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Japan inflation slows to 3.1% in February
Japan's consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in February from a year earlier, slowing from the four-decade highs seen in previous months, government data showed Friday.
Hugh Grant: romcoms are a 'big fat lie'
Romantic comedies made Hugh Grant one of the most famous men in the world, but he has a few doubts about their premise.
Iran mother's pain and hope in film on daughter's execution
She was executed for killing the man who was trying to rape her. Now the subject of a devastating documentary, her mother says there are seeds of hope in her terrible story.
Dominican government razes homes to erect wall on Haiti border
Leocadio Guzman is one of dozens of residents of La Mara in the Dominican Republic whose house was torn down by the military.
US state to require parental consent for social media
Utah on Thursday became the first US state to require social media sites to get parental consent for accounts used by under-18s, placing the burden on platforms like Instagram and TikTok to verify the age of their users.
Pegula and Gauff advance in Miami
Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff advanced to the third round at the Miami Open with straight sets wins on Thursday.
Messi scores in Artgetina's homecoming celebration
Lionel Messi capped a night of unbridled joy with the 800th goal of his career as world champions Argentina celebrated their homecoming with a 2-0 friendly victory over stubborn Panama in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
US confirms Balogun talks amid switch speculation
US caretaker coach Anthony Hudson confirmed Thursday that American officials have met with highly rated Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun amid speculation he could pledge his international futute to the United States.
Big-driving McIlroy, Scheffler, Rahm win at WGC Match Play
An amazing tee shot by Rory McIlroy led the world number three to join top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler and second-ranked Jon Rahm in capturing clutch victories from Thursday's second group matches at the WGC Match Play Championship.
US charges Korean Crypto fugitive after reported arrest in Montenegro
Fugitive South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, accused of orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar fraud that shook global crypto markets last year, has been arrested in Montenegro and faces fresh criminal charges in the United States.
James working 'around the clock' to return for Lakers
LeBron James said Thursday he is working "around the clock" to regain full fitness but rejected reports that he had set a target date to return before the end of the NBA regular season.
WTA ignoring Ukrainian players request for meeting says Kostyuk
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk says the WTA Tour has ignored a request for a meeting with players from the war-torn nation in the latest signs of the conflict-related tensions in women's tennis.
Bayern set to sack Nagelsmann: reports
Bayern Munich were set to sack manager Julian Nagelsmann, according to German media reports Thursday, with the perennial Bundesliga winners struggling to assert themselves in the title race.
North Korea tests new underwater nuclear attack 'drone': KCNA
North Korea has tested an underwater nuclear attack drone designed to unleash a "radioactive tsunami" that would destroy enemy naval vessels and ports, state media said Friday.
France-Germany row overshadows EU leaders' summit
Tensions between France and Germany driven by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines cast a shadow over a meeting of the 27 European Union leaders Thursday.
Kane leads England to win in Italy, Ronaldo sets new caps record as Portugal cruise
Harry Kane became England's all-time leading goalscorer as the Three Lions enjoyed a perfect start to Euro 2024 qualifying by winning 2-1 away to Italy on Thursday, as Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in his record 197th cap in Portugal's 4-0 win over Liechtenstein.
Kane makes history as England squeeze past Italy in Euro opener
Harry Kane broke England's all-time goalscoring record with his 54th international goal in Thursday's tight 2-1 win against Italy which kicked off his team's Euro 24 qualifying campaign in positive style.
Ronaldo breaks men's international caps record, scores double
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men's international appearance record on Thursday and marked the occasion by scoring twice in Portugal's 4-0 thrashing of Liechtenstein in Euro 2024 qualifying.
Pegula advances in Miami with win over Sebov
World number three Jessica Pegula got her Miami Open campaign under way with a confident 6-3, 6-1 second round win over Canada's Katherine Sebov on Thursday.
Netanyahu vows unity as Israelis mass against justice reforms
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Thursday to restore unity in Israel where divisions have widened over his government's judicial reform programme and police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv.
Judgment awaited in Inter-American court's first abortion rights case
Activists battled the government of El Salvador Thursday on the final day of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' first-ever abortion rights hearing.
'Chippy' St. Louis look to stay perfect in MLS
St. Louis City look to extend their perfect start to the Major League Soccer season on Saturday as a depleted Atlanta United bid to preserve their unbeaten record despite missing several players on international duty.
Kane breaks England all-time goal record with Italy strike
Harry Kane broke England's all-time goalscoring record with his 54th international goal in Thursday's Euro 2024 qualifying opener against Italy.
Blinken suggests role for diplomacy on Ukraine borders
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday suggested a role for diplomacy in determining Ukraine's future borders, while reaffirming that any peace decisions were for Kyiv to make.
From Semenya to Thomas: five sportspeople who changed the gender rules
The decision taken by World Athletics on Thursday to ban male-to-female transgender athletes from women's competition is likely to have a wider effect on global sports.
Transgender athletes banned from women's events
Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion.
Yankees rated MLB's most valuable team at $7.1 bn: Forbes
The New York Yankees remained atop the list of Major League Baseball's most valuable franchises, it's $7.1 billion price tag an 18% jump from last year, Forbes magazine reported Thursday.
Violence flares as French protesters vent fury at Macron reform
Protesters clashed with French security forces Thursday in the most serous violence yet of a three-month revolt against President Emmanuel Macron's hugely controversial pension reform.
Cristiano Ronaldo breaks all-time men's international caps record
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men's international appearance record on Thursday by starting Portugal's Euro 2024 qualifier against Liechtenstein.
Climate science pioneer Claude Lorius, dies at 91
Leading glaciologist Claude Lorius, whose Antarctica discoveries in the 1980s helped prove humanity's role in global warming, has died at 91.
Israel's Netanyahu vows unity as thousands decry justice reforms
Israeli divisions over the government's judicial reform programme widened Thursday as police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv and right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to restore unity.
Tanzania pilots failed to heed warnings before crash: govt
Tanzanian authorities said Thursday that the pilots who flew a Precision Air plane which crashed into Lake Victoria last November failed to heed warnings from an automatic "pull up" alarm system.