US Soccer announces Gregg Berhalter will return as coach of the men's national team
Gregg Berhalter will return as head coach of the US Men's National Soccer Team, US Soccer announced Friday. His new contract will run through the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted jointly by the US, Canada and Mexico.
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Nine arrested over capsized migrant boat, as Greek authorities criticized for failure to respond
Nine crew members have been arrested for people smuggling after a packed vessel sank in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, as human rights campaigners accused Greek authorities of neglecting those on board.
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NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies' star Ja Morant for 25 games without pay for 'conduct detrimental to the league'
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been suspended for 25 games without pay by the NBA for "conduct detrimental to the league," the NBA announced Friday.
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'Nothing to hide': AIIB will investigate claims of Chinese Communist Party control
A Beijing-based multinational lender is launching an internal review after Canada suspended its ties with the regional development bank, citing explosive claims that the Chinese Communist Party had infiltrated the institution.
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'From Ukraine with love:' The elite night-time drone units bombing Russian military
In a deserted shell of a building, a Ukrainian drone pilot blocks off his surroundings and focuses solely on the controller in his hands. The wall-less room gives him and his unit some cover in the moonless night.
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Young Chinese soccer fan gives security the slip to hug his hero Messi mid-game
It was the sort of astonishing run the world has come to expect from those who don Argentina's iconic number
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China's Xi greets 'old friend' Bill Gates in first meeting with a US business magnate in years
Bill Gates met with Xi Jinping on Friday, marking the Chinese leader's first known one-on-one meeting with a Western business figure in years after a new pledge from the Gates Foundation.
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China fails to release cremation data from late 2022 when its Covid-19 outbreak raged
China has failed to release data on how many cremations took place in the country at the end of 2022 -- obscuring a key indicator that could have shed light on the impact of the wave of Covid-19 infections that were sweeping the country at that time.
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Harry and Meghan's Archewell Audio and Spotify have 'mutually agreed' to part ways
Archewell Audio, the company of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has announced the end of a multi-year partnership with Spotify in a joint statement released to CNN Friday.
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Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall, bringing heavy rainfall to India and Pakistan
Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy has made landfall in India's western Gujarat state, close to the Pakistan border, unleashing powerful gusts of wind that ripped up trees and toppled electricity poles.
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Pope Francis is set to be discharged from hospital following surgery
Pope Francis was set to be discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital Friday where the 86-year-old was recovering from abdominal surgery.
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German metal band Rammstein's lead singer Till Lindemann under investigation on allegations of sexual offenses and distribution of narcotics
Till Lindemann, the lead singer of German industrial metal band Rammstein is under investigation on allegations relating to sexual offenses and the distribution of narcotics on the basis of "several criminal complaints," according to a spokeswoman for the Berlin's Public Prosecutor's office.
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