Stocks mostly rise, oil jumps tracking AI and Iran
Stock markets mostly rose Friday with traders relieved by the tech sector holding firm despite concerns over massive AI investments.
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The United States authorised the departure of non-emergency embassy staff from Israel on Friday, as it threatened strikes on Iran and pressed its biggest military build-up in the Middle East in decades.
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EU will provisionally apply contested South America trade deal
The European Union will implement a mammoth trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc while waiting for a top court's ruling on its legality, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday.
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Cambodia welcomes back dozens of artefacts looted by UK trafficker
Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.
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'Without ports, Ukraine will be destroyed': Odesa buckles under Russian bombs
Looking out at the blue and yellow cranes towering over the Black Sea horizon, Viktor Berestenko worries about the relentless Russian bombardment of Odesa, Ukraine's southern port city.
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Beating Dortmund 'a mini title', says Bayern's Kompany
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said the scale of the Bundesliga match at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday means victory would be like winning "a mini title".
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UK Labour party loses heartland parliament seat to left-wing Greens
Britain's ruling Labour party slumped Friday to a humiliating third-place finish as it lost a crunch vote in a traditional stronghold to the left-wing Greens, heaping fresh pressure on embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Belarus opposition leader fears her country could become Putin's 'consolation prize'
Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya told AFP in an interview that her country must not become a "consolation prize" for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid intense efforts to end the Ukraine war.
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Amorim axe could cost Man Utd £16 million
Manchester United's decision to sack Ruben Amorim as their manager could end up costing the Premier League giants almost £16 million ($22 million) according to financial figures released by the club.
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Bezzecchi beats Marquez in season-opening Thailand MotoGP practice
Marco Bezzecchi set a new track record to finish fastest ahead of defending world champion Marc Marquez in practice for the season-opening Thailand MotoGP on Friday.
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