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Chiclayo prays for recovery and return of the 'Peruvian pope'

Wall Street grills Bank of America over money laundering fine

Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after cancer operation

Barcola scores hat-trick as Liverpool hit LASK for six

Mekies extends contract as Red Bull team principal until 2031

Healthy corals help bleached neighbors regain color: study

Indonesia rescues starved orangutan from fires: officials

Hope ton helps West Indies level T20 series at 2-2 in India

Real Madrid's Vinicius banned for Clasico after red card

Ukraine war reaches shores of Bulgarian fishing village

Restrictions expose Ukraine's Starlink dependency in Russia war: observers

Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after lung cancer operation

Brazil probing 'criminal' origin of forest fires: minister to AFP

Espada out as Astros manager while Mattingly stays with Phillies

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Markets diverge as China economic pledges disappoint

Stock markets diverged Friday as traders were disappointed by China's latest boosts to its beleaguered economy and looked ahead to a key US Federal Reserve meeting next week.

Liverpool boss Slot defends Nunez despite drop in standard

Arne Slot insisted Darwin Nunez is still an important part of Liverpool's plans despite the struggling striker falling below the "standard" in the Champions League win against Girona.

Gukesh championship win fuels chess dreams in India

India's aspiring chess players and their parents woke up Friday with big dreams after 18-year-old hometown hero Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world champion.

Vlhova's return to skiing delayed by cartilage problem

Reigning Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova's return to skiing after a year-long absence has been delayed by cartilage problems, her team said on Friday.

Vindicated by Yoon's martial law, S. Korea's conspiracy theorists vow backing

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's dark claims of communist infiltration when declaring martial law last week may have seemed to many like a throwback to the Cold War.

Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia

Conservationists in Cambodia on Friday celebrated the discovery of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in the critical Southeast Asian waterway plagued by illegal fishing, habitat loss and plastic waste.

Israel orders troops to 'prepare to remain' in Syria buffer zone through winter

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to "prepare to remain" throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.

'Lives at risk': Women's medical training ban threatens Afghan health sector

From her private hospital in Afghanistan's capital, doctor Najmussama Shefajo predicts a rise in maternal mortality rates "within three or four years", following the latest restrictions on women's education.

Syria's new rulers call for victory celebrations in streets

Syria's rebel chief called on people across the country to celebrate "the victory of the revolution" on Friday, as G7 leaders looked to forge a common approach to the new government.

'Into the New World': the K-pop song that became South Korea's protest anthem

A cheerful song by one of the most successful K-pop girl groups has emerged as a protest anthem for thousands of South Koreans rallying for President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.

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