Athletics integrity body to boost drug testing in Kenya
The head of the Athletics Integrity Unit warned on Friday that the international anti-doping body was stepping up its investigations and testing in Kenya.
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Ugandan troops join regional force in DR Congo
Ugandan troops operating as part of an East African regional military force entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, joining Kenyan and Burundian contingents to supervise a planned pull-back of M23 rebels.
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Biden tells Russia to release US reporter
President Joe Biden on Friday called for Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is being held on espionage charges, while rebuffing a call from the paper's editorial board to expel Russian journalists from the United States.
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Cinema's undying love for Dumas and his Musketeers
The work of French author Alexandre Dumas has attracted stars since the birth of cinema, through silent-era hero Douglas Fairbanks and Leonardo DiCaprio, not forgetting a certain Volodymyr Zelensky and -- almost -- The Beatles.
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Haaland in contention for Man City clash with Liverpool
Erling Haaland could feature for Manchester City in Saturday's crucial Premier League clash against Liverpool as he battles to recover from a groin injury.
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Ecuador police defuse bomb strapped to guard
Ecuadoran explosives experts defused a bomb on the streets of Guayaquil Thursday that criminals had strapped to a security guard after his employer refused to pay protection money, police and media said.
Read moreS.Africa's Pistorius denied parole decade after killing girlfriend
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on Friday after seeking early release from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said.
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Stocks advance as inflation slows
Stocks advanced Friday as data showed inflation slowing in the eurozone and the United States, and a UK economy performing slightly better than thought.
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Mozambique battling worst cholera outbreak in years: WHO
Mozambique is going through its worst cholera outbreak in more than a decade in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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How Finland joining boosts NATO defences against Russia
Finland's membership of NATO adds a potent military to the alliance and a strategic puzzle piece that can better help defend its vulnerable eastern flank from potential Russian attack, officials and analysts say.
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