Kharkiv children fleeing bombs find refuge in Italy
An Italian aid programme had for years provided Viktoria Shakshyna with a respite from the children's home where she lived in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine. When the bombs began falling, it became her lifeline.
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Musk offloads $4 bn in Tesla shares after Twitter deal
Tesla chief Elon Musk sold about $4 billion worth of shares in the electric carmaker in the days after Twitter's board agreed to his $44 billion takeover of the social media platform.
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South Korea to end outdoor mask mandate
South Korea said Friday it will lift its outdoor mask mandate next week in response to a steady drop in Covid-19 cases after an Omicron-fuelled surge.
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Paul perfection as Suns clinch series, Sixers, Mavs advance
Chris Paul produced a perfect display of shooting to lead the Phoenix Suns to a series-clinching victory over New Orleans as Philadelphia and Dallas also advanced in the NBA playoffs on Thursday.
Read moreRussia strikes Kyiv during UN chief's visit as Moscow presses offensive
Russian forces pressed their offensive in south and east Ukraine on Friday after bombarding its capital during a visit by the United Nations' chief.
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Man City, Liverpool turn attention back to Premier League shootout
Manchester City and Liverpool must quickly turn their focus from Champions League glory to the battle for the Premier League title, with no room for error in tricky away trips on Saturday.
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Sole searching: Rare sneakers on show in Melbourne
The "Mona Lisa of sneakers" went on display in Melbourne on Friday, with Michael Jordan's old high-tops and around 100 other rare shoes offering a glimpse into a lucrative market driven by die-hard "sneakerheads" and eager investors.
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Colombian protesters clash with police on anniversary of unrest
Protesters clashed with police in several Colombian cities Thursday as hundreds of demonstrators marked the one-year anniversary of a mass uprising against outgoing conservative president Ivan Duque.
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Two South Koreans, including army captain, arrested for spying for North
Two South Koreans, including a serving army captain, have been arrested on charges of stealing military secrets for a suspected North Korean agent who paid them in cryptocurrency, Seoul police said Friday.
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Marcus Harris dropped from Australia Test squad for Sri Lanka
Australia dropped Ashes opener Marcus Harris on Friday from an otherwise settled squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in June and July.
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