Man Utd crisis is no help to Liverpool, says Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he is taking no satisfaction from Manchester United's crisis with the German wary of a reaction from the Red Devils when the two sides face off on Monday.
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Deadly wildfires contained in Algeria
Wildfires which killed at least 38 people and left a trail of destruction in northeastern Algeria this week have now been contained, a civil defence official told AFP on Friday.
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BG Pathum end Kitchee's Asian Champions League dream
Thailand's BG Pathum United ended Kitchee's fairytale Asian Champions League run with a 4-0 win over the Hong Kong side in the round of 16 on Friday.
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S.Africa's Zulus to crown new king as succession row rages
South Africa's largest ethnic group, the Zulus, will on Saturday crown a new king following a year of feuding over who should ascend to the throne of the country's most influential traditional monarchy.
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UN chief to visit Odessa as Russian strikes batter Donbas
UN chief Antonio Guterres was expected in war-scarred southern Ukraine's main port of Odessa on Friday, a day after he said Turkey and Ukraine hoped to scale up their landmark grain export deal with Russia.
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Strikes bring London transport system to near halt
Public transport workers in London held fresh strikes Friday over pay and conditions, cutting services on almost all underground and overground rail lines that link up the UK capital.
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Spain wildfire resumes, threatening natural park
A major wildfire in eastern Spain that has destroyed vast swathes of land gathered pace overnight after flaring up again despite heavy rainfall, as another started Friday inside a nearby natural park, officials said.
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Man Utd closing in on Real Madrid's Casemiro - reports
Manchester United are close to signing Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro for a fee that could rise to 70 million euros (£59 million, $71 million) according to multiple media reports on Friday.
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Disappeared Chinese-Canadian tycoon jailed for 13 years
A Chinese-Canadian tycoon who disappeared from a Hong Kong hotel five years ago has been sentenced to 13 years in prison and his company fined $8 billion for embezzlement and bribery, a Shanghai court said Friday.
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Asian, European markets mixed as investors assess Fed outlook
Markets drifted on Friday as investors tried to assess the Federal Reserve's plans for lifting interest rates to fight inflation, with mixed data and differing opinions by bank officials providing little clarity.
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