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Alex Marquez fastest in practice ahead of Portuguese MotoGP

Alex Marquez fastest in practice ahead of Portuguese MotoGP

Alex Marquez posted the fastest time on his Ducati-Gresini in Friday's qualifying practice for the Portuguese MotoGP which was disrupted by light rain.

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Will 'war profiteer' Norway come to Ukraine's financial rescue?

Will 'war profiteer' Norway come to Ukraine's financial rescue?

Norway has grown vastly richer after overtaking Russia as Europe's main gas supplier following the invasion of Ukraine, sparking calls in Oslo for the Scandinavian nation to use its colossal sovereign wealth fund to help Kyiv.

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Tech selloff drags stocks down on AI bubble fears

Tech selloff drags stocks down on AI bubble fears

Stock markets tumbled Friday as fears of an AI bubble deepened a tech selloff, with investors also rattled by weak economic data and a prolonged US government shutdown.

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Blasts at Indonesia school mosque injure more than 50

Blasts at Indonesia school mosque injure more than 50

Two blasts at a school mosque in the Indonesian capital Jakarta injured at least 50 people on Friday, authorities said, with a student accused of being responsible for the incident.

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Contepomi says lead-in to Wales match a 'challenge' for Argentina

Contepomi says lead-in to Wales match a 'challenge' for Argentina

Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi said the Pumas' schedule has been a "challenge" ahead of their opening Autumn Nations Series international against Wales in Cardiff on Sunday.

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Greece woos US energy deals, as eco groups cry foul

Greece woos US energy deals, as eco groups cry foul

Greece on Friday hailed as "historic" a deal with US energy giant ExxonMobil that could see the country's first offshore drilling project in 40 years.

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Frank says Spurs supporting Udogie through 'terrible situation'

Frank says Spurs supporting Udogie through 'terrible situation'

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank said Friday the club are doing everything they can to support Destiny Udogie following a "terrible situation" in which the Italian international defender was allegedly threatened with a gun in north London.

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MSF warns of missing civilians in Sudan's El-Fasher

MSF warns of missing civilians in Sudan's El-Fasher

The medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Wednesday that the fate of hundreds of thousands fleeing ethnically targeted violence from Sudan's western city of El-Fasher was unknown, a day after satellite images showed suspected mass graves.

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Norris on top as McLaren dominate opening Sao Paulo practice

Norris on top as McLaren dominate opening Sao Paulo practice

Championship leader Lando Norris produced a fastest late lap to top the times narrowly ahead of his team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri as McLaren dominated Friday's practice at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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UN warns 'intensified hostilities' ahead in Sudan despite RSF backing truce plan

UN warns 'intensified hostilities' ahead in Sudan despite RSF backing truce plan

The United Nations warned on Friday of "intensified hostilities" ahead in Sudan, despite paramilitary forces endorsing a truce proposal from mediators after more than two years of war with the regular army.

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