Duterte clan rallies as ex-Philippine leader marks 80th in jail
Family and supporters of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte will rally Friday to mark his 80th birthday and protest his detention in The Hague on a charge of crimes against humanity.
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Patriotic fervour the spur for Ukrainian boxing legend Usyk
Ukraine's boxing icon Oleksandr Usyk told AFP he will stay in the sport "a little longer" so he can provide "financial support to our army and civilians" and achieve his sporting goal of once again being undisputed heavyweight world champion.
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Tudor begins Juve rescue mission as Inter and Napoli reconvene Scudetto chase
Igor Tudor begins his bid to get Juventus into the Champions League against Genoa on Saturday as Napoli host AC Milan with their Serie A title battle with Inter Milan entering the home straight.
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Thunder set team record with 61st win as Giddey lifts Bulls over Lakers
NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted a game-high 37 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis 125-104 on Thursday for a team-record 61st season victory.
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Rubio vows to keep stripping visas after furor over snatched student
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday he has canceled more than 300 visas in a crackdown on anti-Israel activism and vowed to keep doing so, brushing aside furor after masked agents snatched a student.
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Asian markets mixed as autos suffer more tariff-fuelled losses
Asian markets were mixed Friday as traders brace for next week's expected wave of US tariffs, while auto firms extended their painful losses following President Donald Trump's announcement of steep levies on vehicle imports.
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Clean energy giant Goldwind leads China's global sector push
China has rushed ahead in recent years as the world's forerunner in wind energy, propelled by explosive local demand as Beijing aggressively pursues strategic and environmental targets.
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Rain gives some respite to South Korea firefighters as death toll rises
Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28.
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Family fights for death-row retrial under Japan's 'snail-paced' system
Since his teenage years, Koji Hayashi has dreaded one thing: his stubborn, once-vivacious mother being hanged for murder after failing to win her long campaign for a retrial.
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US defence chief visits Philippines dogged by scandal at home
US defence chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand "shoulder to shoulder" in the face of the threat represented by China.
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