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Trump says change of power in Iran would be 'best thing'

Trump says change of power in Iran would be 'best thing'

US President Donald Trump said Friday that a change of government in Iran would be the "best thing that could happen," as he sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to ratchet up military pressure on the Islamic republic.

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Ukrainian skeleton racer Heraskevych loses appeal against Olympic ban

Ukrainian skeleton racer Heraskevych loses appeal against Olympic ban

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych on Friday lost his appeal against his disqualification from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet adorned with pictures of Ukrainian war dead.

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Paris police shoot dead knife man at Arc de Triomphe

Paris police shoot dead knife man at Arc de Triomphe

French police shot and killed a knife-wielding man under the Arc de Triomphe on Friday after he allegedly threatened officers on ceremonial duty at the Paris landmark, officials said.

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Japan's Totsuka wins Olympic halfpipe thriller to deny James elusive gold

Japan's Totsuka wins Olympic halfpipe thriller to deny James elusive gold

Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka won a gripping men's halfpipe final on Friday, shattering Australian snowboard veteran Scotty James's dreams of an elusive gold medal in his fifth Winter Games.

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Water leak and ticket fraud charges add to Louvre woes

Water leak and ticket fraud charges add to Louvre woes

After a break-in and strikes, a ticket fraud scandal and a water leak on Friday brought new troubles to France's Louvre museum.

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Canada's PM due in mass shooting town as new details emerge

Canada's PM due in mass shooting town as new details emerge

A grief-stricken community in northern Canada will mourn with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday, who is headed to the remote town of Tumbler Ridge to honor victims of a mass shooting.

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Neto treble fires Chelsea's FA Cup rout of Hull

Neto treble fires Chelsea's FA Cup rout of Hull

Chelsea eased into the FA Cup fifth round as Pedro Neto's hat-trick inspired a 4-0 win at Hull on Liam Rosenior's return to the club that sacked him two years ago.

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Arbitrator rules NFL union 'report cards' must stay private

Arbitrator rules NFL union 'report cards' must stay private

An arbitrator has ruled in favor of an NFL grievance against its players union for publicizing annual "team report cards" grading clubs on various aspects of facilities and services, the league said Friday.

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Dortmund thump Mainz to close in on Bayern

Dortmund thump Mainz to close in on Bayern

A first-half Serhou Guirassy double and four Julian Ryerson assists helped Borussia Dortmund to a 4-0 home win over Mainz on Friday, drawing them three points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

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WHO sets out concerns over US vaccine trial in G.Bissau

WHO sets out concerns over US vaccine trial in G.Bissau

The World Health Organization on Friday voiced serious concerns over a planned US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn babies in junta-run Guinea-Bissau, questioning it on scientific and ethical grounds.

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