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Argentina charges five over death of singer Liam Payne

Sporting deaths of the year -- Part II

Shahidi, Bennett star as Afghanistan draw Zimbabwe Test

LeBron James prepares to follow those who kept winning after 40

Sporting deaths of the year -- Part I

No Santa rally for stocks as equities slide

Serbian court jails parents of Belgrade school shooter

AC Milan hire Conceicao after firing coach Fonseca

German security chiefs face questions over Christmas market attack

Former Serbian minister among 13 charged over fatal train station accident

S.Africa coach Conrad unapologetic about 'easy' route to Test final

Metaverse builders grapple with sex harassment conundrum

Nina Jane Patel felt confined and under threat as the male avatars closed in, intimidating her with verbal abuse, touching her avatar against her will and photographing the incident.

FIFA urged to eject Iran from World Cup over women stadium ban

FIFA on Friday faced calls to sanction Iran and even throw its team out of the 2022 World Cup finals over the Islamic republic's renewed failure to allow women to attend an international football match.

Fernandes signs new Man Utd deal till 2026

Bruno Fernandes extended his contract at Manchester United till 2026 on Friday in a deal expected to make the Portuguese midfielder one of the club's highest earners.

'Dying with dignity': Dutch mark 20 years of euthanasia

Golden butterflies adorn the walls of the Netherland's only euthanasia expertise centre, put up in remembrance of thousands of patients who have chosen to die with dignity over the past two decades.

China readies Covid plan after Asian Games venues completed

Competition venues for the Asian Games have been completed six months before the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou hosts athletes from across the region, organisers said Friday.

Sri Lanka's all-powerful Rajapaksas under fire

Anger is boiling over in Sri Lanka at the country's worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, much of it directed at the island nation's all-powerful Rajapaksa family.

Singapore reopens borders after two-year Covid closure

Singapore fully reopened its borders to all vaccinated visitors Friday after a two-year coronavirus closure, with arrivals saying it felt "wonderful" to travel again without onerous restrictions.

Shanghai residents frustrated by food shortages, prolonged lockdowns

Shanghai residents voiced growing frustration on Friday at confusion over a week of snap Covid lockdowns, taking to social media to complain about food shortages and bewildering stay-at-home orders.

Young Sami return to reindeer herding despite climate fears

In the snowy Arctic darkness Suvi Kustula throws bundles of lichen to her excitable herd of reindeer, their antlers lit up by her van's headlights.

Kenya jail goes green to fix sewage woes and protect sea

Heading north from Mombasa, the unmistakable whiff of a foul stench in the air was as reliable as any mile marker for motorists taking the highway along the Kenyan coast.

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