Record high Colombian cocaine production in 2023: UN
Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said Friday.
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McLaren boss blasts rival's comments on Norris as "tasteless"
McLaren team boss Zak Brown on Friday slammed Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko's comments on Lando Norris's mental strength as "tasteless".
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El Salvador activists acquitted after contentious trial
A court in El Salvador on Friday acquitted six former guerrillas, including five anti-mining campaigners, whose trial for a civil war era murder was criticized by fellow environmentalists as politicized.
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FIA inspect Red Bull car's to check controversial set-up device
FIA technical inspectors visited the Red Bull garage after Friday's opening practice at the United States Grand Prix to check on the champion's controversial ride-height device fitted in the cars' footwell.
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Power plant failure triggers blackout across cash-strapped Cuba
Cuba was plunged into a nationwide blackout Friday after the island's biggest power plant failed, the energy ministry said, coming on the heels of weeks of extended outages across the cash-strapped country.
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US budget deficit widens to $1.8 tn, third highest on record
The United States on Friday reported a budget deficit of $1.8 trillion for the past year, widening from 2023's level on greater spending, including for interest on the public debt.
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Google wins delay opening Android app store to rivals
A US judge on Friday let Google put off opening Android-powered smartphones to rival app shops while the tech titan appeals an order to do just that.
Read moreGlobal markets mixed as investors weigh earnings and China GDP
Global stock markets went different directions on Friday as investors weighed better-than-expected Chinese economic growth data, a eurozone interest-rate cut and strong US corporate earnings.
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Harris targets Trump's age after report of exhaustion
Kamala Harris questioned Donald Trump's fitness for office Friday as the oldest major-party White House candidate in history faced speculation that he is "exhausted" after backing out of a spate of interviews.
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Guirassy saves Dortmund's blushes against St Pauli
Serhou Guirassy scored the winner with seven minutes remaining to send Borussia Dortmund past St Pauli 2-1 at home in the Bundeslige on Friday.
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