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EU chief says Russia ‘crossed yet another line’ with Romania drone hit

BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that Russia’s “war of aggression has crossed yet another line” after a drone hit a building in Romania, an EU member state neighbouring Ukraine. NATO member Romania says Russian drone hit block o…

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Ukraine drone attack kills one in Russia: governor

MOSCOW: A man was killed on Friday in southern Russia in a Ukrainian drone attack on a chemical factory, regional authorities said in a statement. “A 60-year-old man was killed in a synthetic fibre company” in Volzhsky following “a drone attack by…

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French GDP slips 0.1% in first quarter: official data

PARIS: The French economy contracted 0.1 percent in the first quarter from the fourth quarter last year, statistics office INSEE said Friday, a downward revision from its previous reading of zero growth. The decline resulted from lower consumer sp…

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California teen wins National Spelling Bee with ‘bromocriptine’

Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in a spell-off on Thursday, correctly ​spelling 32 words rapid-fire over 90 seconds to claim the $50,000 ‌cash prize. He defeated Is…

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From K-pop to K-glow: lasers, facial firming drive South Korea’s new tourism wave

SEOUL: Mexican Maria Zu first visited Seoul eight ​years ago to tour the cafes and parks of the South Korean capital, but spent a key part of her latest ‌trip in April in skincare clinics, under the gaze of doctors wielding laser wands and injecti…

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London to host Ballon d’Or for first time as award marks 70th anniversary

LONDON: This year’s Ballon d’Or awards ceremony will be held in ​London for the first time on ‌October 26, organisers said on Thursday, as the prestigious prize celebrates its 70th anniversary. Created ​by France Football magazine in ​1956, the Ba…

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Messi leads Argentina squad for sixth World Cup

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina named their 26-man squad for the World Cup on Thursday, with Lionel Messi set to lead the defending champions ​at the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The ‌38-year-old Inter Miami forward will play in his…

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Ireland’s McGrath calls for resolution to Israel fixture controversy

Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath said the team do not want to get embroiled in the controversy surrounding their ​Nations League games against Israel after their friendly win ‌over Qatar in Dublin on Thursday was disrupted by protests. Ireland are…

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Iranian FA chief unaware of Azmoun World Cup call-up plans

Iranian FA chief Mehdi Taj said on Thursday he was unaware of any plans to ​bring striker Sardar Azmoun into Iran’s World Cup squad despite an appeal for his recall from a vice president ‌of the Islamic Republic. Azmoun, who has scored 57 goals in…

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Buying at bourse, KSE-100 up 850 points

Buying momentum was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in its post-Eid session, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 850 points during the first half of the trading on Friday. At 11am, the benchmark index was hovering at 172,58…

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