Truss on brink of power as UK Tories finish voting
After a gruelling nationwide tour, a dozen hustings and three televised debates, Liz Truss appears poised to take over as the UK's next prime minister heading into the close of voting by Conservative party members on Friday.
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Naples lays bare fall of Italy's Five Star
Vincenzo Zoppi leans over the balcony of his cramped Naples apartment, surveying his impoverished neighbourhood he says has been betrayed by Italy's politicians.
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'No police, no law': anarchy in Palestinian suburb of Jerusalem
One evening in January 2021, Arafe Rajabi, exasperated by yet another night of roaring cars below his window in an east Jerusalem Palestinian suburb, went downstairs to complain.
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Man arrested for attempted shooting of Argentine VP Kirchner
A man attempted to shoot Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner near her home in Buenos Aires on Thursday, the country's president said.
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Nadal overcomes freak racquet injury and Fognini at US Open
Rafael Nadal overcame a freak injury scare when he accidentally hit himself with his own racquet to reach the US Open third round on Thursday.
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Australia's Slipper warns lineout and scrum key against Springboks
Captain James Slipper warned on Friday that the Wallabies must improve their lineout and scrum if they want to ride the momentum of beating South Africa with another win over the world champions this weekend.
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Munich's Olympic village not 'haunted' 50 years after attack
Connollystrasse 31 may be seared in most people's memories as the address where Palestinian gunmen took Israeli athletes hostage during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. But for Mechthild Foerster, it is her home.
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Germany, Israel mark 50 years since Munich Olympics massacre
Israel and Germany's presidents will jointly commemorate the 1972 Munich Olympics attack that left 11 Israeli athletes dead, after a last-minute compensation deal averted a feared boycott by bereaved relatives.
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Man arrested for pointing gun at Argentine VP Kirchner
A man was arrested in Argentina on Thursday for pointing a gun at Vice President Cristina Kirchner, security minister Anibal Fernandez said.
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Most Asian markets down as traders focus on US jobs data
Asian markets struggled again Friday and the dollar held gains as rate hike expectations grew, with traders now focusing on a key US jobs report later in the day.
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