Netherlands wary of 'big-hearted' South Africa in World Cup last 16
Coach Andries Jonker has warned his Netherlands team to expect a South Africa side that gives their "heart and soul" when they meet in the Women's World Cup last 16 on Sunday.
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Trump, in friendly US south, calls indictment 'ridiculous'
Former president Donald Trump appeared before ardent supporters in the deeply conservative southern state of Alabama on Friday, dismissing the latest federal indictment against him a day earlier as an "illegal and unconstitutional travesty."
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Top climate fundraiser offers defense of disruptive protests
For years, Margaret Klein Salamon labored behind the scenes to try to convince politicians about the existential threat posed by climate change.
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Lula to host S.American summit on saving the Amazon
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will host a regional summit next week with planetary stakes, as leaders of the countries that share the Amazon seek a roadmap to save the world's biggest rainforest.
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W. Africa military chiefs agree plan for possible Niger intervention
West Africa's regional bloc said Friday its military chiefs have agreed a plan for a possible intervention in Niger, after the junta failed to restore civilian rule there following last week's coup.
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New York riot erupts as influencer touts game console giveaway
A New York gathering called by a popular online influencer drew an unexpectedly large crowd on Friday and degenerated into violence that left people injured, prompting a massive police turnout, authorities said.
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US 'pausing' some assistance programs to Niger government: Blinken
The United States is suspending some aid programs to the Niger government, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, more than one week after the country's president was toppled in a coup.
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'Breaking Bad' actor Mark Margolis dies at 83
Mark Margolis, who played the sinister, wheelchair-bound cartel don Hector Salamanca in acclaimed TV shows "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul," has died aged 83, his family said Friday.
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Fritz fightback ousts Murray while Pegula wins at Washington
Top-seeded Taylor Fritz outlasted three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-4 and faced a quarter-final later on Friday at the rain-hit Washington Open.
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W.Africa military chiefs agree plan for possible Niger intervention
West Africa's regional bloc said on Friday its military chiefs had agreed a plan for a possible intervention in Niger, after it failed to restore civilian rule there following last week's coup.
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