Asian markets mostly rise on US debt ceiling optimism
Hopes that lawmakers are edging closer to a deal to hike the US debt ceiling lifted spirits in Asia on Friday, though traders remain nervous as a deadline to avert a calamitous default draws closer.
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Man arrested after four killed in Japan gun and knife attack
Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people, including two police officers, in a gun and knife attack.
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Russia passports forced on Ukrainians 'to erase identity'
Before fleeing occupied Ukraine, Victoria was getting squeezed to apply for a Russian passport she said she never wanted as "I'm a citizen of Ukraine".
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Man Utd's Champions League return clouded by ownership uncertainty
Manchester United are back in the Champions League but a bright future under Erik ten Hag remains clouded by uncertainty over the ownership of the English giants.
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'One for the romantics' as Luton and Coventry battle to reach Premier League
Football's richest game has been billed as "one for the romantics" as Luton and Coventry clash for a place in the Premier League on Saturday after decades in the wilderness.
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Real Sociedad aiming for Champions League return against Atletico
Real Sociedad have not reached the Champions League for a decade but Imanol Alguacil's side can qualify for Europe's premier competition with just two more points from their remaining two La Liga games.
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Dortmund, Bayern on knife-edge as German title race goes to wire
Borussia Dortmund are on the brink of being crowned German champions for the ninth time as they prepare to face Mainz on the final day of the Bundesliga season on Saturday, breaking Bayern Munich's decade-long hold on the title.
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Milan clubs face pursuers in race for Serie A top four places
As champions Napoli continue their victory tour at Bologna on Sunday, the remaining important business in Serie A could be wrapped up on the penultimate weekend of the Serie A season.
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Wayne Smith takes mentoring role with All Blacks, Black Ferns
Women's World Cup-winning coach Wayne Smith was Friday appointed as "mentor" to both the All Blacks and Black Ferns, vowing to "challenge norms" and "think outside the box".
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Fungi and plants clean up California pollution
In an industrial wasteland in Los Angeles, Kreigh Hampel is uprooting California buckwheat with a pitchfork to find out how much lead it has absorbed.
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