Oil extends gains and stocks fall on fresh Hormuz worries
Oil prices extended gains and stocks fell further on Friday amid fading optimism over a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as reports said Iran was planning to block US and Israeli ships from the waterway as part of a deal with Oman.
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North Korea touts dog soup and other home-cooked recipes to beat the heat
Dog meat soup and bubbling ginseng broths are being proffered by North Korea's leadership as home remedies to take the edge off a spell of searing weather.
Read moreVenezuela's political transition talks wrap first day in Caracas
US-backed political transition talks between Venezuela's interim government and opposition representatives began Thursday in Caracas, an AFP photographer in attendance observed.
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UK observatory nervously watches growing space junk threat
In the sweeping shadow of a satellite dish, staff at the Chilbolton Observatory in southern England track a growing number of objects in Earth's orbit, providing data that underpins Britain's space monitoring efforts.
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South Africa coach Erasmus wary of struggling Argentina
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus insists the world champions face a "massive challenge" against Argentina on Saturday despite the recent poor form of their opponents.
Read moreClashes with police as Argentines protest property bill
Protesters in Buenos Aires clashed Thursday with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets as thousands of people demonstrated against a controversial private property bill outside the Argentine Senate.
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Meta ordered to pay US state $567 mn to abate 'public nuisance' and child harm
A New Mexico judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay more than half a billion dollars over the state's claims that the social media giant created a "public nuisance" and harmed children.
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Actress, engineer, jihadist's widow among Syria's new women MPs
In Syria's first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian engineer, a Kurdish leader and the widow of a hardline Islamist commander.
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Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: source
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday, a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country's civil war in four years.
Read moreBattling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur
Cameron Norrie extended the upset chaos at the ATP Montreal Masters on Thursday, saving a match point in defeating Alex de Minaur 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1.
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