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Sixteen-year-old Nadia makes the one-hour journey to and from her employer's house on foot each day, stopping frequently along the congested streets of Lahore so her mother can rest her weary legs.

Red-hot Harry Brook made a majestic 184 not out to put England firmly in control against New Zealand in Wellington on Friday in the second Test.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi added his voice Friday to calls for the reform of global lenders such as the World Bank, as G20 finance ministers and central bank heads met.

China called on Friday for Russia and Ukraine to hold peace talks as soon as possible, while insisting that nuclear weapons must not be used in their conflict.

North Korea said Friday it had fired cruise missiles and claimed that ramped-up US-South Korean military drills "can be regarded as a declaration of war".

NBA conference leaders Boston and Denver were pushed to the limit on Thursday, with the Celtics escaping in a 142-138 overtime triumph over Indiana and the Nuggets edging the Cavaliers in Cleveland.

In Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, a giant roadside statue of a peanut bearing the former president's toothy grin draws carloads of tourists, but for those living in the camper park directly behind it, the enormous caricature signifies home.

China called Friday for Russia and Ukraine to hold peace talks as soon as possible, while insisting that nuclear weapons must not be used in their conflict.

Andy Warhol's iconic portraits of stars such as Marlon Brando and Dolly Parton are on display in the Saudi desert, at a show intended to reframe the kingdom's forbidding reputation.

Three contenders are in the running to succeed long-serving Scottish National Party (SNP) chief Nicola Sturgeon.

Nominations for a leader to succeed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as head of Scotland's ruling party will close on Friday amid an uproar over a top contender's conservative views on gay marriage.

Red-hot Harry Brook smacked his fourth century in just six Tests to put England firmly in control against New Zealand in Wellington on Friday.

Tombstones stretch as far as the eye can see across Iraq's Wadi-al-Salam cemetery, often described as the world's biggest, which bears silent witness to life and death over 14 centuries.

Dozens of people remained missing on Friday following a collapse at a coal mine in northern China that killed six, state media reported.

Asian markets were mixed Friday, with traders still occupied by long-running interest rate worries, though Tokyo rallied after the man tipped as Japan's next central bank head made the case for keeping its ultra-loose policy.

Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free.

Brazilian authorities said Thursday evening that the death toll from floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in the country's southeast had risen to at least 50, with emergency workers continuing to dig through the wreckage.

A hero to some. A foul-mouthed conspiracy theorist to others. South Korea's most controversial talk show host had his hit programme taken off air, so now he's taken his massive following to YouTube.

Ukrainians will hold ceremonies across their war-ravaged country Friday on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion, with President Volodymyr Zelensky to assure them of victory even as they face the threat of new missile strikes.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti labelled Vinicius Junior the most decisive player in the world this week -- but on Saturday in La Liga he faces another contender, Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann.

Marseille's fierce rivalry with Paris Saint-Germain has lost some of its edge in recent years as the Qatar-owned club have dominated French football, but OM's resurgence under Igor Tudor has their passionate supporters dreaming of beating the capital club to the title.

If Napoli's players are looking over their shoulders as they kick off the weekend's Serie A fixtures with a visit to struggling Empoli, it should be not at the distant chasing pack but at coach Luciano Spalletti.

Threatened player strike assuaged, Wales will now focus on a first win in this season's Six Nations when they take on England in Cardiff on Saturday.

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said Thursday she didn't know how long it would take to get over the heartbreak of a five-run defeat against Australia in a thrilling Women's T20 World Cup semi-final in Cape Town.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan next week, the State Department said Thursday, courting former Soviet republics uneasy over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

World number two Carlos Alcaraz beat 86th-ranked Fabio Fognini of Italy in a thriller on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the ATP Rio Open.

For soloist Dmytro Popov, a special concert for Ukraine on Friday at New York's Metropolitan Opera will be a solemn but essential occasion to remind people that one year on, the war is far from over.

Two Pakistani brothers, Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, have been freed from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay after more than 20 years in detention and repatriated, the Pentagon said Thursday.

The Bank of Japan's longstanding monetary easing policies are "appropriate", its next governor Kazuo Ueda told parliament on Friday, suggesting no sudden changes to the bank's stance when he takes the helm in April.

Under fire Bayern Munich could not have picked a worse time to face surging outsiders Union Berlin in their surprise Bundesliga top-of-the-table clash on Sunday.

Graham Potter takes struggling Chelsea to the happy hunting ground of Tottenham on Sunday desperate for a Premier League win as Manchester City seek to turn domination into goals.

An uncrewed Russian Soyuz capsule took off early Friday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station to eventually bring home three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid.