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Mexico president warns top court not to block judicial reforms
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England's Wood out for rest of 2024 with elbow injury
![Woodhall wins first Paralympic gold, Storey takes 19th](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/ca/f0/fc/Woodhall-wins-first-Paralympic-gold-990042.jpg)
Woodhall wins first Paralympic gold, Storey takes 19th
![Bringing Sagan's 'Bonjour Tristesse' to modern moviegoers](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/f7/43/4f/Bringing-Sagan-s--Bonjour-Tristesse-265764.jpg)
Bringing Sagan's 'Bonjour Tristesse' to modern moviegoers
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Record-breaker Inglis's century sets-up Australia's T20 series win over Scotland
Josh Inglis's record-breaking century laid the platform for Australia's 70 run-hammering of Scotland in Edinburgh on Friday as they took an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match Twenty20 series.
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US Open bride-to-be cancels wedding, wins Grand Slam title
Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok became a Grand Slam champion at the US Open on Friday, just two days after cancelling her wedding.
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Inglis century sets-up Australia's T20 series win over Scotland
Josh Inglis struck a quickfire century as Australia hammered Scotland by 70 runs in Edinburgh on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match Twenty20 series.
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Tanak leads Acropolis Rally as Ogier charge halted
Estonian driver Ott Tanak led a Hyundai 1-2-3 on the first full day of the Acropolis Rally, the tenth event in the World Rally Championship, taking a 21.8 second lead over Dani Sordo on Friday.
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Hunter Woodhall wins first Paralympic sprint gold
Hunter Woodhall, the double amputee sprinter who is one half of a Paralympic-Olympic power couple, produced an inspired run to win gold in the T62 400 metres at the Paris Games on Friday.
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Kenya school dorm fire kills 17 boys, 70 missing
Seventeen boys were confirmed dead and 70 missing after a fire tore through a primary school dormitory in central Kenya, officials said Friday, leaving distraught relatives desperate for news of their loved ones.
![Judge delays Trump sentencing until after US election](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/6f/ff/40/Judge-delays-Trump-sentencing-until-654616_small.jpg)
Judge delays Trump sentencing until after US election
Sentencing of Donald Trump in his New York hush money trial was delayed Friday until after November's presidential election, a win for the Republican as he battles Democrat Kamala Harris in the knife-edge race.
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Debut Oasis album tops UK charts 30 years after original release
"Definitely Maybe", the debut studio album by Oasis, topped the UK charts again on Friday, 30 years after its original release and fresh from the British music legends announcing a reunion tour.
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Ton-up Pope back in the runs as England make Sri Lanka struggle
Ollie Pope returned to form on his Oval home ground with a first hundred as England captain on Friday's opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka.
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Dominican Republic open to Haiti ties: leader tells US
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, who has championed a tough line on Haiti, told the United States on Friday that he was open to normalizing relations with its impoverished neighbor as security improves.
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Sabalenka, Pegula clash for US Open title after private heartbreak
Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula clash for the US Open women's title on Saturday united by Grand Slam dreams overshadowed by personal heartbreak.
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Germany boss Nagelsmann wants to lay 'foundation' with World Cup in sight
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said Saturday's Nations League clash with Hungary in Duesseldorf is crucial in building momentum on the road to the 2026 World Cup.
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Kenya school dorm fire kills at least 17 boys, 70 missing
At least 17 young boys were killed and 70 missing after a fire ripped through a primary school dormitory in central Kenya, officials said Friday, leaving distraught relatives desperate for news of their loved ones.
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Pope returns to form as England press on against Sri Lanka in 3rd Test
Ollie Pope was eyeing a century after making his first fifty as England captain to leave the hosts in control on an interrupted opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka on Friday.
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Reluctant Roglic climbs back into Vuelta overall lead
Primoz Roglic grabbed back the lead in the Vuelta as he won the 19th stage after his team pushed him into a ferocious attack on the final climb on Friday.
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Zelensky pushes for promised weapons as Russia advances
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh appeal Friday for more weapons to counter the threat from advancing Russian forces in the east of the country and Moscow's devastating missile strikes.
![US job gains miss expectations in August as labor market cools](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/d5/af/0f/US-job-gains-miss-expectations-in-A-419365_small.jpg)
US job gains miss expectations in August as labor market cools
US hiring bounced back in August but missed expectations while the jobless rate crept down, government data showed Friday, paving the way towards central bank rate cuts in the coming weeks.
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Telegram chief Durov announces 'new features' to combat illicit content
Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Friday announced a range of new features aimed at combating illicit content, bots and scammers, a week after he was arrested and charged by French authorities over violations on the messaging app.
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Stocks slump after disappointing US jobs data
Global stock markets slumped Friday as weak US jobs data failed to dispel concerns that imminent interest rate cuts will come too late to avoid a recession.
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Panama deports 130 Indian migrants under deal with US
Panama on Friday deported 130 Indian irregular migrants who had entered the country via the inhospitable Darien jungle, under a deal on repatriations signed with the United States in July.
