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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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Sabalenka gets revenge over Keys in repeat of Australian Open final

Sabalenka gets revenge over Keys in repeat of Australian Open final

World number one Aryna Sabalenka sent an Australian Open warning as she beat Madison Keys on Friday in Brisbane in a repeat of last year's Melbourne final.

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Fresh from China, South Korea president to visit Japan

Fresh from China, South Korea president to visit Japan

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Japan next week for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Seoul said Friday, days after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.

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Injured Kimmich to miss icy Bundesliga return for Bayern

Injured Kimmich to miss icy Bundesliga return for Bayern

Bayern Munich vice-captain Joshua Kimmich is expected to miss his side's clash with Wolfsburg on Sunday due to injury, as the Bundesliga resumes amid icy conditions across Germany.

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Rybakina has little hope of change to tennis schedule

Rybakina has little hope of change to tennis schedule

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina said Friday she agreed with Aryna Sabalenka's description of the tennis schedule as "insane" -- but does not see it changing.

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Osimhen, Nigeria seek harmony with Algeria up next at AFCON

Osimhen, Nigeria seek harmony with Algeria up next at AFCON

Led by Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, Nigeria's form at the Africa Cup of Nations has offered cause for optimism ahead of Saturday's heavyweight quarter-final against Algeria despite reports of unrest in the squad.

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US immigration agent's fatal shooting of woman leaves Minneapolis in shock

US immigration agent's fatal shooting of woman leaves Minneapolis in shock

The snow-lined street in the midwestern city of Minneapolis where Renee Nicole Good was gunned down by an immigration agent Wednesday lies less than a mile from the site of another slaying that shook Americans.

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After fire tragedy, small Swiss town mourns 'decimated generation'

After fire tragedy, small Swiss town mourns 'decimated generation'

A tiny Swiss village is reeling from the "unimaginable" loss of numerous young people in the New Year inferno at a ski resort bar, including seven players on the same football team.

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