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Violent clashes between Indigenous protesters and police broke out for a second straight day in Ecuador's capital on Friday, as the country's president accused demonstrators of attempting a coup.

A spiral of worker strikes in Europe's crucial aviation sector and cancelled flights at a time when millions of travellers are looking to escape for the summer, threaten the sector's tentative recovery.

China reported zero new Covid-19 infections in Shanghai for the first time since March on Saturday, as the country's latest outbreak subsides after months of virus-spurred lockdowns and restrictions.

At a farm in northern Ukraine, a spooked-looking heifer has been limping since one of her hind legs was shredded by shrapnel in a Russian attack that has been mirrored on farms across the country since the war began.

Violent clashes between Indigenous protesters and police continued for a second straight day in Ecuador's capital Friday, after the country's president accused demonstrators of seeking to overthrow him.

Ondrej Palat scored a late winner as the Tampa Bay Lightning put Colorado's Stanley Cup final hopes on ice with a battling 3-2 victory in Denver on Friday.

Violent clashes between Indigenous protesters and police continued for a second straight day in Ecuador's capital Friday, after the country's president accused demonstrators of seeking to overthrow him.

Eddie Jones has called for his under-performing England side to create "something special" in their three-Test series against his home country Australia after a lacklustre year so far.

Two people were killed and 14 others wounded, several seriously, in shootings near bars in central Oslo, Norwegian police said Saturday.

Fred Kerley clocked a world-leading 9.76sec in the semi-finals then followed up with a 9.77 to win the 100m at the US trials on Friday and stamp himself a favorite for the World Championships next month.

Shericka Jackson upset Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah to power to victory in the women's 100m at the Jamaican National Championships in Kingston on Friday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a ceremony in Hong Kong celebrating 25 years of the city's handover to China, state media Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.

Record floods in southern China this month displaced more than half a million people, while searing heat buckled roads in other parts of the country.

Two people were killed and several others seriously wounded in a shooting in central Oslo, Norwegian police said Saturday.

Chun In-gee extended her lead at the Women's PGA Championship on Friday, firing a three-under-par 69 to open up a six-stroke advantage at the halfway stage as she hunts down a third major title.

Xander Schauffele took advantage of a second round meltdown by Rory McIlroy to open up a five-shot lead at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship on Friday.

Sports stars across the United States reacted with shock and anger on Friday after the Supreme Court's decision to scrap the right to abortion after nearly five decades.

Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso said Friday that Indigenous people staging sometimes violent protests for the past 12 days are trying to overthrow him.

The World Health Organization said Friday that European summer festivals should not be cancelled due to the monkeypox outbreak but should instead manage the risk of amplifying the virus.

"Vladimir, firstly one thing!" says President Emmanuel Macron as he seeks to make a point to his Russian counterpart. "Listen Emmanuel," interjects the Russian leader.

Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell consolidated a dominant position for the West Indies in reaching 67 without loss at stumps after their bowlers dismissed Bangladesh for 234 on the first day of the second and final Test in St Lucia on Friday.

The death toll following a mass attempt by a huge crowd of African migrants to cross from Morocco into Spain's Melilla enclave climbed to 18 on Friday, according to a new Moroccan update.

Montpellier beat Castres 29-10 on Friday to win their maiden French Top 14 title in a re-run of the 2018 final, as English No. 8 Zach Mercer played a leading role.

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez said Friday he plans to finish Gennady Golovkin's career when the two boxing rivals meet for the third and probably final time later this year.

Montpellier beat Castres 29-10 on Friday to win their maiden French Top 14 title in a re-run of the 2018 final, as English No. 8 Zach Mercer played a leading role.

With inflation rising sharply, and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the United States is facing an increased risk of a downturn, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Friday.

The US Supreme Court's overturning of America's constitutional right to abortion gives all 50 states the freedom to ban the procedure, with nearly half expected to do so in some form.

Bruno Pereira, the Brazilian Indigenous expert murdered in the Amazon with British journalist Dom Phillips, was given a moving sendoff Friday by members of one of the tribes he had spent his life and work defending.

Global stock markets and oil prices jumped higher on Friday following recent heavy losses as the weakening economic outlook moderates expectations about central bank monetary tightening.

Jonny Bairstow indicated England were ready to dispense with cricket orthodoxy after his latest stunning century against New Zealand sparked a storybook rally in the third Test on Friday.

A Cuban court has sentenced two artists critical of the communist state to nine and five years in prison, officials said Friday, the latest in a string of heavy penalties doled out to government dissenters.

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