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Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO

Samson relishing battle with teen star Sooryavanshi for India spot

Stocks head higher as traders prepare for Fed decision

Pickle-flavoured tart? AI inspires Japan's convenience stores

English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre

Macau holds first closed-door national security trial

Hong Kong unveils plan to align economy with China's goals

Bank of Japan set to raise rates under pressure from inflation, US

Brazilian voters the latest to eye Bukele security model with envy

Zverev, Shelton back on court for Davis Cup qualifiers

EU chief hosts Canada's Carney in push to 'deepen' alliance

Peace is a 'dangerous' word in Russian city heading to polls

EU chief to unveil social media, gaming curbs for under-15s

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

White rhinos return to Mozambique park after 40 years

A Mozambican park welcomed its first white rhinos in 40 years on Friday after 19 of the threatened animals completed a 1,600-kilometre (thousand-mile) truck ride from South Africa, conservationists said.

Sampaoli leaves Marseille amid differences with club bosses

Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli said on Friday he had left Marseille because of differences with the club's hierarchy after guiding them back to the Champions League.

Djokovic eases through at Wimbledon as women's draw loses six appeal

Novak Djokovic comfortably reached the last 16 at Wimbledon on Friday while Maria Sakkari became the sixth top-10 women's seed to crash out in the first week.

Sainz edges revived Hamilton in second Silverstone practice

Carlos Sainz outpaced local hero Lewis Hamilton in Friday's second practice at the British Grand Prix, his Ferrari edging the revived Mercedes by one tenth of a second on a rain and wind-affected day.

French police bust gang selling fake Bordeaux wine

French police have broken up a gang that had allegedly produced hundreds of thousands of bottles of fake Bordeaux wine in an elaborate counterfeiting operation, prosecutors said on Friday.

Stocks choppy, dollar frothy

Stock markets wobbled on Friday while the dollar shot higher against the euro and pound as investors fretted about interest rate hikes and a possible recession.

Best still to come from 'legend' Salah after signing new Liverpool deal

Jurgen Klopp said Mohamed Salah's best years are still ahead of him after the Liverpool star ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract on Friday.

Biles, Denzel Washington, Rapinoe among winners of top US honor

Gymnastics star Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late tech visionary Steve Jobs have been named as recipients of America's highest civilian honor, the White House said Friday.

Ukraine says Russian missiles kill 21 near Odessa

Missiles slammed into a Ukrainian apartment building and a recreation centre early Friday, killing 21 people and wounding dozens in the Odessa region, in attacks swiftly condemned by Germany.

WHO calls for 'urgent' action in Europe over monkeypox

The World Health Organization called on Friday for "urgent" action to prevent the spread of monkeypox in Europe, noting that cases had tripled in the region over the past two weeks.

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