'Hostile' US policies on China risk dividing world: Stiglitz
"Hostile" US policies on China risk splitting the world into two blocs, Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz told AFP on Friday, urging the West to offer investment not "lectures" to developing countries.
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Gaza fighting enters fourth day amid hopes for truce
Israel's military launched further strikes on Gaza Friday after militants fired rockets from the territory, on the fourth day of fighting which has killed dozens of Palestinians and one in Israel.
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Markets mixed as traders weigh inflation, China talks and debt ceiling
Markets were mixed Friday as traders weighed a range of issues including US debt ceiling hopes, high-level talks between Washington and Beijing, banking sector uncertainty and more signs of a slowing economy.
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UK economy ekes out growth in first quarter
Britain's economy grew 0.1 percent over the first quarter despite weakening in March, official data revealed Friday, as output continues to be hit by high inflation and strikes.
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Pakistan ex-PM Khan arrives in court after unlawful arrest
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan appeared at court for a bail hearing on Friday, after the Supreme Court ruled unlawful his arrest this week that triggered deadly clashes across the country.
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World sport returns to China after years of Covid cancellations
China will next week host its first major international sports event since abandoning strict Covid rules, heralding the return of elite competition to the country after more than three years.
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Jokic triple-double as Nuggets down Suns, Tatum keeps Celtics going
The Denver Nuggets crushed the Phoenix Suns 125-100 on Thursday to become the first team to reach the NBA conference finals as the Boston Celtics forced a decisive game seven against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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'I want it banned': reality TV targeted in Serbia after shootings
Serbian TV is a diet of women being beaten and threats issued at gunpoint. But this is not fiction. It is reality shows where, among others, infamous mobsters and war criminals are the stars.
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Bitter race for top UN migration job enters home stretch
After months of an unusually acrimonious leadership battle, the International Organization for Migration next week holds elections to decide whether its current chief or his next-in-command will steer the UN agency for the next four years.
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Australian former rugby and NFL player jailed for sex assault
Former Australia rugby league star and San Francisco 49er Jarryd Hayne was jailed on Friday for four years and nine months for sexually assaulting a woman in 2018.
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