Roglic Tour de France redemption in ruins after latest withdrawal
After two falls in the previous two days, Primoz Roglic withdrew from the Tour de France before Friday's 13th stage with his bid for the title in tatters ahead of a pair of daunting mountain stages this weekend.
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Nepal's Maoist PM loses parliamentary confidence vote
Nepali Prime Minister and former Maoist guerrilla commander Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday barely 18 months after taking office, throwing open the Himalayan republic's revolving door leadership.
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Saudi Arabia to host first Esports Olympics in 2025
Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Esports Olympics in 2025 the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.
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Rwandan mother aims to prove that politics is for all
Her three-month-old daughter swaddled on her back, Jeanne d'Arc Nyiramahirwe is determined to make her voice heard as she runs for a parliamentary seat in Rwanda's elections.
Read moreEuropean stock markets extend gains
European stock markets on Friday extended recent gains but Tokyo tanked with focus firmly on central bank activity.
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At least two dead as scaffolding collapses in Switzerland
At least two people were killed and nine injured Friday when scaffolding collapsed off a 19-story building under construction in the western Swiss city of Lausanne, police said.
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Suspect arrested over UK crossbow triple murders
A man wanted in connection with the deaths of the wife and two daughters of a British horseracing commentator has now been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said on Friday.
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Anderson bows out of Test cricket a winner as England thrash West Indies
James Anderson bowed out of international cricket on the winning side as England thrashed the West Indies by an innings and 114 runs on the third day of the first Test at Lord's on Friday.
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Battles rock Gaza City after mass evacuation order
Heavy combat and bombardment hit Gaza City and other parts of the Palestinian territory on Friday as mediators pushed on with efforts to halt the war raging into its tenth month.
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New UK coal mine plans appear doomed under new government
Contentious plans to open the UK's first new coal mine in decades appeared doomed Friday after it emerged the new Labour government will not defend the project's previous approval in court.
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