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Credit Suisse posts biggest loss since 2008 financial crisis

Credit Suisse posts biggest loss since 2008 financial crisis

Credit Suisse on Thursday posted its biggest annual loss since the 2008 financial crisis and the scandal-plagued Swiss banking giant expects to fall deeper into the red in 2023.

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England coach McCullum plots to topple his native New Zealand

England coach McCullum plots to topple his native New Zealand

Former Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum thinks patriotic cricket fans will forgive him for coaching England against New Zealand, as long as the two sides deliver an entertaining clash.

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Italian PM faces popularity test in regional votes

Italian PM faces popularity test in regional votes

Italy's two most populous regions vote on Sunday and Monday in elections seen as a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's three-month-old government.

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Markets fall as Fed officials flag rates to go higher for longer

Markets fall as Fed officials flag rates to go higher for longer

Markets mostly fell Thursday on the prospect of US interest rates going higher, and for longer, as officials try to cool the economy and bring decades-high inflation under control.

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Stay or go: fate of Ukraine defence chief hangs in balance

Stay or go: fate of Ukraine defence chief hangs in balance

The late-night announcement of a planned replacement of Ukraine's defence minister has raised eyebrows in wartime Kyiv as the country gears up for an anticipated Russian offensive in the east.

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Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble.

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Domestic violence, child marriages soar in drought-hit Ethiopia

Domestic violence, child marriages soar in drought-hit Ethiopia

Forced into marriage by her family, 14-year-old Bisharo stayed only five days with her abusive new husband before fleeing his home, fending for herself in drought-stricken southern Ethiopia.

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Cuban worker exodus a 'catastrophe' for island's businesses

Cuban worker exodus a 'catastrophe' for island's businesses

Like other businesses across Cuba, Nel Paradiso is grappling with a worker shortage amid unprecedented levels of people fleeing the island nation.

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Twitter back online in Turkey after block

Twitter back online in Turkey after block

Twitter was blocked for at least 12 hours on major Turkish mobile providers in an outage that ended early Thursday, following a flurry of online criticism of the government's response to this week's deadly earthquake.

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Australia reach 76-2 after early blows in 1st India Test

Australia reach 76-2 after early blows in 1st India Test

Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith fought back as Australia recovered from losing their openers to reach 76-2 at lunch against India on the first day of the first Test on Thursday.

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