French roads blocked, refineries on strike after Macron pension move
Protesters blocked a key highway around the French capital and escalated strikes at refineries Friday in a new show of anger after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through a contentious pension reform without a parliamentary vote.
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Xi Jinping to visit Russia next week
Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Moscow next week, where he will hold talks with his strategic ally Vladimir Putin just over a year into Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Markets extend global rally as banking sector fears ease
Asian and European markets rose Friday, extending a global rally, as traders welcomed multi-billion-dollar shows of support for troubled banks aimed at soothing concerns about contagion in the sector.
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Australian surfs for 40 hours to smash world record
Australian Blake Johnston on Friday shredded the world record for the longest surfing session, dodging swarms of jellyfish to ride hundreds of waves across 40 punishing hours.
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Cambodia celebrates return of 'priceless' stolen Angkor jewellery
Cambodian leader Hun Sen unveiled a collection of stolen Angkor crown jewellery on Friday which was recently returned to the kingdom after decades in Britain, pleading for other long-lost treasures to be handed back.
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'No longer safe' from quakes: fear of 'Big One' grips Istanbul
The helmet-topped engineer drove his pointy instrument into the concrete to test whether Durmus Uygun's building will crumble when the feared big quake finally strikes Istanbul.
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Conway hits 78 as New Zealand dig in on opening day against Sri Lanka
Devon Conway's blistering 78 helped hosts New Zealand race to 155-2 against Sri Lanka at the end of a rain-delayed opening day of the second Test on Friday in Wellington.
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Macron faces further fury after pushing through France pension law
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced intensified protests and accusations of anti-democratic behaviour after pushing through a contentious pension reform without a parliamentary vote.
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Alcaraz to face Sinner, Swiatek gets Rybakina in Indian Wells semi-finals
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat Felix Auger-Aliassime for the first time in his career to book a semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells.
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Japan fans pepper US-born Nootbaar with love at World Baseball Classic
California-born Lars Nootbaar had never played for Japan before the World Baseball Classic but he has become so popular in his adopted country that sales of pepper mills have shot up in tribute to his trademark celebration.
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