Sea cows threatened with extinction
Dugongs -- large herbivorous marine mammals commonly known as "sea cows" -- are now threatened with extinction, according to an official list updated Friday.
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King Charles meets Wrexham football club's Hollywood owners
King Charles III on Friday visited Wrexham in north Wales on Friday, and met the Hollywood actors who have bought the new city's football club.
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PETA takes UK military to court for rejecting fake fur hats
Animal rights group PETA said Friday it is taking legal action against the UK defence ministry over its refusal to test a fake fur version of the distinctive bearskin hats worn by ceremonial guards.
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Arab rivalries set aside for Morocco's World Cup run
The T-shirt on sale at Doha's main market declares "Our blood is Arab", and that is the mood buoying Morocco as it prepares to become on Saturday the first Arab nation to play a World Cup quarter-final.
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UK defends new post-Brexit finance reforms
Britain on Friday launched a post-Brexit plan to relax curbs on its powerhouse City sector introduced after the 2008 financial crisis, denying the reforms will bring about new instability.
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Stock markets mixed on renewed US Fed rate fears
Global stocks diverged on Friday after hotter-than-expected US wholesale prices renewed concerns that the Federal Reserve will stick to aggressive policies against inflation.
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Iran hit with sanctions over first protester execution
Iran was slapped with new sanctions Friday and activists called for fresh protests after the Islamic republic carried out its first execution over demonstrations that have shaken the regime for nearly three months.
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China's Xi promises security, energy cooperation at Saudi summits
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday touted close security and energy ties with Gulf nations during summit meetings in Saudi Arabia that have highlighted tensions with Washington.
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French tanks join NATO defensive line in Romania
Freshly arrived at Cincu army training camp, 120mm cannons loaded on French tanks are already booming out across the muddy firing range as NATO bolsters its forces in Romania, a member country bordering Ukraine.
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US basketball star Griner back home after Russia prisoner swap
American basketball star Brittney Griner arrived in the United States Friday morning after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death."
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