Duplantis, Fraser-Pryce suffer rare defeats at Brussels Diamond League
Armand Duplantis and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce suffered shock defeats at the Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday.
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Sri Lanka's deposed ex-leader returns from exile
Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country Friday, an airport official said, seven weeks after he fled amid the island's worst-ever economic crisis.
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Gasly can join Alpine if price is right: Red Bull
Red Bull would not stand in the way of Pierre Gasly leaving Alpha Tauri to join Alpine next season, providing all the conditions for his release are met, senior consultant Helmut Marko said on Friday.
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Le Monde accused of 'censorship' for pulling op-ed on Macron
Leading French daily Le Monde on Friday faced accusations of censorship after it deleted an opinion piece that critically analysed President Emmanuel Macron's stance on Algeria, although the newspaper insisted it had contained an error of interpretation.
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US says sending envoy to Ethiopia, condemns Eritrea return to war
The United States on Friday dispatched an envoy to Ethiopia to seek an end to renewed fighting and condemned neighboring Eritrea for re-entering the conflict in the northern region of Tigray.
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Russia halts gas supplies to Germany
Russia has halted gas deliveries to Germany via a key pipeline an indefinite period after saying Friday it had found problems in a key piece of equipment, a development that will worsen Europe's energy crisis.
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It's raining diamonds across the universe, research suggests
It could be raining diamonds on planets throughout the universe, scientists suggested Friday, after using common plastic to recreate the strange precipitation believed to form deep inside Uranus and Neptune.
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Hamilton smiling again after improved Mercedes shine again
Five days after trudging away from his opening lap crash in Belgium, Lewis Hamilton rediscovered his smile and some optimism on Friday when he was third-fastest in opening practice for the Dutch Grand Prix.
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Rizwan helps Pakistan enter Asia Cup Super Four with huge win
Mohammad Rizwan propelled Pakistan into the Asia Cup Super Four Stage as their bowlers skittled out minnows Hong Kong for a record low of 38 on Friday.
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IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, a diplomat on the frontlines
With his dynamic manner and high-risk visit to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has been at the centre of recent coverage of Russia's invasion.
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