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Warren Buffett: billionaire investor with simple tastes
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Serbian president out of hospital after cutting short US trip
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Arsenal rocked by Bournemouth, Villa boost top five bid
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Freeman hat-trick stuns Leinster to take Northampton into Champions Cup final
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Warren Buffett says will retire from Berkshire Hathaway by year's end
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Al Ahli beat Kawasaki Frontale to win Asian Champions League
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Shepherd, Dayal edge Bengaluru past Chennai in IPL thriller
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Sabalenka beats Gauff to win third Madrid Open crown
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Arsenal suffer Bournemouth defeat ahead of PSG showdown
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Napoli six clear in Serie A after win at fiery Lecce
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Van Nistelrooy glad as Leicester end goal drought against sorry Saints
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Meta fighting Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram
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Hamas armed wing releases video of apparently injured Israeli hostage
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Norris wins wild and wet Miami GP sprint race
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Gabon ex-junta chief Oligui sworn in after election win
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Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide
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Eurovision warms up with over-60s disco
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Russell helps Bath beat Edinburgh in Challenge Cup semi-final
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Second-string PSG beaten by Strasbourg before Arsenal return leg
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Zelensky says won't play Putin 'games' with short truce
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Norris wins Miami GP sprint race
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PM of Yemen government announces resignation
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South Africa bowler Rabada serving ban for positive drug test
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Serbian president stable in hospital after cutting short US trip
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UN envoy urges Israel to halt Syria attacks 'at once'
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Villa boost top five bid, Southampton beaten at Leicester
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Leipzig put Bayern and Kane's title party on ice
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Serbian president hospitalised after cutting short US trip
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Buick and Appleby rule again in English 2000 Guineas
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Singapore ruling party headed for clear victory in test for new PM
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Martinez climbs into Tour de Romandie lead with penultimate stage win
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O'Sullivan backs Zhao Xintong to become snooker 'megastar'
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Simbine wins 100m in photo finish thriller as Duplantis dominates
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Atletico held at Alaves in dry Liga draw
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Cardinals meet ahead of vote for new pope
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Snooker star Zhao: from ban to cusp of Chinese sporting history
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Tielemans keeps Villa in chase for Champions League place
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Anthony Albanese: Australia's dog-loving, Tory fighting PM
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Trump may have aided Australian PM's election victory: analysts
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Right-leaning Australian opposition leader loses election, and seat
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India blocks Pakistani celebrities on social media
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Ancelotti says he will reveal future plans at end of season
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India-Pakistan tensions hit tourism in Kashmiri valley
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Bangladesh Islamists rally in show of force
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Zelensky says won't play Putin's 'games' with short truce
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Carrie Johnson, the wife of Britain's prime minister, is an experienced political operative in her own right who has been thrust from the shadows as allegations of sleaze and scandal envelop Downing Street.

Mexico on track for one of deadliest years for media
Mexico is on course for one of its deadliest years yet for the press, with five journalists murdered already in 2022, prompting calls for authorities to end a culture of impunity.

Showdown looms as Canada truckers ordered to clear key bridge
Truckers snarling a key bridge between Canada and the United States in protest at Covid rules were ordered by a judge to leave Friday night, setting up a potential showdown two weeks into the snowballing protest movement.
US warns Russia could attack Ukraine 'any day'
The United States dramatically raised the alarm Friday over Ukraine, warning that a Russian invasion starting with civilians caught under aerial bombing could begin in days and telling US citizens to leave within 48 hours.

Venezuela says eight civilians killed by armed groups
Eight civilians were killed by armed groups in recent days in Venezuela's restive southwest region that borders Colombia, the country's defense minister said Friday.

US says Russia could attack Ukraine 'any day' in escalation of alarm
The United States dramatically raised the alarm Friday over Ukraine, warning that a Russian invasion starting with civilians caught under aerial bombing could start in days and telling US citizens to leave within 48 hours.

C.African army and Russian paramilitary spark panic in two villages: UN source
The Central African Republic's army, accompanied by a Russian paramilitary group, sparked panic earlier this week in the center of the country which prompted some of the population to flee, a UN source in New York told AFP on Friday.

US warns Russia attack on Ukraine possible 'any day'
The United States dramatically raised the alarm Friday over Ukraine, warning that a Russian invasion starting with civilians caught under aerial bombing could start in days and telling US citizens to leave within 48 hours.

Western allies vow 'swift, deep sanctions' if Russia invades Ukraine
Western leaders on Friday vowed to take "swift and deep sanctions" against Moscow should Russia march on Ukraine, Berlin said after talks, as Washington warned that a Russian invasion could be just days away.

Pressure on Trudeau as trucker protests spark Ontario emergency
Canadian leader Justin Trudeau faced mounting pressure from Washington Friday to bring an end to snowballing trucker-led blockades over Covid rules, as the protest epicenter of Ontario province declared a state of emergency.

Mexico president vows no impunity for journalist murder
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday promised "zero impunity" for the fifth murder of a journalist this year in one of the world's most dangerous countries for reporters.

State of emergency in Canada's Ontario over 'illegal' trucker protest
Canada's Ontario province Friday declared a state of emergency over trucker-led protests paralyzing the capital and disrupting trade with the United States, as Premier Doug Ford vowed to do whatever it takes to end the blockades.

Biden seeks to split Afghan assets between aid and 9/11 victims
President Joe Biden seized $7 billion in assets belonging to the previous Afghan government on Friday with the aim of splitting the funds between victims of the 9/11 attacks and desperately needed aid for post-war Afghanistan.

