Peru's president calls for multiparty dialogue to end crisis
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday called for a multiparty dialogue to help resolve her country's political crisis, saying two months of sometimes deadly anti-government protests had left the nation a "fragile democracy."
Read moreSri Lanka hail 'superstar' teen Gunarathne in T20 World Cup shock
Teenager Vishmi Gunarathne was hailed as Sri Lanka's "young superstar" after helping her side to a shock three-run win over South Africa in the opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup.
Read moreSurgery unlikely for Brown after facial fracture: Celtics
The Boston Celtics are hopeful Jaylen Brown will not need surgery after suffering a facial fracture, team officials said on Friday.
Read moreDeath toll in southern Peru mudslides rises to 17
Peruvian authorities on Friday said the death toll from devastating mudslides in the country's south has climbed to 17, including three children.
Read moreLong-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk: studies
Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.
Read moreBiden, Lula vow to defend democracy in Americas
President Joe Biden and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday at the White House that the two biggest countries in the Americas have successfully seen off attacks on their democracies and will now work together on fighting the climate crisis.
Read moreThiago Silva extends Chelsea contract to 2024
Chelsea extended the contract of 38-year-old centre-back Thiago Silva to the end of the 2023/2024 season on Friday.
Read moreHoneymoon blow prepares England boss Borthwick for benching Smith
Steve Borthwick said the memory of being dropped by England while on honeymoon had steeled him for demoting Marcus Smith to the bench for Sunday's Six Nations international against Italy at Twickenham.
Read moreFrench academic Fariba Adelkhah released from prison in Iran: ministry
Iranian authorities on Friday released from prison French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who was first arrested in June 2019 and was serving a five-year sentence on national security charges vehemently denied by supporters, the French foreign ministry said.
Read moreAttacks reported across Ukraine, Biden to visit neighbour Poland
Ukraine said Friday that Russia had launched a major new wave of aerial attacks, as President Joe Biden announced he would mark one year since the invasion by visiting Kyiv's neighbour Poland.
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