Suriname ex-president refuses surrender for murder sentence: wife
Suriname's ex-president Desi Bouterse, 78, will not turn himself in on Friday to start serving a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of political opponents more than four decades ago, his wife said.
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Australia's Davis holds PGA Hawaii lead after first round
Australian Cam Davis remained atop the leaderboard after Friday's completion of the darkness-halted first round of the PGA Sony Open.
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Dozens die in Israel Gaza strikes on Day 98 of war
Telecommunication services were cut across besieged Gaza Friday, as Israeli strikes killed dozens in southern cities where hundreds of thousands are struggling to survive hunger and cold on day 98 of the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Hosts Qatar ease past Lebanon to open Asian Cup
Defending champions and hosts Qatar got their Asian Cup campaign off to a flying start with a 3-0 win over Lebanon in the tournament's opening game on Friday.
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Vast network of lost ancient cities discovered in the Amazon
Archaeologists have discovered the largest and oldest network of pre-Hispanic cities ever found in the Amazon rainforest, revealing a 2,500-year-old lost civilisation of farmers.
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Will Yemen air strikes stop the Red Sea attacks?
US and British strikes on rebel-held Yemen on Friday marked a sharp escalation after weeks of attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed Huthi insurgents.
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Fans at Asian Cup opener in Qatar make early exit again
Fans at the opening match of the Asian Cup in Qatar started leaving as early as half time on Friday, in a repeat of the scenes seen during the World Cup.
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Venezuela kills off petro cryptocurrency
Venezuela is putting an end to the petro cryptocurrency that President Nicolas Maduro launched six years ago to sidestep US sanctions, but which never took off and became embroiled in a graft scandal.
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NFL Patriots hire Mayo to replace Belichick as head coach
Jerod Mayo, the New England Patriots linebackers coach for the past five seasons, was named the NFL team's new head coach on Friday, a day after the departure of legend Bill Belichick.
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Samoa-born Tuilagi hit by Six Nations passport misery
Samoan-born lock forward Posolo Tuilagi's hopes of a Six Nations debut for France have been dashed after a delay in receiving his French passport, his club told AFP on Friday.
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