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Arsenal boss Arteta 'very surprised' at Jesus blast over Barcelona move

F2 crash in Madrid underlines fears over 'riskiest track'

Czech antitrust office lets Turkey's Pegasus Airlines buy Smartwings

Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 bn: foreign ministry

Maresca says spotlight not on him ahead of Manchester derby

Investors on edge as energy costs, surging bond yields roil markets

Philippine Coast Guard finds bodies aboard ferry after blaze

JUMO and Standard Bank launch Social Finance Framework to scale inclusive finance in Africa

UK lawmakers to vote again on failed assisted dying bill

Doomsday tech: could AI really kill us all?

India welcomes Russia, Iran leaders for BRICS summit overshadowed by war

Yemen's Houthis complete takeover of Bab al-Mandab area: govt official to AFP

Italian feminist fighter Emma Bonino dies

Toronto film festival kicks off with ode to political activism

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to hear final verdicts from junta court

A Myanmar junta court is expected to give its verdicts on the final charges against jailed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, closing the military's latest battle with the democracy figurehead.

Kvitova downs world number three Pegula but USA win United Cup tie

Petra Kvitova upset world number three Jessica Pegula Friday, but the United States still won their United Cup tie against the Czech Republic in Sydney.

Pritzker-winning Japanese architect Isozaki dies at 91

Pritzker-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, known for his avant-garde style and category-defying works, has died at the age of 91, his office said Friday.

Pritzker-winning Japanese architect Isozaki dies at 91: local media

Pritzker-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, known for his avant-garde style and category-defying works, has died at the age of 91 in Okinawa, local media said Friday.

S. Korea imposes restrictions on travellers from China over Covid surge

South Korea took steps on Friday to limit travellers from mainland China, imposing visa restrictions, testing requirements and limiting flights as Beijing grapples with a surge in Covid-19 infections.

Peru to invest $1.6 bn to reactivate economy

Peru's economy minister pledged on Thursday to launch an investment program of $1.6 billion to ramp up growth hampered by constant political crises.

China insists official Covid data is transparent: state media

China has insisted the data it publishes on Covid-19 deaths has always been transparent, state media reported, despite the official figures being tiny compared with other countries and its hospitals overwhelmed with infections.

Asia-Pacific stocks track Wall Street higher

Asia-Pacific stocks rose on Friday as a Wall Street rebound brought some cheer to the region's markets on the last trading day of the year.

Catholic Jesuit order hit by priest abuse scandal

The Catholic Jesuit order, of which Pope Francis is a member, has been rocked by claims a prominent priest abused several women, a case raising questions about how the Church sanctions offenders.

Rescuers scour gutted Cambodian casino after devastating fire

Rescuers scoured the charred ruins of a Cambodian hotel and casino complex Friday, warning they expected to find "many more" victims of a deadly fire that forced people to jump from windows.

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