Mercer helps Montpellier to first Top 14 title
Montpellier beat Castres 29-10 on Friday to win their maiden French Top 14 title in a re-run of the 2018 final, as English No. 8 Zach Mercer played a leading role.
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US recession would be 'necessary price' to defeat inflation: IMF chief
With inflation rising sharply, and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the United States is facing an increased risk of a downturn, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Friday.
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Abortion access threatened in half of US states
The US Supreme Court's overturning of America's constitutional right to abortion gives all 50 states the freedom to ban the procedure, with nearly half expected to do so in some form.
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Indigenous farewell for expert killed in Amazon
Bruno Pereira, the Brazilian Indigenous expert murdered in the Amazon with British journalist Dom Phillips, was given a moving sendoff Friday by members of one of the tribes he had spent his life and work defending.
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Stocks and oil rally as rate-hike worries ebb
Global stock markets and oil prices jumped higher on Friday following recent heavy losses as the weakening economic outlook moderates expectations about central bank monetary tightening.
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Bairstow glad of 'momentum transfer' against New Zealand
Jonny Bairstow indicated England were ready to dispense with cricket orthodoxy after his latest stunning century against New Zealand sparked a storybook rally in the third Test on Friday.
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Cuba jails two dissident artists for nine, five years
A Cuban court has sentenced two artists critical of the communist state to nine and five years in prison, officials said Friday, the latest in a string of heavy penalties doled out to government dissenters.
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Friends at first sniff: People drawn to others who smell like them
It's often said that people who click right away share "chemistry."
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West Indies tear through Bangladesh batting in second Test
Bangladesh's suspect batting line-up was again exposed as they slipped to 159 for six at tea after being in put in to bat by the West Indies on the opening day of the second and final Test in St Lucia on Friday.
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Kvitova to face Ostapenko in Eastbourne final
Petra Kvitova will play fellow former Grand Slam champion Jelena Ostapenko in the final of the Wimbledon warm-up event at Eastbourne.
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