Record-breaker Popovici into Euro freestyle final, Martinenghi wins 100m breaststroke
David Popovici continued his dream summer of swimming on Friday by easing into the 100 metres freestyle final at the European Swimming Championships with a new European record of 46.98 seconds, while world champion Nicolo Martinenghi won the 100m breaststroke.
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Easyjet pilots strike in Spain
Easyjet's Spanish pilots walked out on Friday, calling for the reinstatement of conditions they enjoyed before the coronavirus pandemic, two weeks after a strike by the low-cost carrier's cabin crew had resulted in a deal.
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What's in Biden's big climate and health bill?
Hundreds of billions of dollars for clean energy projects, cheaper prescription drugs and new corporate taxes are a few of the key items in US President Joe Biden's massive investment plan, which the House of Representatives is expected to pass Friday, after Senate approval.
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Salman Rushdie: Magical realist forced to live on the run
British Indian author Salman Rushdie is a master of magical realism who captured global attention as the target of a fatwa that forced him into hiding, and which now drives his fierce defence of freedom of speech.
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US lawmakers set to pass major climate, health bill in big win for Biden
US lawmakers on Friday were expected to adopt President Joe Biden's sprawling climate, tax and health care plan -- a major win for the veteran Democrat that includes the biggest ever American investment in the battle against global warming.
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Martinenghi wins 100m breaststroke European gold, Popovici into freestyle semis
World champion Nicolo Martinenghi won the 100 metres breaststroke at the European Swimming Championships on Friday, while teen sensation David Popovici looked in fine form by cruising into the semi-finals of 100m freestyle.
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Paraguay vice president resigns after US sanctions
Paraguay's Vice President Hugo Velazquez announced his resignation Friday and pulled out of the running for next year's presidential election after he was sanctioned by Washington for "significant corruption."
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Salman Rushdie stabbed onstage, rushed to hospital
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian death threats, was attacked and stabbed in the neck at a literary event on Friday in western New York state.
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UN rights chief to visit Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Michelle Bachelet is to make the first visit by a UN rights chief to Bangladesh next week, including to the sprawling refugee camps home to nearly a million Rohingyas.
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Mexican border city violence leaves 11 dead, shops burned
A wave of violence in a Mexican city on the border with the United States left 11 people dead, including a radio presenter, and businesses torched, authorities said Friday.
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