Saudi Arabia is ramping up a crackdown on unregistered worshippers at next week's hajj pilgrimage, a year after hundreds perished in scorching conditions.
A new mural depicting a lighthouse by world-famous street artist Banksy has appeared on a wall in the southern French city of Marseille, with AFP confirming its location on Friday.
Stocks wavered on Friday, but the dollar mostly gained, after President Donald Trump put US-China trade tensions back on the boil by claiming Beijing "has totally violated" an agreement with Washington.
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Swiss authorities said Friday that they were no longer considering evacuating most residents in the vicinity of a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village, but that they remained vigilant.
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Italy's Lorenzo Musetti rallied from a set down to book his spot in the French Open last 16 on Friday.
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A United States-based group completed their takeover of Scottish Premiership club Rangers on Friday and immediately pledged to make a £20 million ($26 million) investment in new signings.
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Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said his club are being "patient" as they wait for the verdict on charges of alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules.
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The UN warned Friday that the entire population of Gaza was at risk of famine, as an Israeli far-right minister urged the use of "full force" against Hamas.
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Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said on Friday it was impossible to "tick every box" after repeated criticism of the French Open schedule and the absence of any women's matches in the primetime night session.
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Napoli are close to signing Kevin De Bruyne as a free agent as the Serie A champions also managed to keep hold of their title-winning coach Antonio Conte.
At least thirteen people were killed and a dozen injured Friday in a rockfall at a limestone quarry on Indonesia's Java island, disaster official said.
Sofia Kenin believes that her game is finally "clicking" again as the former Grand Slam winner battles her way back up the rankings after years blighted by injury.
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Romanian authorities scrambled Friday to save a salt mine in the northern village of Praid from further damage after heavy rains worsened flooding at a site that provides the region's economic lifeblood.
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Stock markets and dollar trades diverged Friday as investors assessed the outlook for US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, which are under scrutiny by US courts.
Former Irish republican leader Gerry Adams won a libel case against the BBC on Friday, and was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages over a report containing allegations he was involved in killing a British spy.
Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang, winner of two Monuments and twice of the Criterium du Dauphine, announced on Friday that he would be retiring after the final stage of the Giro d'Italia, at the age of 40.
Livestock farmer Joe Kroon turned to saffron in desperation when drought threatened his livelihood and, as this season's harvest winds down, he is encouraged by the potential of a new entry into South Africa's farming catalogue.
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