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Switzerland’s Werro beats Olympic champion Hodgkinson for European 800m title
BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 14 : Switzerland’s Audrey Werro continued her remarkable rise by holding off Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to win the 800 metres crown at the European Athletics Championships less than 24 hours after a heavy fall in the semi-finals.The 22-year-old, who shocked the sport earlier th
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Stocks slip in cautious trading after weak US retail sales data
NEW YORK: Stock markets retreated in sparse summer trading Friday (Aug 14), with the uncertain outlook for the Middle East war and the US economy prompting investor caution ahead of the weekend.Oil prices turned higher and investors braced for further volatility as US and Iranian officials
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Italy’s Euro 2020 winner Immobile retires after 17-year career
Aug 14 : Former Italy and Lazio striker Ciro Immobile has retired from professional football, his club Paris FC said on Friday.”Immobile expressed his wish to devote most of his time to his loved ones after 17 years as a professional,” the French club said in a statement.The 36-year-old striker joined
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US regulator approves bank charter for Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial
Aug 14 : A national U.S. bank regulator on Friday conditionally approved a bank charter application linked to President Donald Trump and his family’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, effectively greenlighting an expansion of its stablecoin operations.The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency sai
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Hundreds evacuated from Croatian and Greek resorts as wildfires stretch across Europe
A wildfire in Croatia killed one person, injured 40 and forced 1,200 people to evacuate, while Greece, France and England also faced major fires.
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Hanwha, Fincantieri shares rise after Trump opens Navy shipbuilding to foreign yards
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 : Shares of South Korea’s Hanwha Group and Italy’s Fincantieri rose on Friday after President Donald Trump’s directive opening U.S. Navy shipbuilding to overseas yards.The companies have the largest U.S. shipyard footprints. Hanwha Ocean Co stock climbed 5.6 per cent while Fincantieri SpA g
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Trump says will ‘soon’ declare Hormuz strait US territory
US President Donald Trump said the US has effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, saying, “we have the blockade. No ships get through unless we want them to.”
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Oil climbs over $1 on tanker attacks, no progrees on peace
HOUSTON, Aug 14 : Crude oil futures climbed over $1 a berrel on Friday on tanker attacks and a lack of progress on a peace agreement between the Trump administration and Iran’s leadership.Brent futures settled at $88.52 a barrel, up $1.45, or 1.67 per cent. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures finished
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Trump asks US Supreme Court to approve White House ballroom project
A lower court had stopped the work, with the US president calling the ruling “horrendous, politically motivated, and unlawful.”
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Romero bids farewell to Spurs ahead of Atletico move
Aug 14 : Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero bid farewell to the club on Friday ahead of his expected move to Atletico Madrid.The Argentina defender, who joined Spurs in 2021 and was appointed captain last year, posted a message on Instagram thanking the club and fans after five seasons in North London.
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