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Teams sail down Seine in rain-soaked Olympics open...
Thousands of Olympic competitors cruised down the River Seine in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Paris Games on Friday that...
![Norris hoping for more after topping Belgian practice times](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/9b/d5/a9/Norris-hoping-for-more-after-toppin-225525_small.jpg)
Norris hoping for more after topping Belgian pract...
A downbeat Lando Norris said he was "not so comfortable" and felt he was unable to "nail it down" in spite of topping the times ah...
![West Indies' treble strike rocks England in third Test](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/9f/56/f4/West-Indies--treble-strike-rocks-En-127206_small.jpg)
West Indies' treble strike rocks England in third...
Jason Holder produced a fine all-round display as the West Indies took three late wickets, including both England openers with suc...
![Trump slams rivals as he meets Netanyahu in Florida](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/57/56/58/Trump-slams-rivals-as-he-meets-Neta-602712_small.jpg)
Trump slams rivals as he meets Netanyahu in Florid...
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sharply criticized his Democratic political rivals and pledged to work for peace in...
![Olympic opening ceremony under way on River Seine](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/97/7a/40/Olympic-opening-ceremony-under-way--771422_small.jpg)
Olympic opening ceremony under way on River Seine
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics began Friday, an unprecedented and ambitious show with up to 7,000 athletes parading d...
![Mott's England future uncertain as ECB chief fails to offer support](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/44/18/9f/Mott-s-England-future-uncertain-as--024724_small.jpg)
Mott's England future uncertain as ECB chief fails...
Matthew Mott's future as head coach of the England men's white-ball team was left hanging in the air after the chief executive of...
![Trump meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in Florida](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/57/56/58/Trump-meets-Israeli-PM-Netanyahu-in-136212_small.jpg)
Trump meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in Florida
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gave a warm greeting to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife on F...
![S.African police say 95 Libyans detained at suspected military camp](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/17/ea/bd/S-African-police-say-95-Libyans-det-176232_small.jpg)
S.African police say 95 Libyans detained at suspec...
South African authorities rounded up 95 Libyans in a raid Friday at a farm that appeared to have been converted into an illegal mi...
![Blinken set for talks with Chinese counterpart in Laos](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/94/32/20/Blinken-set-for-talks-with-Chinese--132553_small.jpg)
Blinken set for talks with Chinese counterpart in...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive Saturday in Laos, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart at a regional c...
![Norris heads Piastri in McLaren one-two at Belgian GP practice](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/9b/d5/a9/Norris-heads-Piastri-in-McLaren-one-071666_small.jpg)
Norris heads Piastri in McLaren one-two at Belgian...
Lando Norris topped the times ahead of his team-mate Oscar Piastri as McLaren finished a dominant one-two in Friday's second free...
![G20 seeks common ground on taxing super-rich](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/bc/3b/43/G20-seeks-common-ground-on-taxing-s-021112_small.jpg)
G20 seeks common ground on taxing super-rich
G20 finance ministers are expected to take a first step towards international cooperation on taxing the super-rich Friday, with a...
![European medicines watchdog rejects new Alzheimer's drug](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/16/b4/ef/European-medicines-watchdog-rejects-011215_small.jpg)
European medicines watchdog rejects new Alzheimer'...
Europe's medicines watchdog on Friday rejected a marketing request for a new Alzheimer's disease treatment, saying the risks of th...
![Harris gets vital Obama backing in battle against Trump](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/6f/0e/da/Harris-gets-vital-Obama-backing-in--021112_small.jpg)
Harris gets vital Obama backing in battle against...
Barack and Michelle Obama pledged support for Kamala Harris on Friday, filling the last major gap in her bid to unite Democrats ar...
![Habib, Ebden eye Alcaraz and Djokovic shocks at Olympics tennis](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/e0/cb/06/Habib--Ebden-eye-Alcaraz-and-Djokov-112120_small.jpg)
Habib, Ebden eye Alcaraz and Djokovic shocks at Ol...
When Carlos Alcaraz was winning $3.5 million for lifting the Wimbledon trophy, Hady Habib was more than 5,000km away, collecting a...
![Stocks rise as inflation data boosts rate cut hopes](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/1f/8a/e3/Stocks-rise-as-inflation-data-boost-003741_small.jpg)
Stocks rise as inflation data boosts rate cut hope...
Major stock markets pushed higher Friday as traders welcomed data showing US inflation is slowing, firming expectations for the Fe...
![Long queues, ticketing problems ahead of Paris opening ceremony](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/16/f0/08/Long-queues--ticketing-problems-ahe-714401_small.jpg)
Long queues, ticketing problems ahead of Paris ope...
Thousands of spectators faced long queues and ticketing problems as they arrived for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics al...
![Two Sinaloa Cartel leaders face US charges after stunning capture](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/dc/3c/f7/Two-Sinaloa-Cartel-leaders-face-US--611691_small.jpg)
Two Sinaloa Cartel leaders face US charges after s...
