HMV returning to site of flagship London music store
British music retailer HMV said Friday it will return to the site of its once-flagship store on London's Oxford Street after a turnaround in fortunes for the emblematic company.
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Pro-Kurdish party calls on voters to back Erdogan rival
Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party and its leftist allies called on voters Friday to back President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival in the May 14 polls.
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Pope during Hungary visit urges recovery of 'European spirit'
Pope Francis during his visit to Budapest called Friday for recovery of the European spirit and rejection of "adolescent belligerence" amid rising nationalism and war in Ukraine.
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'Smart mines' show coal deeply embedded in China's future
One hundred metres underground inside a pit in northern China, miners extract lumps of coal with the flick of a finger on a smartphone, as the country tries to drag the traditionally dangerous and dirty work into the digital era.
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Verstappen tops fiery Baku practice
World champion Max Verstappen led the one and only practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Formula One returned with a bang on Friday.
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European stocks retreat as eurozone economy ekes out growth
European stock markets retreated Friday as official data confirmed the eurozone is struggling to grow.
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'Football Leaks' hacker trial verdict delayed until July
The verdict in the trial of "Football Leaks" hacker Rui Pinto, due on Friday, has been postponed until July 13, a Lisbon court announced.
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Kenyan pastor suspected of links to forest massacre: prosecutors
A high-profile Kenyan pastor appeared in court on Friday suspected of links to the discovery of dozens of bodies in mass graves that has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre".
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ExxonMobil reports that Q1 profits double to $11.4 bn
ExxonMobil reported Friday that first-quarter profits more than doubled to $11.4 billion, as the US oil giant returned over $8 billion to shareholders during the period.
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Heavy battles in Sudan despite latest truce
Fighting raged in Sudan on Friday, despite rival forces agreeing to extend a truce aimed to stem nearly two weeks of warfare that has killed hundreds and caused widespread destruction.
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