'So good to be home:' Griner speaks out after release from Russia
US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was "so good to be home" and vowed to play again for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.
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S.Africa's Ramaphosa favourite to keep ANC leadership despite scandal
Africa's ruling ANC party went into a closely watched conference Friday that is expected to re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as leader for a second term, despite a tarnishing cash-heist scandal.
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France accused as parcel bomb wounds Russian in Central Africa
The head of the Russian cultural centre in the Central African Republic was badly wounded Friday after opening a parcel bomb, Moscow's embassy said, amid accusations France was behind the blast.
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Timeline: Twitter mayhem since Musk takeover
Since buying Twitter, Elon Musk has made radical changes that have sparked fears for the future of the platform, from firing half the staff to restoring ex-president Donald Trump's account and suspending those of several journalists.
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France's Dembele says no room for World Cup sentiment for Messi
France star Ousmane Dembele has admitted he will have no room for sentiment for Lionel Messi in Sunday's World Cup final as the holders look to retain the trophy when they face Argentina.
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Kevin Spacey in UK court on new sex offence charges
Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey appeared in court in London via videolink from the Middle East on Friday, accused of seven new sexual offences against a man in the early 2000s.
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UK royals declare peace after race row with charity head
Buckingham Palace on Friday declared a reconciliation between Prince William's godmother and a black British woman who was repeatedly asked where she was "really" from.
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Serie A icon Sinisa Mihajlovic dies at 53
Sinisa Mihajlovic has died of leukemia at the age of 53, the family of the Serie A icon said in a statement on Friday.
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Putin 'planning for a long war' in Ukraine: NATO chief
Russia is readying for a protracted war in Ukraine and Kyiv's NATO backers must keep sending weapons until President Vladimir Putin realises he "cannot win on the battlefield", alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg told AFP on Friday.
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Pope to return three Parthenon fragments to Athens
Pope Francis is to return to Greece three fragments of Athens' Parthenon temple, in what the Vatican called Friday a gesture of friendship.
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