Western Europe hit by record winds of Storm Ciaran
After battering northern France with record winds of 200 kilometres per hour that killed a lorry driver, Storm Ciaran headed north on Thursday with Britain on high alert amid warnings of flooding, blackouts and major travel disruptions.
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Ferrari shifts up targets after 'record quarter'
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari raised its financial targets for the year Thursday to eye sales of 5.9 billion euros ($6.3 billion) after another "record quarter".
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Stocks soar, dollar slumps as markets eye end to US rate hikes
Stock markets and oil prices jumped while the dollar slid Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it was at an end of its rate-tightening cycle as inflation retreats.
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Students ordered to wear masks in smog-hit Lahore
Authorities in Pakistan ordered schoolchildren in the smog-smothered city of Lahore to wear masks during lessons starting Thursday, an effort to protect against hazardous levels of polluted air.
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Dutch 'headwind cycle race' scrapped -- wind too strong
The hardy athletes of the annual Dutch "headwind cycle championships" race have finally met their match, as organisers said Storm Ciaran's gale-force winds was too much even for their pedal power.
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Economic ties 'underpin' US approach to Asia-Pacific: Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was set Thursday to lay out the case for deeper economic ties with the Asia-Pacific region, ahead of an expected summit between the US and Chinese presidents.
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Kohli, Gill and Iyer shine as India power to 357-8 against Sri Lanka
Virat Kohli missed out on equalling Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of 49 one-day international hundreds but still helped India to an imposing 357-8 against Sri Lanka as the unbeaten World Cup hosts put one foot in the semi-finals on Thursday.
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'Fighter' Ten Hag vows to solve Man Utd crisis
Erik ten Hag insisted he will fight to save Manchester United's troubled season after their dismal League Cup exit against Newcastle piled increased pressure on the beleaguered boss.
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BoE freezes rate, rules out cuts any time soon
The Bank of England on Thursday held its key interest rate at 5.25 percent, a day after the Federal Reserve also froze borrowing costs as global inflation retreats.
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Mayotte turns to bottled water in century's worst drought
French island group Mayotte will begin distributing bottled water to its 310,000 inhabitants this month as the region faces its worst drought episode this century, the government said Thursday.
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