Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts
French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday as a protest movement that has forced the closure of some 400 establishments showed no sign of abating.
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Alex Marquez clocks record lap at MotoGP Japan practice
Spain's Alex Marquez set a new lap record at the Japan MotoGP Friday in a practice session dominated by the Ducati-Gresini rider in only his second season at the top level.
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Eala-conqueror Wang wins Asian Games tennis gold and Olympic berth
China's Wang Xiyu, fresh from conquering top seed Alexandra Eala, toppled Zhang Shuai to win Asian Games women's tennis singles gold on Friday -- and a ticket to the Los Angeles Olympics.
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Tom Kim leads Asian Games golf in chase to avoid military service
Tom Kim stormed to the top of the third-round men's golf leaderboard at the Asian Games on Friday as he chases a gold medal to keep him from a spell in South Korea's military.
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'Kinda cool' Raygun made breakdancing famous, Asian Games B-girls say
Rachael "Raygun" Gunn's Olympic breakdancing performance made her known worldwide for the wrong reasons, but some of Asia's best "B-girls" gave the Australian their full support on Friday, saying: "She made breaking famous."
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Asian stocks hit as oil spike fans rate hike bets, eyes on US jobs
Most Asian stocks dropped Friday as investors grow increasingly concerned about surging oil prices and bond yields, while key jobs data later in the day will be pored over for an idea about the Federal Reserve's next interest rate move.
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Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting wins 'monumental' Asian Games gold
Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting won a "monumental" Asian Games gold on Friday and said she was "grateful for making it through" after considering quitting following a major gender row at the Paris Olympics.
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'We're losing our scientists': west Africa's STEM struggle
A handful of pupils puzzled over equations on the blackboard of an Abidjan maths class. Next door, the humanities classes were all packed.
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Taiwan receives its first US-made F-16V fighter jets
Taiwan received on Friday its first F-16V fighter jets made by the United States, as the island democracy upgrades its military capabilities to deter a potential Chinese attack.
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World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle
World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by a rising ocean.
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