African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict
The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city on his territory.
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OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led buyout offer
OpenAI's board chairman on Friday said it has unanimously rejected an Elon Musk-led offer to buy the hot artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion.
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Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners set for release after truce crisis
Gaza militants are due to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 369 Palestinians in Israeli custody, the sixth swap of a truce that came close to collapse this week.
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Protests in NY as 'transgender' and 'queer' scrubbed from rights website
The National Park Service has scrubbed references to transgender and queer people from the website of a monument to the 1969 Stonewall riots, a foundational moment in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, igniting protests in New York City on Friday.
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McKellar lauds 'Tahs 'belief in each other' after Super Rugby win
NSW Waratahs coach Dan McKellar has lauded his side's "belief in each other" after a battling come-from-behind win over the Otago Highlanders kick-started their Super Rugby season.
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Thompson grabs PGA Genesis lead with No.1 Scheffler one back
Davis Thompson closed with a birdie to seize a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Scottie Scheffler with Rory McIlroy three adrift after Friday's second round of the PGA Genesis Invitational.
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Jay-Z, Sean Combs accuser drops sexual assault lawsuit
A woman who accused hip-hop stars Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 dropped her civil lawsuit on Friday, court records showed.
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Hitmen mow down cartel-busting colonel in violence-torn Ecuador
Hitmen on Friday gunned down an Ecuadoran colonel in charge of anti-drug operations in a city hard-hit by the narco crime that has plunged this once-peaceful South American country into violence.
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Guardiola taunts Liverpool over Man City's 100-point record
Pep Guardiola has taunted Premier League leaders Liverpool over their failure to match Manchester City's record 100-point tally.
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Fonseca follows in Alcaraz footsteps with Argentina breakthrough
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca saved two match points in defeating Mariano Navone at the Argentina Open on Friday to become the youngest ATP clay-court semi-finalist since Carlos Alcaraz four years ago.
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