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Leader Herbert, Burns equal record 62 at British Open, DeChambeau docked two shots

DeChambeau's British Open charge hit by two-shot penalty

Yankees' Judge improving, but not ready for baseball activities

Tech share selloff rolls on, oil prices jump on Mideast clashes

None shall pass: Spain's defence ready to thwart Messi in World Cup final

Messi eyes second World Cup crown at the scene of his lowest ebb

China's Kimi K3 rattles US AI industry

Herbert hopes British Open 62 woke Australian kids in the night

Herbert takes Open lead, equals Burns' round of 62

Norris misses winning, resents intrusions in private life

'Great innings ends': Cricket mourns West Indies great Sobers

Thousands protest sacking of Ukraine defence minister: AFP

Fickle winds whip up huge Spanish wildfire

Latin America’s age trap

Putin's peace threshold

China's silicon reckoning

Saudi Arabia’s Costly Mirage

Ukraine accuses Hungary of taking 'hostage' bank staff carrying $40 mn

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary on Friday of taking "hostage" a group of Ukrainian bank employees who were reportedly transporting $40 million and nine kilograms of gold.

Aston Martin chief Newey says no quick fix to vibration problems

Aston Martin chief Adrian Newey said Friday that a vibration issue plaguing their cars was "sucking all energy" out of the team with star driver Fernando Alonso in "a hard mental place".

Japan approves stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's in world first

Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with the therapies expected to reach patients within months.

Heavy attacks hit Tehran as Israel says war in 'new phase'

Heavy attacks were reported in Tehran on Friday after Israel said it was hitting "regime infrastructure" in a "new phase" of the war it launched with the United States against Iran.

North Korea thrash Bangladesh in Women's Asian Cup warning

Three-time champions North Korea extended their perfect start to the Women's Asian Cup with a 5-0 demolition of outclassed Bangladesh on Friday.

Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal national security conviction: lawyer

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal his national security conviction that saw him sentenced to 20 years behind bars last month, his legal team said Friday, without providing a reason.

Eight dead, four missing in Brazil seniors home collapse

At least eight people died on Thursday when a nursing home collapsed in the southern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, as firefighters searched through the rubble for four missing people.

Paralympics brace for tense opening as Russia comes in from the cold

The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics start on Friday with an opening ceremony clouded by a boycott by several countries in protest at Russian athletes competing under their national flag for the first time since 2014.

Leclerc edges Hamilton to go fastest in first Australian GP practice

Charles Leclerc outpaced Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton to top the timesheets in first practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday as drivers grappled with sweeping new engine changes.

Equities mostly drop as Mideast crisis rages, though oil dips

Most stocks in Asia fell Friday as the war in the Middle East showed no sign of ending, though there was some reprieve from the surge in oil prices after the United States looked to ease supply concerns.

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