Piastri takes Qatar F1 sprint race pole, Norris third
Oscar Piastri confirmed his return to form to keep alive his title bid by claiming pole position on Friday for Saturday’s sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix.
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Bedbugs force closure of prestigious Paris cinema
The prestigious Cinematheque Francaise said Friday it would temporarily close over a bedbug infestation after sightings of the blood-sucking creatures, including during a master class with Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver.
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Advantage Ogier as Evans' title hopes punctured at Rally Saudi Arabia
Elfyn Evans' hopes of claiming his first World Rally Championship title suffered a major blow on Friday when the Welshman lost valuable time with a puncture in Saudi Arabia.
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G. Bissau junta consolidates power as condemnation of coup spreads
The new military leader of Guinea-Bissau appointed an ally of the ousted president as prime minister on Friday, as international criticism grew of this week's coup.
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'Tormenting': Relatives search through images of the dead after Hong Kong blaze
It has been two days since Fung lost contact with his mother-in-law, when the Hong Kong housing estate where the elderly woman lived went up in flames -- but he has not given up on bringing her home.
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No complacency for Springboks against Wales, vows Kolisi
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi vowed there would be no complacency against a depleted Wales when the two teams clash in Cardiff on Saturday.
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Stocks rise in thin Thanksgiving trading
Wall Street and key European equity markets rose on Friday in thin US holiday weekend trading, with a key US exchange suffering an outage.
Read moreZelensky removes top aide after anti-graft raids
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday removed his powerful chief of staff and top negotiator, Andriy Yermak, after detectives raided his house as part of a sweeping corruption probe.
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France charges fourth suspected member of Louvre heist gang
France on Friday charged the fourth alleged member of a gang arrested over last month's spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre museum, prosecutors said.
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First title for Russian judoka since neutral status lifted
Ayub Bliev became the first Russian judoka in more than two years to win a title under his national flag when he triumphed at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam tournament on Friday.
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