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A South Korean-made robot made its debut as an orchestra conductor before a sell-out crowd in Seoul on Friday, wowing the audience with a flawless performance in place of a human maestro.

Pakistan could get temporary relief for its ballooning foreign debt with a new deal worth $3 billion, the IMF has announced in Washington.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier was held for questioning along with his son as part of a probe into alleged discrimination, the Nice prosecutor told AFP on Friday.

South Africa's corruption watchdog on Friday absolved President Cyril Ramaphosa of allegations that he breached executive ethics in a farm cash scandal that spawned into one of the biggest storms of his career.

France's leadership said all options were open on Friday, including a state of emergency, to clamp down on three nights of violent and fiery protests over a policeman's killing of a teen.

The Tour de France starts in Bilbao on Saturday with two big favourites -- defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar, runner-up last year.

Recalled paceman Mitchell Starc led Australia's charge as England collapsed to 325 all out in the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Friday.

European stock markets closed out the first half of the year with solid gains Friday after eurozone inflation slowed slightly more than expected.

Celtic confirmed the signing of Australian international forward Marco Tilio from Melbourne City on Friday.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Friday that the government was considering "all options" to restore order, including declaring a state of emergency, after a third night of rioting over a police officer's killing of a youth.

Eurozone inflation eased further in June as energy costs slid but those of food and drinks remained elevated as underlying price pressures persist, official data showed Friday.

A strike paralysed flights at Geneva airport for several hours on Friday, causing huge lines at the start of the busy summer travel season.

Nathan Lyon's future on the Ashes tour is uncertain after he arrived at Lord's on Friday on crutches, as the Australian camp reported the bowler had suffered a "significant calf strain".

Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was on Friday described as a "sexual bully", as prosecutors opened their case against him in London for a string of sexual offence charges.

Novak Djokovic will begin his quest for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title against Argentina's Pedro Cachin, with a potential rematch of last year's final against Nick Kyrgios looming in the quarter-finals.

Nathan Lyon's prospects of playing any further part in the Ashes looked to be fading fast as he arrived at Lord's on Friday on crutches.

France's president rushed home from an EU summit Friday for a crisis meeting, after a third night of protests over a policeman's killing of a teen saw cars torched, shops ransacked and hundreds arrested.

The maker of mobile game Pokemon Go has said it will slash 230 jobs, almost one-third of its staff, in another blow to the tech industry.

Captain Owen Farrell was one of six Saracens players drafted into England's 41-man training squad as Steve Borthwick ramps up preparations for the World Cup.

An Indian court on Friday fined Twitter $61,000 after dismissing its plea challenging orders to remove tweets and accounts critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

A strike paralysed Geneva airport on Friday, grounding flights for two days at Switzerland's second-busiest airport at the start of the busy summer travel season.

Markets mostly rose Friday as more forecast-beating data reinforced the US economy's resilience despite surging interest rates but piled further pressure on the Fed to keep hiking to tame inflation.

Hoping to escape a dire economy and bleak prospects, Egyptians are increasingly attempting the perilous sea crossing to Europe that this month claimed dozens of lives in a shipwreck off Greece.

Markets mostly rose Friday as more forecast-beating data reinforced the US economy's resilience despite surging interest rates but piled further pressure on the Fed to keep hiking to tame inflation.

Midfielder Aaron Mooy called time on his career for both club and country Friday, informing Celtic and Australia of his immediate retirement.

Some 64 flights were cancelled at Geneva's international airport on Friday, it said, after operations were halted for four hours because of a strike by workers at the start of the busy summer travel season.

A Thai doctor endorsing a dubious diabetes treatment, a Filipino physician touting crotch-enhancing underwear, a US doctor sparking off anti-vaccine conspiracies -- they are all victims of identity theft plaguing health professionals.

French President Emmanuel Macron was Friday to chair a new crisis meeting of ministers after a third straight night of nationwide protests over the deadly police shooting of a teenager saw cars torched, shops ransacked and hundreds arrested.

Wearing a white lab coat and with a gas mask within reach, Ole Jorgen Gronvold measures the humidity of an intriguing dark powder touted as the planet's next "black gold".

At Denmark's police headquarters, officers have been glued to their computers playing the popular video game Counter-Strike. But they weren't kicking back on a break -- they were tracking crimes on the internet.

Mexico secured their spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage with a game to spare, after beating Haiti 3-1 in Glendale, Arizona, on Thursday.

A burned district office, another pelted with stones, "lots of looting": in Lille, in the north of France, a game of cat and mouse played out into the wee hours of Friday morning between authorities and protesters.