US President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed the arrests of two notorious leaders of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel as details emerged of a...
![Spain train driver jailed for 2.5 years over deadly 2013 crash](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/5b/0f/90/Spain-train-driver-jailed-for-2-5-y-162900_small.jpg)
Spain train driver jailed for 2.5 years over deadl...
A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a train driver and a safety director to two-and-a-half years in prison over a 2013 crash that...
![Paris poised for Olympic opening ceremony spectacular](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/72/76/04/Paris-poised-for-Olympic-opening-ce-020056_small.jpg)
Paris poised for Olympic opening ceremony spectacu...
The Paris Olympics were poised to open in an unprecedented ceremony along the river Seine on Friday to mark the formal launch of t...
![Judoka fails doping test in first case at Paris Olympics](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/29/7a/7e/Judoka-fails-doping-test-in-first-c-021522_small.jpg)
Judoka fails doping test in first case at Paris Ol...
An Iraqi male judoka has tested positive for banned anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency anno...
![Holder and Da Silva keep England at bay after West Indies collapse](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/9f/56/f4/Holder-and-Da-Silva-keep-England-at-169004_small.jpg)
Holder and Da Silva keep England at bay after West...
Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva held firm after the West Indies squandered a promising position on Friday's first day of the thir...
![Alpine F1 boss Bruno Famin to leave in August](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/c4/dd/f3/Alpine-F1-boss-Bruno-Famin-to-leave-727270_small.jpg)
Alpine F1 boss Bruno Famin to leave in August
The Alpine Formula One team announced Friday that team principal Bruno Famin will leave his post at the end of August.
![Ethiopia declares three days of mourning after landslide tragedy](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/ef/a5/36/Ethiopia-declares-three-days-of-mou-537021_small.jpg)
Ethiopia declares three days of mourning after lan...
Ethiopia announced on Friday three days of mourning following a devastating landslide in a southern remote part of the country whe...
![Brazilian dunes dotted with dazzling pools make UNESCO heritage list](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/f5/66/33/Brazilian-dunes-dotted-with-dazzlin-444162_small.jpg)
Brazilian dunes dotted with dazzling pools make UN...
Brazil's Lencois Maranhenses National Park, famed for its white dunes that fill with blue and emerald lagoons in the rainy season,...
![Rain, cooling slow huge blaze in Canada's Jasper park](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/51/17/b9/Rain--cooling-slow-huge-blaze-in-Ca-024757_small.jpg)
Rain, cooling slow huge blaze in Canada's Jasper p...
Rain and cooler temperatures are helping firefighters battling a huge forest fire that has devastated part of the popular tourist...
![French Rugby's Jaminet suspended 34 weeks after racist video: Federation](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/26/47/c7/French-Rugby-s-Jaminet-suspended-34-021227_small.jpg)
French Rugby's Jaminet suspended 34 weeks after ra...
France's Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks from all competitions after he recorded a video in which he made racist co...
![Osaka looking to turbo-charge comeback at Paris Olympics](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/48/c8/79/Osaka-looking-to-turbo-charge-comeb-074851_small.jpg)
Osaka looking to turbo-charge comeback at Paris Ol...
Japan's Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo three years ago but she has it all to prove in Paris as she continues her sl...
![Stock markets climb as US inflation rate drops](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/1f/8a/e3/Stock-markets-climb-as-US-inflation-622303_small.jpg)
Stock markets climb as US inflation rate drops
Major stock markets mainly rose Friday as traders welcomed data showing US inflation is slowing, firming expectations for the Fede...
![Russian central bank hikes key rate to fight inflation](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/d3/45/3e/Russian-central-bank-hikes-key-rate-607723_small.jpg)
Russian central bank hikes key rate to fight infla...
Russia's central bank raised its key interest to 18 percent on Friday, the sixth hike in just over a year as it seeks to tame soar...
![Verstappen tops times in opening practice, faces grid penalty](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/94/d6/ec/Verstappen-tops-times-in-opening-pr-881919_small.jpg)
Verstappen tops times in opening practice, faces g...
Max Verstappen, who faces a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's race, topped the times for Red Bull ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastr...
![UK to reveal £20 bn hole in public finances: reports](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/a6/cc/94/UK-to-reveal---20-bn-hole-in-public-271011_small.jpg)
UK to reveal £20 bn hole in public finances: repor...
Britain's new Labour government will announce next week that the country's public finances have an additional hole of around £20 b...
![Gaming sector recovery on flamboyant display at ChinaJoy expo](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/f7/44/65/Gaming-sector-recovery-on-flamboyan-755971_small.jpg)
Gaming sector recovery on flamboyant display at Ch...
A long-haired sorcerer wearily checked his smartphone as elves and androids bustled past at the digital entertainment expo ChinaJo...