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US VP Harris calls for 'speedy' Zambia debt resolution

US VP Harris calls for 'speedy' Zambia debt resolution

US Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated calls for a "speedy finalization" of Zambia's debt restructuring on Friday, as she visited the country in the last stop of a continental tour.

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At least 11 killed in Pakistan Ramadan donation stampede

At least 11 killed in Pakistan Ramadan donation stampede

At least 11 people were killed in a crowd crush in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi Friday as a Ramadan alms donation sparked a stampede in the inflation-hit nation, police said.

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US sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

US sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment

US officials filed suit Friday against Norfolk Southern, seeking financial penalties after the company's toxic rail derailment in Ohio led to residential evacuations in early February.

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Cobbles will be key to Tour of Flanders win for Pogacar

Cobbles will be key to Tour of Flanders win for Pogacar

Tadej Pogacar said Friday he felt strong enough to win the Tour of Flanders but would have to choose the right moment to make his winning move.

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US expands access to EV subsidies in proposed rules

US expands access to EV subsidies in proposed rules

US officials proposed Friday guidelines that widen access to electric vehicle subsidies, bringing relief to countries like Japan and potentially the EU amid their fears of being excluded from Washington's spending bonanza.

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Mixed reception to UK unveiling trans-Pacific trade pact membership

Mixed reception to UK unveiling trans-Pacific trade pact membership

The UK's announcement that it will soon join 11 other countries in a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership -- the country's biggest post-Brexit trade deal to date -- earned a mixed reception on Friday.

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US white supremacist arrested in Romania

US white supremacist arrested in Romania

Romanian police have arrested the leader of an American white supremacist group wanted in the United States in connection with rioting, they said Friday.

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Ten Hag expects Rashford to be fit for Man Utd's Newcastle trip

Ten Hag expects Rashford to be fit for Man Utd's Newcastle trip

Erik ten Hag expects Marcus Rashford to be fit for Manchester United's Premier League trip to Newcastle on Sunday after the forward missed England's recent internationals due to injury.

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After pizza, prayer and baptisms, Pope set to leave hospital Saturday

After pizza, prayer and baptisms, Pope set to leave hospital Saturday

Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to children on a cancer ward on Friday, even baptising a baby, as he prepared to leave the hospital where he has been treated for three days.

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Brazil's Lula reschedules China trip for April 11-14

Brazil's Lula reschedules China trip for April 11-14

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who last week had to cancel a visit to China after coming down with pneumonia, has rescheduled the trip to April 11-14, his office said Friday.

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