Cuba was plunged into its seventh massive blackout of the year on Friday, the energy ministry said, as fuel shortages bite on the US-blockaded island.
Some companies are talking less about their climate commitments, while others are shifting the goalposts or quietly letting targets lapse.
Kyler Murray remains sidelined by a concussion so backup Carson Wentz will start at quarterback for Minnesota on Sunday at Chicago, Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said on Friday.
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Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group recounted their panic on Friday as they struggled to breathe inside the cell.
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Barcelona captain Raphinha said on Friday he hopes to extend his stay at the club and end his playing career there after a blistering start to the season in front of goal.
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President Emmanuel Macron warned Friday of the growing threat posed by Moscow's shadow operations across Europe, saying he had ordered measures to protect France's critical infrastructure from Russian "hybrid attacks".
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Influential US billionaire investor Warren Buffett stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate announced Friday.
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The UN's most powerful body, the Security Council, met Friday to again gauge the popularity of contenders to lead the organization as world leaders prepare to gather for its annual signature event.
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Manchester United boss Michael Carrick said he expected to have to ride out a storm at some point this season after a dreadful start to the current campaign.
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Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi hopes Dejan Kulusevski's long-awaited return from injury will provide a boost for his troubled team.
France captain Kylian Mbappe has signed with Swiss sportswear brand On, ending a long association with Nike that stretched back to the start of his career, the company announced on Friday.
Shakira will kick off on Friday evening a marathon twelve-concert run in Madrid, bringing an end to both her world tour and the Colombian superstar's eight-year absence from Spain.
Andoni Iraola will put his "love" for Bournemouth on hold as the Liverpool manager eyes a "ruthless" victory over his former club this weekend.
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In her bakery, Hoda Kiwan impatiently awaits flour and fuel, which have become scarce in southern Syria's Sweida, the Druze-majority city still outside Damascus' control.
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Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said his fine start succeeding Pep Guardiola will be quickly forgotten if he does not continue to deliver wins.
In her bakery, Hoda Kiwan impatiently awaits flour and fuel, which have become scarce in southern Syria's Sweida, the Druze-majority city still outside Damascus' control.
He has arguably done more than any living painter to bring black figures into Western galleries, but Kerry James Marshall is still uncomfortable with being seen as a trailblazer on the eve of another major retrospective of his work.
Dutch record goalscorer Memphis Depay was left out of new coach Xavi Hernandez's first selection Friday, but captain Virgil van Dijk is in the squad to take on Germany.
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