Hong Kong leader defends health workers drafted in from China
Hong Kong's leader on Friday warned against making "divisive comments" about health workers sent by China to help contain Covid, as tensions over their deployment complicate efforts to control a spiralling outbreak.
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Tuchel hopes new Chelsea owner loves to win
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is hoping a quick sale of the European champions will provide clarity for employees and fans of the club.
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Over 3.25 million have fled Ukraine, most to Poland
More than 3.25 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, the United Nations said Friday, with more than two million crossing the Polish border.
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Israel urges US not to drop Iran Guards from terror list
Israel on Friday appealed to the United States not to remove Iran's Revolutionary Guards from its blacklist of foreign terrorist organisations as part of a revived nuclear deal.
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'Our heroes': taxi drivers ferry Ukraine refugees to Spain
After fleeing the war in Ukraine and reaching Warsaw by car and on foot, 22-year-old Khrystyna Trach had no idea how she would make it to Spain where her sister lives.
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Chelsea face Real Madrid in Champions League quarters, Man City play Atletico
Troubled holders Chelsea were drawn against 13-time winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Friday, while Manchester City will take on Atletico Madrid.
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Stocks diverge, oil climbs at end of volatile week
Oil prices rose while stock markets diverged Friday, the end of another volatile trading week owing to developments in the Ukraine war.
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Toyota pauses most Japan production after quake
The world's top-selling automaker Toyota said Friday it will halt operations on the majority of its Japanese production lines for three days as parts supply is hit by a recent powerful earthquake.
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Bank of Japan says no tightening as oil stirs inflation
Japan's central bank chief said on Friday the country will likely reach its key two-percent inflation target as oil rates surge, but the bank will continue monetary easing policies because the price rises are caused by external factors.
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Venue for Pakistan-Australia ODIs moved on 'political' grounds
Three one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match between Pakistan and the visiting Australians later this month are being moved from Rawalpindi to Lahore because of domestic politics, the interior minister said Friday.
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