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Tiger Woods involved in Florida car crash: reports
Golf superstar Tiger Woods was involved in a car crash in Florida on Friday, US media reports citing local law enforcement said.
Politics
WTO reform talks coming to the crunch
The ambassador facilitating talks on reforming the World Trade Organization voiced cautious optimism Friday on prospects for progress at a high-level meeting in the Cameroonian capital.
Culture
Renaissance master Raphael honored at New York's Met museum
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and now Raphael: Starting Friday, New York's prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art is dedicating a retrospective to the third of the great masters of the Italian Renaissance.
Weather
At 'Davos of energy', AI looks to gas to power its rapid expansion
Natural gas took center stage this week at the world's largest energy conference, as major market players discussed how to power the rise of artificial intelligence.
Politics
Rubio sees G7 building 'coalition' against Iran strait control
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday he saw European readiness to help form a coalition against Iranian control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz after US-Israeli attacks unleashed a regional war.
Politics
Israel hits Iran nuclear sites as Washington trails end to war
US-Israeli strikes hit two Iranian nuclear facilities on Friday, as America's top diplomat left a meeting with his G7 counterparts to declare that Washington expects its military operation to prove victorious within a couple of weeks.
Economy
US court overturns $16.1 bn judgment against Argentina over oil firm seizure
A US appeals court on Friday overturned a $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina for nationalizing the oil company YPF in 2012.
Sports
England quick Tongue backs Cooley to make him a better bowler
Josh Tongue is looking forward to becoming the latest England paceman to benefit from the guidance of veteran fast-bowling coach Troy Cooley.
Sports
Stand at new Inter Miami stadium to be named for Messi
A spectator stand at Inter Miami's new stadium is to be named in honor of Argentina superstar and club captain Lionel Messi, the Major League Soccer franchise announced on Friday.
Politics
G7 urges end to attacks on civilians in Middle East war
G7 allies on Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war, after a foreign ministers' meeting in France attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio almost one month into the US-Israeli assault against Iran.
Economy
Mideast war leaves 6,000 tonnes of tea stuck at Kenya port
Between 6,000 and 8,000 tonnes of tea, worth around $24 million, is stuck at Kenya's port of Mombasa because of the war in the Middle East, trade officials said Friday.
Politics
US and Israel hit nuclear sites as Rubio trails end to Iran war
US-Israeli strikes hit two Iranian nuclear facilities on Friday, as America's top diplomat left a meeting with his G7 counterparts to declare that Washington expects its military operation to prove victorious within a couple of weeks.
Sports
Van der Poel holds on for third straight E3 Classic victory
Mathieu van der Poel held on by his fingernails to claim a stunning long-range victory at the E3 Saxo Classic for the third year in a row on Friday in an ominous statement ahead of the prestigious Tour of Flanders.
Economy
Missing aid boats 'safely' crossed to Cuba: US Coast Guard
Two aid boats bound for Cuba that were feared missing after they set sail from Mexico have "safely transited" to the island, the US Coast Guard said Friday.
Sports
'Everyone knows we are African champions', insists Senegal coach
Senegal coach Pape Thiaw insisted Friday that "trophies are won on the pitch" when asked about the decision to strip his team of the Africa Cup of Nations title and declare Morocco the champions.
Politics
China used fake LinkedIn profiles to spy on NATO, EU: security source
China used fake LinkedIn profiles in an attempt to harvest sensitive data from NATO and European Union institutions by soliciting information from staff, a European security source said Friday.
Sports
Djokovic withdraws from Monte-Carlo Masters
Two-time winner Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Monte-Carlo Masters, organisers announced Friday.
Sports
English rugby chief says no talks with Farrell 'at present'
Bill Sweeney, the chief executive of England's Rugby Football Union has said there have been no talks with Andy Farrell "at present" amid speculation the Ireland coach could be drafted into the national set-up after next year's World Cup.
Politics
G7 ministers urge end to attacks against civilians in Mideast war
G7 foreign ministers Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war and urged Iran to immediately restore freedom of navigation in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Economy
Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hit
Ethiopians said Friday they slept in their cars in hours-long queues for petrol as shortages caused by the Middle East war began to take their toll.
Politics
Bahrain cracks down on Shia dissent as Iran war tests kingdom
While Bahrain comes under Iranian fire, some in the country have expressed sympathy with Tehran and even rejoiced over hits on US bases, prompting a crackdown mainly targeting the Shia Muslim community, activists told AFP.
Culture
Under threat of dying out, Turkish Armenian evolves through art
Once spoken by two million people across the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Armenian has shrunk to the point of becoming an endangered language following a century marked by massacres and mass emigration.
Politics
Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital, starts house arrest for coup attempt
Former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital on Friday after a two-week stay and transferred to his home in Brasilia to begin house arrest, his doctor said.
Sports
French Olympic ice dance champions lead at worlds
Olympic ice dance champions Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry dominated the rhythm dance at the world figure skating championships on Friday to put themselves on track for gold.
Economy
Mexico searches for missing Cuba aid boats
The Mexican Navy searched Friday for two sailboats that went missing while transporting humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba, a week after leaving Mexico with nine people aboard.
Sports
Vingegaard takes Tour of Catalonia lead with stage five win
Jonas Vingegaard powered to a solo victory on stage five of the Tour of Catalonia on Friday to move into the overall lead.
Politics
Lebanon at risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe': UN
Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over into a catastrophe, the United Nations refugee agency warned Friday.
Politics
Russia labels 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' teacher a 'foreign agent'
Russia declared the teacher and central protagonist of the Oscar-winning documentary "Mr Nobody Against Putin" a foreign agent on Friday, a label akin to being an enemy of the state.
Politics
Belgian diplomat appeals to avoid trial over Congo leader's murder
A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba has appealed the decision, his lawmaker said Friday.
Technology
Whale filmed giving birth, with a little help from her friends
Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other females worked together to support the mother and her newborn.
France calls Olympic gender test 'step backwards', other countries back policy
France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move.
Economy
France calls Olympic gender test 'a step backwards', other countries approve
France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move.