Loeb leads Monte Carlo chasing record for oldest rally winner
Two retired drivers dominated on the second day of the Monte Carlo Rally on Friday as Sebastien Loeb led French compatriot Sebastien Ogier.
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Gerrard 'shocked' Benitez took Everton job
Steven Gerrard has revealed his surprise that former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez took on the challenge of managing rivals Everton.
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Anti-abortion activists look to Supreme Court at annual march
Thousands of people attended an annual anti-abortion rally Friday with their hopes raised this year that the conservative-majority Supreme Court will overturn the landmark ruling that legalized abortion in the United States 50 years ago.
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Chile's president-elect unveils young, woman-majority cabinet
Chile's leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, whose victory at the polls last month unsettled the markets, on Friday named the country's Central Bank governor as his finance minister in a young, diverse and woman-majority cabinet.
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France captain Dupont among Toulouse Covid-19 positives
France captain Antoine Dupont is among Toulouse players who have tested positive for Covid-19, club president Didier Lacroix said Friday.
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Biden to meet Germany's Scholz in Washington in February: US
US President Joe Biden is to host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington in February, a US official said Friday, denying reports of a spat between the two leaders.
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Former Wales hooker Hibbard retires at 38
Former Wales hooker Richard Hibbard announced his retirement from all professional rugby union with immediate effect on Friday.
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US, Russia promise to work to ease Ukraine tensions
Washington and Moscow's top diplomats agreed Friday to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security demands next week and not ruling out a presidential meeting.
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Biden hails Intel's $20 bn chip plant investment amid shortage
President Joe Biden on Friday praised Intel's plans to spend $20 billion on a new US semiconductor facility, hailing the "historic" investment even as a global chip shortage fans the inflation wave weighing on his leadership.
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Covid-19 vaccines showed high efficacy against severe Omicron: US data
Covid-19 vaccines and boosters continued to have very high efficacy against severe outcomes during the Omicron wave of the virus, a large real-world study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed Friday.
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