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Roglic climbs back into Vuelta overall lead
Primoz Roglic grabbed back the lead in the Vuelta as he won the 19th stage following a ferocious attack on the final climb on Friday.
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Kenya school dorm fire kills at least 17 children, 70 missing
At least 17 young children were killed and 70 missing after a fire ripped through a primary school dormitory in central Kenya overnight, officials said Friday, leaving relatives desperate for news.
![Zelensky appeals for weapons as Russia advances](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/b1/6a/g0/Zelensky-appeals-for-weapons-as-Rus-365756_small.jpg)
Zelensky appeals for weapons as Russia advances
President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed on Friday to Ukraine's backers for additional weapons as Kyiv faces advancing Russian forces in the east and devastating strikes by Moscow.
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'Tsunami of anti-Semitism' stirs fears of dark days for Jews
Surging anti-Semitism since Hamas's October 7 attack sparked the war in Gaza recalls the run-up to World War II, with fear spreading through Jewish communities worldwide, top European and US envoys warned this week.
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Bagnaia defies pain to top times in San Marino practice
Francesco Bagnaia defied crash injuries to top the times in Friday's second practice session for the San Marino and Rimini Riviera MotoGP.
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France's new PM constructs cabinet under far right shadow
France's new right-wing prime minister Friday sought to cobble together a government capable of mustering parliament backing, as critics lambasted the president for turning the far right into a kingmaker after snap polls.
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Stocks wobble as investors weigh US jobs data
Global stock markets struggled for direction Friday as investors weighed US jobs data that could determine the size of interest rate cuts.
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Seeing and being seen in Venice's first Singapore film
Singapore's first film in the Venice Festival's main competition, Yeo Siew Hua's "Stranger Eyes", is a complex reflection on voyeurism, surveillance and fractured visions of people's lives.
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Malaysia Airlines finds 'potential issue' on A350-900 engine
Malaysia Airlines said on Friday it had found a "potential issue" with the engine of an Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet but added that it had been resolved.
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French mass rape suspect among 'worst sexual criminals', says daughter
The daughter of a Frenchman on trial for enlisting strangers to rape his drugged wife Friday described him as "likely one of the worst sexual criminals in past 20 years".
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Dutch match US export curbs on semiconductor machines
The Dutch government announced Friday broader restrictions on exports of semiconductor-making machines produced by sector heavyweight ASML, aligning itself with US curbs on technology at the centre of trade tensions with China.
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England's Duckett leads charge against Sri Lanka in 3rd Test
Ben Duckett's typically quickfire fifty guided an England side chasing a series whitewash against Sri Lanka to 76-1 before bad light forced an early lunch break on the first day of the third Test at the Oval on Friday.
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'Blessed' Papua New Guinea welcomes pope during landmark tour
Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims have flocked to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea's capital where Pope Francis landed late Friday on a landmark visit.
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Google 'anti-competitive' over online ad tech: UK
US tech titan Google employs "anti-competitive practices" with regards to online advertising, Britain's competition watchdog concluded Friday in provisional findings of a two-year long investigation.
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Israeli troops leave West Bank's Jenin with Gaza talks deadlocked
Israeli forces appeared to be winding down a deadly 10-day raid in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank on Friday, as key ally Germany warned against treating the territory like Gaza.
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New Ireland boss Hallgrimsson targets repeat England shock
New Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson is hoping to engineer another huge upset against England on Saturday -- eight years after his Iceland team shocked the Three Lions at Euro 2016.
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Stock markets drop before key US jobs data
European and Asian stock markets fell Friday ahead of highly-anticipated US jobs data that could determine by how much the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month.
![Zelensky appeals for weapons at Germany aid drive](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/b1/6a/g0/Zelensky-appeals-for-weapons-at-Ger-547272_small.jpg)
Zelensky appeals for weapons at Germany aid drive
President Volodymyr Zelensky joined a meeting of Ukraine's international backers in Germany on Friday, appealing for additional weapons as Kyiv faces advancing Russian forces in the east and devastating strikes by Moscow.
![Super Typhoon Yagi slams into southern China, moves towards Vietnam](https://www.thenationaltimes.au/media/shared/articles/b1/d3/c4/Super-Typhoon-Yagi-slams-into-south-242248_small.jpg)
Super Typhoon Yagi slams into southern China, moves towards Vietnam
Super Typhoon Yagi slammed into southern China's Hainan island on Friday, bringing windspeeds of over 230 kilometres (143 miles) an hour in what is set to be the strongest storm to hit the region in more than a decade.
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Bearman to replace Magnussen for Haas at Azerbaijan GP
British teenager Oliver Bearman will replace suspended Dane Kevin Magnussen in the Haas lineup for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix next weekend, the US team announced on Friday.
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US climate envoy says discussed plans for summit on methane at Beijing talks
United States climate envoy John Podesta said on Friday that plans were moving forward for a summit with China on reducing emissions of methane and other highly polluting non-CO2 gases.