wimbledon dilemma: football or tennis?
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Colombia overcome Ghana to reach World Cup last-16
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Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin in Iran
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Cape Verde show anything is possible at World Cup with 'big hearts'
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Trump set for Mount Rushmore address as US turns 250
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Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran
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New species of ghost shark may have been found in Costa Rica
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Mass protests expected as German far-right AfD meets
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Argentina advance after Cape Verde World Cup scare, Egypt through
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Argentina survive Cape Verde scare to reach World Cup last 16
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Huge crowds expected as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran
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England v Mexico World Cup game kickoff time unchanged: FIFA
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Swift and Kelce marry as global stars swarm 'royal wedding'
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McDonald's, bus station convert into Venezuela quake clinics
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Hurdles record-breaker Tharp says 'sky's the limit'
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'Super typhoon' Bavi heads for US Pacific islands
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Salah says 'had to do it' after coolest of penalties in World Cup win
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England seek end to Australia agony in Women's World Cup final
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Australia's Popovic on defensive as gamble fails in World Cup exit
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President-elect Fujimori hails 'new chapter' for Peru
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Maiden ton for Udara as Sri Lanka pile on the runs in 2nd Test
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Global celebrities pay court at Swift, Kelce "royal wedding"
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Norway pin hopes on Haaland against Brazil in World Cup last 16
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Dangerous heat wave roasts America's big birthday party
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Egypt down Australia to reach World Cup last 16, Cape Verde face Messi
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Egypt edge Australia on penalties to reach World Cup last 16
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Families demand help with recovering Venezuela's quake victims
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France braced for extreme heat threat in World Cup clash with Paraguay
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England's Rashford unfazed by high-altitude Mexico World Cup test
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Iranians begin to gather for Khamenei funeral ceremonies
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In Brazil, Bolsonaro family airs feud ahead of elections
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England v Mexico World Cup kickoff could be moved earlier: source
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US charges three Iranians over Trump campaign hack
The United States unveiled charges Friday against three individuals as it accused Iran of election interference, saying malicious actors had hacked the campaign of former president Donald Trump.
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Pope in Belgium says Church must 'seek forgiveness' for sexual abuse
Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" for the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the clergy's dark past looms large.
Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' targeted again with soup in UK after activists jailed
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Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after crash at worlds
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New York mayor in court to face corruption charges
New York's scandal-plagued Mayor Eric Adams arrived in court Friday where he was due to answer multiple fraud and bribery charges that have shocked the city.
Heirs claim back Rembrandts from top Dutch museum
The heirs of a prolific Dutch art collector are demanding that one of the country's top museums return 25 paintings, including eight works by Rembrandt, because they are not on permanent display.
Hurricane leaves millions without power, four dead in southeast US
Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions of customers across the southeast United States on Friday and left at least four dead after it slammed into the Florida coast.
Ireland fines Meta 91 mn euros over EU data breach
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Friday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 91 million euros ($102 million) for password-security breaches.
Taken from mother by nuns, victim finds solace in pope Belgium visit
Pope Francis on Friday said he was "saddened" to learn about a little-known scandal that still troubles Belgium: the "forced adoption" of newborns taken from their mothers, with the complicity of nuns.
60 'survivors' accuse ex-Harrods boss Al-Fayed of sex abuse: lawyers
Around 60 women have now come forward to allege they were sexually abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, lawyers representing them said on Friday.
US officials warn weakening storm Helene still 'dangerous'
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French rape trial sparks timid debate about masculinity
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Weakening Hurricane Helene still 'extremely dangerous,' officials warn
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EasyJet founder makes life hard for 'brand thieves'
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Pope to meet sexual abuse victims in Belgium visit
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Ailing New Zealand butterfly collector gives away life's work
A New Zealand enthusiast spent half a century amassing one of the world's largest private butterfly collections. As death nears, he has handed this life's work of 20,000 specimens to a museum.
US regulator urges safety checks on some Boeing 737 rudders
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'I need to go': Floridians make final preparations for Hurricane Helene
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Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan accused of sexual assault
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New York mayor charged with years of bribery, fraud
New York's scandal-plagued Mayor Eric Adams was charged Thursday with wire fraud, soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations and bribery conspiracy -- stunning charges that fueled calls for him to resign.
Quito fires coming under control after choking capital
Firefighters in Ecuador's capital were battling the remnants of major forest fires on Thursday that had sent massive plumes of smoke above Quito earlier this week, amid a record drought.
New York mayor charged with bribery, fraud in bombshell indictment
New York's scandal-plagued mayor Eric Adams was federally charged Thursday with crimes including wire fraud, soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations and bribery conspiracy, a stunning indictment unsealed amid calls for him to resign.
'The last straw': gang-plagued Ecuador now fighting record fires
Ecuador's capital Quito, already reeling from a spate of horrific gang violence, is now fighting fires with limited water amid the country's worst drought in six decades.
Family urges UK govt to secure release of Egyptian dissident
The family of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah urged the UK government on Thursday to act to ensure his release in three days' time, when he will have served a full five years in custody.
'Catastrophic' Hurricane Helene races towards Florida
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Ex-Harrods owner Al-Fayed presided over 'toxic culture': managing director
Harrods' managing director on Thursday said his former boss Mohamed Al-Fayed, who is accused of sexual assault by dozens of women, presided over a "toxic culture of secrecy, intimidation, fear of repercussion and sexual misconduct".
Federal agents raid New York mayor's residence after indictment
US federal agents raided the official residence of New York Mayor Eric Adams early Thursday ahead of the expected announcement of criminal charges against the former city cop once touted as a rising Democratic Party star.