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Watchdog finds no criminal misconduct over US Fed renovations despite Trump probe
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US pushes against overproduction with eye on China at G20 meeting
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UK-France Channel migrant exchange deal scrapped: London
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Man City's meteoric rise clouded by financial scandal
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Portugal boss denies 'incident' with Ronaldo
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Polish activists open first abortion pill locker in Warsaw
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Israel PM says one of the pilots of rerouted flight tried to crash plane
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NHL Avalanche ink Bednar to four-year coaching deal
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Polish activists opens first abortion pill locker in Warsaw
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Italy looking for 'identity' under Mancini says Scalvini
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Turkey says news site closed for 'LGBTQ propaganda'
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The voices of Spain's housing camp protesters
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Oil companies close in on Venezuela despite hurdles
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Romanian parliament rejects pro-EU PM candidate
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Turkey freezes ex-minister's assets as fund scandal grows
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Guardiola backs Man City after bombshell guilty verdicts
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Israelis march between once-closed West Bank settlements
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G20 trade ministers open talks under strain of Trump tariffs
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France in talks with UK to end 2025 migrant accord: ministry
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Israel PM says pilot of rerouted flight tried to crash plane
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Europe's surging inflation spreads gloom in stock markets
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Demuro hopes to deliver Japan a 'magical' Arc victory
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Truth commission demands compensation for Sweden's Sami people
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Japan win marathon penalty shootout to set up South Korea gold-medal clash
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US reports firm Q2 economic growth, inflation steady
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Northern Ireland police probe blockade of disputed parade
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Parma appoint Italy World Cup winner Gilardino
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UK PM Burnham reopens divisive debate on rejoining EU
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West Indies pile up record 405-7 in second ODI against India
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Man City future in doubt after guilty verdict
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Romanian parliament rejects pro-EU PM candidate amid political deadlock
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UK formally signs up to trans-Pacific trading bloc
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Azerbaijan, Armenia hold talks, Russia proposes Moscow summit
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Azerbaijan, Armenia hold Brussels talks, Russia proposes Moscow summit
Azerbaijan and Armenia held a fresh round of EU-mediated peace talks Saturday, while Russia offered a summit in Moscow in an effort to reassert a lead role in the normalisation process.
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Strikes strand thousands of tourists in Italy, Belgium
Strikes by airport and airline staff grounded hundreds of flights and left thousands of travellers stranded in Europe on Saturday at the height of the busy summer tourism season.
Paraguay's Pena says Taiwan ties make 'more sense' than China
Paraguay's formal ties with Taiwan make "more sense" than recognising China, and will be a greater boost to development in the South American nation, president-elect Santiago Pena said Saturday.
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'Artificially high' growth predicted for China in Q2: survey
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Global stocks mixed as Wall Street rally begins to tire
World stock markets were mixed Friday as a Wall Street rally showed signs of fatigue, despite solid bank earnings and improving inflation data.
Striking actors join picket lines as Hollywood shuts down
Actors took to picket lines outside Netflix and other studio headquarters in Los Angeles on Friday as movie and television production ground to a halt in the most serious Hollywood strike in decades.
Stocks mostly rise as profits please and recession worries ease
World stock markets mainly rose Friday as companies reported better-than-expected earnings and investors hoped easing US inflation would mean an end to rate hikes is near.
UN rights council calls for AI transparency
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for transparency on the risks of artificial intelligence and for the data harvested by AI to be used responsibly.
Transgender cyclists barred from women's competition - UCI
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Iraqis beat summer heat by swimming in shrinking Tigris river
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US banks caution on economy as Fed rate hikes boost earnings
Results of large US banks released Friday underscored the boon from higher interest rates, as executives described the world's biggest economy as "resilient" but facing risks.
Stock rally rolls on as profits please and recession worries ease
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Markets mostly rise on hopes Fed near end of rate hike cycle
World stock markets mainly rose Friday as easing US inflation continued to spark hope of a pause to Federal Reserve rate hikes, while investors awaited key bank results on Wall Street.
Ericsson and Nokia feel squeeze of interest rates hikes
Interest rate hikes are forcing mobile operators to scale back investment in 5G networks, with equipment manufacturer Ericsson reporting Friday a rare net quarterly loss and Nokia lowering its outlook.
Burberry sales jump on China boost
British luxury fashion house Burberry on Friday logged a jump in quarterly sales on surging demand in China after the key market lifted Covid restrictions.
Russian transgender people 'in total despair' over new bill
"Nikolai", a 21-year-old transgender man, says he does not know how he can keep living in Russia after lawmakers moved to outlaw gender transitions.
'Like hell': India's burning coalfields
Deadly fires have raged for a century in mines in India's Jharkhand state, where Savitri Mahto is one of 100,000 people risking their lives shovelling coal to supply insatiable demand.
Markets extend rally on hopes Fed near end of rate hike cycle
Asian traders on Friday welcomed more data showing falling US inflation, giving the Federal Reserve room to bring the curtain down on more than a year of interest rate hikes.
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