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FIFA unveils Netflix World Cup game timed for 2026 tournament kickoff

FIFA will release a new football video game, FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, on Netflix Games on ​June 11, timed to coincide with the start of ‌the 2026 World Cup, the soccer governing body said on Thursday. The title will be available exclusively…

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FIFA bans vuvuzelas from World Cup stadiums

Soccer fans looking to bring the party to World Cup games will have to go without vuvuzelas, ​with FIFA banning the plastic horns from venues ‌in the U.S., Canada and Mexico in its stadium code of conduct. Vuvuzelas, a horn made with a long plasti…

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Indian rupee rallies on RBI measures to draw inflows to help oil-hit currency

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee rallied on Friday after the central bank announced steps to draw inflows and support the currency, one of Asia’s ​worst performers this year due to the prolonged Iran conflict. The central ‌bank held its policy rate steady…

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Trump lawyers deny BBC access to financial details in $10-billion lawsuit, FT says

US President Donald Trump’s legal team has ​refused to hand over financial information sought by BBC lawyers in his $10-billion defamation case ‌against the broadcaster, the Financial Times said on Friday, citing court filings. Trump has accused t…

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IAEA brokers local ceasefire to help repair power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday said it has ​negotiated a temporary local ceasefire between ‌Ukraine and Russia, the sixth since late last year, allowing repairs to a power supply line to ​Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plan…

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Japan’s Nikkei eases further from record high as AI euphoria fades

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average retreated on Friday for a second consecutive session after closing at a record high earlier this week, as momentum slowed in the red-hot technology sector. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Index was down 1.58% at 66,406…

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Australia, NZ dollars recoil as market mood darkens

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars lost further ground on Friday and are nursing sizable weekly losses as a retreat in AI trades and deadlock in the Gulf conflict combine to undermine the risk-sensitive currencies. The Aussie edged dow…

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Australian shares fall as miners, energy stocks drag

Australian shares fell on Friday and were set for their biggest weekly drop in more than a month, with miners and energy stocks leading the decline, while hopes faded for a US-Iran peace deal. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.4% to 8,645.20 by 0016 GM…

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Maritime minister urges urgent action on Arabian Sea heat crisis

Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry warned on Friday of an underwater heat emergency in the Arabian Sea and urged urgent climate action to protect coastal communities, fisheries and maritime infrastructure. In a st…

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Thai baht/US dollar weaker on Friday

BANGKOK: The Thai baht weakened against the US dollar on Friday. At 0206 GMT, the baht was 0.11% lower at 32.66 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 32.650 to 32.750. It ended the previous session at 32.62 per dollar, as per LSEG data.

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