Western leaders to confer on Ukraine amid war fears
Western leaders are to hold talks on Friday over the Ukraine crisis, German sources said, as the United States warned that a Russian invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbour could be days away.

Defections sap rightwing hopeful in French presidential race
The conservative right-wing challenger to Emmanuel Macron in the looming French presidential vote grappled Friday with a wave of defections, while hoping former president Nicolas Sarkozy would finally offer his full-throated support.

EU seeks to deploy border agency to Senegal
European Commissioner Ylva Johansson on Friday offered to deploy the EU's border agency to Senegal to help combat migrant smuggling, following a surge in perilous crossings to Spain's Canary Islands.

Paris braces for Canada-style convoys against Covid rules
Thousands of protesters in convoys were heading to Paris from across France on Friday, with some hoping to blockade the capital in opposition to Covid restrictions despite police warnings to back off.

Macron kept at distance from Putin after refusing Covid test
Russia on Friday said French President Emmanuel Macron was made to sit at an enormously long table for his talks with Vladimir Putin because he refused to take a Kremlin-performed Covid test.

Double trouble: Fears of violence over Libya's 2 PMs
Libyans found themselves with two prime ministers on Friday, raising the spectre of renewed violence in a country where elites have ignored the wishes of citizens to choose their leaders, analysts say.

US silent on whether Macron's Russia visit helped ease Ukraine crisis
The French president's visit to Russia this week drew a chorus of cautiously optimistic comments about averting an invasion of Ukraine but the United States has stayed conspicuously reticent about the diplomatic mission.

Ukraine displaced fear losing homes again
When she fled the conflict zone in east Ukraine, Lyudmyla Bobova never imagined she would celebrate her 59th birthday, almost eight years later, still living in emergency housing and under the threat of fresh bloodshed.

Turkey tax takes spirit out of bar scene
In a waterfront Istanbul neighbourhood that once buzzed with cafe and pub life, there are now only empty tables after nearly 50 percent tax hikes on alcohol.

For Georgians, Ukraine tensions revive painful war memories
As tens of thousands of Russian troops mass near Ukraine's border, many in fellow ex-Soviet state Georgia are feeling a frightening sense of deja vu.

US, Asia allies meet to deepen bulwark against China
The top diplomats of the United States, Australia, Japan and India opened talks in Melbourne Friday on deepening their Quad alliance, hoping to blunt China's expanding power across the Asia-Pacific region.

Biden urges Americans to leave Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion mount
US President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to immediately leave Ukraine, as Russia's live-fire drills and build-up of troops around the ex-Soviet state deepened fears of an invasion.

Questions mount over Trump's treatment of presidential documents
Documents ripped up, stuffed down the toilet or carted off to Florida -- the list of former US leader Donald Trump's alleged flouting of laws on preserving presidential papers grew longer and more bizarre Thursday.

Canada truckers extend border blockade, fuel copycats abroad
Trucker-led protests against coronavirus restrictions in Canada shut down another US border crossing Thursday, as copycat movements gathered steam as far afield as Europe and New Zealand.

US, China lock horns over Ukraine at UN
The US envoy to the United Nations called on Beijing Thursday to encourage Russia "to do the right thing" in the Ukraine crisis -- drawing a sharp response from her Chinese counterpart who accused Washington of fanning tensions.

Biden under pressure as Iran nuclear talks resume
US President Joe Biden is in a tough spot as the Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna, gambling on a successful outcome but facing growing bipartisan concern that even if a deal is reached it may be insufficient to curb Tehran's nuclear program.

Trucker uprising hits key artery in US-Canada car industry
The Canadian trucker protest has temporarily sidelined a key auto industry transport route, adding stress to a North American car industry already pinched by low inventories and supply chain problems that have sent vehicle price soaring.

Tesla undertaking 4th car recall in two weeks
Tesla was recalling over a half a million US electric cars due to a "Boombox" feature that can drown out audible warnings for pedestrians, in the fourth recall made public in two weeks, records showed Thursday.

'Coup d'etat' trial of Bolivia ex-president begins
Hailed as a "political prisoner" by supporters, former interim president Jeanine Anez went on trial Thursday accused of orchestrating a coup d'etat to remove her predecessor as Bolivia's leader, Evo Morales.

US, Belarus army chiefs speak to avoid drill 'miscalculation': Pentagon
US and Belarusian defense chiefs held rare telephone talks on Thursday to avoid a "miscalculation" during Russia-Belarus joint military drills, the Pentagon said, at a time of heightened tensions over the Kremlin's massing of troops near Ukraine.

Boxer-turned-mayor Klitschko vows 'to take up arms' for Ukraine
Heavyweight boxing champion turned Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko says he is ready "to take up arms" defending Ukraine against a feared Russian invasion.

Russia launches Belarus drills, revving up fears of Ukraine invasion
Russia rolled its tanks across Belarus on Thursday for live-fire drills that drew an ominous warning from NATO and added urgency to Western efforts to avert a feared invasion of Ukraine.

Canada truckers block new border crossing, fuel copycat protests
Trucker-led protests against coronavirus restrictions in Canada shut down a new US border crossing on Thursday, as copycat movements gathered steam as far afield as Europe and New Zealand.

NATO seeks new chief and women top candidates' list
When outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg returns home to head Norway's central bank later this year the western alliance will need a new champion, and for the first time she is expected to be a woman.

Trucker protests disrupt car plants in US, Canada
Large automakers have cut back production at several US and Canadian plants due to trucker-led protests over Covid rules that have blocked a key bridge between the two countries, the carmakers said Thursday.