Hundreds of buildings damaged, dozens injured in 6.3 Ecuador quake
A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left more than 30 people injured, damaged more than 800 buildings and caused widespread power cuts in the Ecuadoran port city of Esmeraldas on Friday.
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India and Pakistan's Kashmir fallout hits economy too
Rapidly deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan over a deadly shooting in Kashmir are starting to have small but prickly economic consequences for both nations.
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Francis's funeral to be grand farewell to 'pope of the poor'
Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honoured Saturday with a funeral attended by world leaders and tens of thousands of Catholic faithful.
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Pogacar faces defiant Evenepoel at Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Remco Evenepoel has vowed to tame defending champion Tadej Pogacar at cycling's undulating Ardennes forest odyssey, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, on Sunday.
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Chelsea eye great escape against Barcelona in Women's Champions League
Quadruple-chasing Chelsea have a mountain to climb as they seek to overturn a 4-1 deficit against Barcelona on Sunday to reach the Women's Champions League final.
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Iran, US to hold new round of high-level nuclear talks
The United States and Iran were to hold a fresh round of technical and high-level nuclear negotiations in Oman on Saturday, after both sides reported progress in previous meetings.
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'Energy and effort' pay off for Reds as Blues' woes continue
Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss praised his team's "energy and effort" after they piled more misery on Super Rugby champions Auckland Blues with a convincing 35-21 win.
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Albatross and closing birdie lift China's Liu to LPGA Chevron lead
China's Liu Yan made a stunning albatross and a closing birdie to seize a one-stroke lead when darkness halted Friday's second round of the LPGA Chevron Championship.
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On the horizon? Wave of momentum for high seas treaty
A treaty to protect the high seas will not come to life by the time the UN Oceans Conference opens in June, but persistence by member states has nudged the landmark pact towards enactment.
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Developing countries should fast-track US trade deals: World Bank president
Developing countries should strike swift trade deals with the United States at the "earliest possible" opportunity, the president of the World Bank told AFP Friday, after a busy week with global financial leaders in Washington.
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