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Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Netanyahu

Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Netanyahu

Turkey announced Friday that it had issued arrest warrants for genocide against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials in his government over the war in Gaza.

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Countries agree to end mercury tooth fillings by 2034

Countries agree to end mercury tooth fillings by 2034

Countries agreed Friday to phase out the use of mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034, in a move that will change how dentistry is done around the world.

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Hamilton faces stewards after more frustration

Hamilton faces stewards after more frustration

Lewis Hamilton faced a stewards' investigation after another disappointing day as Ferrari struggled for pace in Friday's qualifying for Saturday's sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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World's tallest teen Rioux sets US college basketball mark

World's tallest teen Rioux sets US college basketball mark

Olivier Rioux, a 19-year-old Canadian recognized as the world's tallest teen, has set another record as the tallest player in United States college basketball for the University of Florida.

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Trump pardons three-time World Series champ Strawberry

Trump pardons three-time World Series champ Strawberry

US President Donald Trump has approved a pardon for former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry, the three-time World Series champion and the White House said Friday.

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Worries over AI spending, US government shutdown pressure stocks

Worries over AI spending, US government shutdown pressure stocks

Stock markets mostly retreated Friday as the prolonged US government shutdown dragged on investor sentiment, along with worries about an AI bubble dismissed by President Donald Trump.

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Verstappen suffers setback in push for fifth title

Verstappen suffers setback in push for fifth title

Max Verstappen's late bid for a fifth drivers world title suffered a setback on Friday when he qualified only sixth for Saturday's sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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Earth cannot 'sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30

Earth cannot 'sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said Earth can no longer sustain humanity's dependence on fossil fuels, and without confronting this reality the climate fight will be lost.

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Wales boss Tandy expects Rees-Zammit to make bench impact against the Pumas

Wales boss Tandy expects Rees-Zammit to make bench impact against the Pumas

Steve Tandy heads into his first game as Wales coach confident he has done the right thing by recalling Louis Rees-Zammit to a replacement role rather than throwing the wing straight into the starting side for Sunday's clash with Argentina in Cardiff.

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James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dead at 97

James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dead at 97

James Watson -- the Nobel laureate co-credited with the pivotal discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose career was later tainted by his repeated racist remarks -- has died, his former lab said Friday. He was 97.

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