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'Sacrificed futures': German chemical workers protest looming job cuts

'Sacrificed futures': German chemical workers protest looming job cuts

Waving placards reading "Broken Agreements, Sacrificed Futures", hundreds of workers from chemical titan BASF protested in Berlin Friday over plans to axe jobs in Germany and shift them to Asia.

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Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert

Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert

Deep in the desert of Niger, scientists have unearthed an unknown species of dinosaur, a giant fissvery of its kind in more than a century.

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Pakistan promise final flourish as they await T20 World Cup fate

Pakistan promise final flourish as they await T20 World Cup fate

Fast bowler Salman Mirza vowed on Friday that Pakistan will finish the Super Eights with a flourish against already-eliminated Sri Lanka, whether or not they still have hopes of reaching the semi-finals.

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Kurdish Iranian groups in Iraq eye opportunity for change at home

Kurdish Iranian groups in Iraq eye opportunity for change at home

In the Iraqi mountains near Iran, an exiled Kurdish Iranian commander told AFP that whether or not the US launches strikes on Iran, he will still seek regime change in order to win self-determination for the Kurds.

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Suter wins as Aicher closes gap on absent Vonn in downhill title race

Suter wins as Aicher closes gap on absent Vonn in downhill title race

Germany's Emma Aicher reduced the gap to World Cup downhill leader Lindsey Vonn, whose season ended with her horror crash at the Olympics, after finishing fourth behind race winner Corinne Suter in Soldeu on Friday.

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Man City have learnt lessons from Real Madrid clashes: Guardiola

Man City have learnt lessons from Real Madrid clashes: Guardiola

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City have learnt valuable lessons from their long-running Champions League rivalry with Real Madrid after they were pitted against the Spanish club in Friday's last 16 draw.

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Isolated Kremlin critics lament lost future at Nemtsov memorial

Isolated Kremlin critics lament lost future at Nemtsov memorial

On a bridge next to the Kremlin on a drizzly Friday morning, a lone Russian police officer stood looking at the half-dozen bunches of flowers laying in memory of slain opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.

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India logs 7.8 percent quarterly growth after data overhaul

India logs 7.8 percent quarterly growth after data overhaul

India's economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the last quarter of 2025 driven by solid consumer spending, data released Friday showed, using a new framework that calculates economic output more accurately.

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UN urges action to prevent full civil war in S.Sudan

UN urges action to prevent full civil war in S.Sudan

The UN rights chief voiced alarm Friday at the deteriorating situation in South Sudan, calling for "urgent action" to avert a return to full-scale civil war.

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Starmer vows to take fight to rivals after 'seismic' UK Labour heartlands loss

Starmer vows to take fight to rivals after 'seismic' UK Labour heartlands loss

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to fight "the extremes in politics" after left-wing and hard-right parties both beat his ruling Labour in a crunch vote in a traditional stronghold.

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