Ivory Coast bets on solar in clean energy drive
The sun beats down from a cloudless sky on the town of Boundiali, where Ivory Coast's first solar power plant embodies the drive to embrace clean energy without abandoning fossil fuels.
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Chelsea sign Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Chelsea have signed defender Tosin Adarabioyo from Premier League rivals Fulham on a free transfer.
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Chiefs power past Reds to reach Super Rugby semi-finals
The Waikato Chiefs booked their place in the Super Rugby semi-finals as All Blacks hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho grabbed two tries in a 43-21 win over the Queensland Reds on Friday.
Read morePhilippines accuses Chinese boats of 'dangerous' actions in high-seas medevac
As two Philippine vessels meet on the high seas to transfer a sick Filipino soldier, China Coast Guard boats shadow, block and bump them, according to video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Friday.
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'Black day': Pakistan reels from USA T20 World Cup stunner
Pakistan cricket fans were hurt and angry Friday after a stunning T20 World Cup loss to hosts the United States, describing it as a historic rock-bottom for their beloved national sport.
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Hong Kong's visually impaired dragon boat team builds community
Slicing their oars through the dark-green waters of a Hong Kong river, a dragon boat team of visually impaired rowers paddled in unison as their coach yelled out instructions.
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India's Modi thanks coalition MPs for 'complete' support
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked allied lawmakers Friday for unanimously agreeing to back his third term in office, after an unexpectedly close election forced his party to rely on coalition partners to keep him in power.
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LGBTQ Georgians fear Russia-style crackdown
In Georgia's oldest gay bar, Tato Londaridze carefully stepped around construction materials as he set out his ambitious plan to put a stage for drag queens on the dance floor.
Read moreSamsung workers in South Korea stage first strike: union
Workers at tech giant Samsung Electronics in South Korea staged the first strike at the company on Friday, the head of a major union representing tens of thousands of people said.
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Chinese robot developers hope for road out of 'uncanny valley'
A disembodied woman's head mugged and grimaced, aping the facial expressions of a user on a nearby laptop as visitors to the China Humanoid Robot Developer Conference watched in fascinated unease.
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