Guinea beat Gambia to close on AFCON last 16
Aguibou Camara's second-half goal gave Guinea a 1-0 win over Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, a result that left them on the brink of securing a place in the last 16.
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Argentina expels family of Ecuadoran fugitive drug lord 'Fito'
Argentina on Friday expelled the wife and children of Ecuadoran fugitive Adolfo Macias, the drug lord known as "Fito," as a manhunt for the gangster continued.
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Salah ruled out of two AFCON games with hamstring injury
Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of the next two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, his country's football association said Friday.
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US tech stocks lead Wall Street rally as S&P 500 posts new record
Wall Street stocks rallied Friday, with the tech sector logging major gains while the Dow and broad-based S&P 500 hit new highs.
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Pierce to land NFL Raiders head coach job: reports
The Las Vegas Raiders are finalizing a deal to appoint Antonio Pierce as the NFL team's head coach after his successful spell as interim head coach, according to multiple media reports on Friday.
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Ko, Furue share lead at LPGA Tournament of Champions
New Zealand's Lydia Ko sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the closing hole to grab a share of the lead after Friday's second round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions.
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US authorities to return artworks stolen by Nazis
US authorities announced Friday that two drawings worth $2.5 million stolen by the Nazi regime and eventually displayed in American museums will be returned to relatives of Fritz Grunbaum, an Austrian Jewish cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust.
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US Fed official says 'premature' to expect rate cuts soon
The US Federal Reserve's fight against inflation is far from over and it is "premature" to expect rate cuts around the corner, a senior US central bank official said Friday.
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Alcaraz faces Chinese young gun, Swiatek aims to extend hot streak
Carlos Alcaraz faces Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng on Saturday as he bids to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open for the first time, with Iga Swiatek hunting for a statement win.
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Europe to step up ammunition production amid Ukraine warnings
The European Union said Friday it will drastically increase ammunition production this year in response to Ukraine's growing pleas for support in its war against Russia, which summoned the French ambassador to protest at the country's "growing involvement" in the conflict.
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