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Iran rocked by night of protests despite internet blackout: videos

Iran rocked by night of protests despite internet blackout: videos

Iranians staged their biggest protests yet of an almost two week movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, chanting slogans including "death to the dictator" and setting fire to official buildings, videos showed Friday.

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Stocks mixed ahead of US jobs, Supreme Court ruling

Stocks mixed ahead of US jobs, Supreme Court ruling

Stock markets were mixed Friday after a two-day stutter as traders look ahead to the release of crucial US jobs data and a possible Supreme Court ruling on Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.

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Swiatek romps to United Cup victory in 58 minutes

Swiatek romps to United Cup victory in 58 minutes

World number two Iga Swiatek defied a partisan crowd to thrash Australian Maya Joint in Sydney on Friday and give Poland the lead in their United Cup quarter-final.

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Procession of Christ's icon draws thousands to streets of Philippine capital

Procession of Christ's icon draws thousands to streets of Philippine capital

Tens of thousands of Philippine Catholics twirled white cloths and chanted "Viva, viva" as a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ was paraded through the streets of Manila on Friday in the nation's biggest annual religious event.

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Every second counts for Japan's 'King Kazu' at 58

Every second counts for Japan's 'King Kazu' at 58

Kazuyoshi Miura vowed Friday to show he still has what it takes aged 58 as the former Japan international striker gets set for his 41st professional football season.

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Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo

Syria's defence ministry announced a ceasefire in Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes between the army and Kurdish fighters forced thousands of civilians to flee.

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Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic missile after rejecting peacekeeping plan

Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic missile after rejecting peacekeeping plan

Russia hit Ukraine with its hypersonic Oreshnik missile overnight after rejecting the latest post-war peacekeeping plan, as part of a massive attack that set apartment blocks ablaze and killed at least four people in the capital Kyiv.

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Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti pummels Europe

Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti pummels Europe

Fierce winds battered France and Britain on Friday as Storm Goretti barrelled through northern Europe, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of households in plunging winter temperatures.

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Asian stocks mixed ahead of US jobs, Supreme Court ruling

Asian stocks mixed ahead of US jobs, Supreme Court ruling

Asian markets were mixed Friday after a two-day stutter as traders look ahead to the release of crucial US jobs data and a possible Supreme Court ruling on Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.

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Scores without power as Storm Goretti pummels Europe

Scores without power as Storm Goretti pummels Europe

Fierce winds battered France and Britain on Friday as Storm Goretti barrelled through northern Europe, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of households in plunging winter temperatures.

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