UN summit celebrates ocean protections, but drops fossil fuels
A global oceans summit concludes Friday with nations taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown over deep-sea mining, but criticised for leaving fossil fuels off the agenda.
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Scheffler opens with birdie as US Open leader Spaun starts late
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler opened with a birdie while Spain's Jon Rahm began with a bogey in Friday's US Open second round with leader J.J. Spaun was set for an afternoon start.
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Starc shines as Australia set South Africa 282 to win WTC final
Mitchell Starc made South Africa pay for a dropped catch with a vital fifty on Friday as Australia set the Proteas 282 to win the World Test Championship final at Lord's.
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O'Callaghan, Stubblety-Cook send world championship message at Australian trials
Mollie O'Callaghan swam a sub-53 seconds 100m freestyle to coast home first at the Australian world championship trials Friday, while Zac Stubblety-Cook booked a rematch with French superstar Leon Marchand in the 200m breaststroke.
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'I have left a big piece of my heart at Brentford', says new Spurs boss Frank
Thomas Frank said on Friday he had "left a big piece of my heart" at Brentford after taking on the daunting task of reviving Tottenham's Premier League fortunes.
Read moreOil prices soar, stocks slide after Israel strikes Iran
Oil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on nuclear and military sites in Iran, stoking fears of a full-blown war.
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Trump wins temporary stay to keep control of National Guard ahead of LA protests
The Trump administration won a temporary reprieve to retain control of California National Guard troops at least until Tuesday after a day of legal tussling over the president's decision to send them to quell demonstrations in Los Angeles that erupted over immigration raids.
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Musical cicadas brought back to UK from France
Cicadas, whose musical courtship calls once echoed around an ancient forest in southern England, have been reintroduced from France by conservationists hoping to re-establish the insect's UK population.
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Liverpool agree club-record deal to sign Wirtz
Liverpool have agreed a club-record deal worth up to £116 million ($157 million) to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, it was widely reported on Friday.
Read moreIran says Israel attack 'declaration of war'
Iran called Israel's wave of strikes on Friday a "declaration of war", after the Israeli military hit about 100 targets including nuclear facilities and killed senior figures, among them the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists.
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