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Swiss president to quit government
Swiss President Guy Parmelin announced Friday that he will quit the government at the end of the year, in a sudden move after more than a decade of ministerial service.
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Verstappen goes own way to avoid the rain
Max Verstappen chose to go his own way on Friday when he rejected using soft tyres to embark on a long run on mediums in fear of rain in second practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
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Focus - What's real and what's fake? How AI is impacting Brazil's election race
With just two days to go before the first round of Brazil's presidential election, artificial intelligence is taking centre stage, whether it's a deepfake avatar of former president Jair Bolsonaro to…
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G7 members will release 100 million barrels of diesel after US threatens export ban
Members of the Group of Seven bloc of highly industrialised economies on Friday agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from their reserves over four months, averting a potential…
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Philippines tennis star Eala says 'I get overwhelmed sometimes'
Alexandra Eala admitted on Friday that she gets "overwhelmed sometimes" by the huge weight of expectation placed on her as a trailblazer for tennis in the Philippines.
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Spain housing package at risk in parliament, as protests mount
Spain's parliament was to vote Friday on government housing decrees introduced after nationwide protests triggered by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, but there were doubts the measures would pass.
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Ferrari chief Vasseur has support from rival team bosses
Ferrari chief Fred Vasseur received sympathy and support from two of his rivals on Friday when Flavio Briatore and James Vowles backed him to stay in charge of the "scarlet Scuderia".
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Press Review - Brazil's election: Lula or Bolsonaro Jr?
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 2: We look at reactions in the French papers after high school blockades turned violent across France. We also look ahead to Brazil's two-round presidential election, which…
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Swedish Social Democrats leader to make new bid to form government
Sweden's parliament speaker said Friday that he had asked Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson to make a new attempt to form a government, days after a first bid failed.
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Nigeria rolls out digital postcodes
Nigeria’s Postal Service has launched a National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System. The system is designed to help Nigerians find the postcodes of locations across the country. Before now, house identification…
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Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia over embassy closure
Ethiopia ordered the closure of its embassy in Eritrea and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata on Thursday, prompting Asmara to sever all diplomatic ties with its neighbour after overnight…
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Pilot in flydubai attack says could not let 'all those people die'
An Indian pilot attacked by his co-pilot aboard a flight from the UAE to Israel said Friday that he "could not let all those people die", in his first public remarks after he helped stop the plane from…
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