Stocks mostly drop after Wall Street slide
European and Asian stock markets mostly fell Friday following another tech-led plunge on Wall Street as investors reassess their vast AI investments.
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Sophie Adenot, the second French woman to fly to space
When she was growing up, Sophie Adenot plastered her childhood bedroom with posters of rockets launching from Cape Canaveral.
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Alleged rape victim of Norway princess's son says she took sleeping pills
A third woman allegedly raped by the son of Norway's crown princess told an Oslo court Friday she was drunk and on sleeping pills when he had non-consensual sex.
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Activist group Palestine Action wins legal challenge against UK ban
London's high court on Friday upheld a challenge to a government ban on activist group Palestine Action, saying the proscription had interfered with the right to freedom of speech.
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Driven by Dhoni, Pakistan's X-factor tweaker Tariq targets India
Pakistan's Usman Tariq left his cricket ambitions back home to start a salesman's job in Dubai, before a biopic about India great Mahendra Singh Dhoni changed his life.
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Davidson set to make history as Ireland seek to rebound against Italy
Hollie Davidson is set to become the first woman to referee a man's Six Nations match as a battered Ireland bid to rebound in Dublin against an Italy side brimming with confidence after their win over Scotland.
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Europe defends NATO, US ties at security gathering
European leaders strove to shore up relations with the United States and insisted they were strengthening their defences as they gathered for a security conference on Friday under heavy pressure from President Donald Trump.
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China's fireworks heartland faces fizzling Lunar New Year sales
A fiery crack of red and gold explodes above a village in China's pyrotechnics hub of Liuyang, where residents are accustomed to ear-splitting fireworks tests year-round.
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Bangladesh's Yunus 'banker to the poor', pushing democratic reform
After a life dedicated to fighting extreme poverty, Bangladesh's 85-year-old Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is set to end his biggest mission.
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Cracknell given Six Nations debut as Wales make changes for France
Leicester loose forward Olly Cracknell will make his Six Nations debut for Wales against France in Cardiff on Sunday after being named in coach Steve Tandy's starting side.
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