Iran committed 'crimes against humanity' in 2019 crackdown: lawyers
Iran's government and security forces committed "crimes against humanity" in their suppression of huge nationwide protests in 2019, an international panel of lawyers probing the crackdown concluded on Friday.
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Bielsa wants 3mn euros compensation from Marseille
Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa is seeking three million euros ($2.93 million) in compensation from Marseille, the club he left in 2015, his lawyers told a French court on Friday.
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France midfielder Kamara ruled out of World Cup with knee injury
Aston Villa have confirmed France midfielder Boubacar Kamara will be out of action until after the World Cup with a knee injury.
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Tobacco giant Altria ends non-compete accord with Juul
Tobacco giant Altria said Friday it ended a non-compete agreement with Juul, which is mired in a fight with a US agency over its ability to sell vaping products.
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Stocks waver, pound wobbles on mixed data
Stock markets fluctuated and the pound seesawed on Friday as investors tracked fresh growth and inflation data at the end of another turbulent week.
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Man Utd boss Ten Hag 'convinced' Maguire can recover form
Manchester United manager Eric ten Hag says he is "convinced" Harry Maguire can turn his form around after another error-strewn display in England's Nations League match against Germany.
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Putin annexes four more Ukraine territories
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday annexed four territories in Ukraine controlled by his army at a grand ceremony in the Kremlin and urged Kyiv to lay down its arms and negotiate an end to seven months of fighting.
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Deadly hurricane heads for Carolinas after devastation in Florida
US forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to unleash life-threatening conditions on the Carolina states on Friday after causing devastation in Florida, where it killed at least 12 people with the toll expected to rise.
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Latvia's Russian-speakers fear becoming Ukraine war 'collateral'
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has complicated things for Latvia's Russian-speakers, already caught between an attachment to country versus cultural and linguistic identity and who now fear becoming collateral victims of Moscow's war.
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Key US inflation index shows signs of slowing in August
A closely-watched measure of US inflation showed the annual pace of price increases slowed slightly in August as energy costs fell and increases in food costs eased, according to government data released Friday.
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