Wirtz unfazed by huge Liverpool price tag
Florian Wirtz says his huge price tag "doesn't matter" as he prepares for his first season in the Premier League after a switch to champions Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen.
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Swiss president rushes to US to avert steep tariffs
Switzerland's president and economy minister were due to fly to Washington on Tuesday in a last-minute push to stop steep new tariffs that have blindsided the Alpine country.
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German car sales jump in July but market still weak
New car sales in Germany posted a big rise in July, official data showed Tuesday, but analysts warned against sounding the all-clear for Europe's top auto market.
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Guinness owner Diageo ups savings as US tariffs hit
Diageo, the maker of Guinness stout and Smirnoff Vodka, reported Tuesday a sharp drop in annual net profit and raised its cost-savings targets as US tariffs hit.
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Stocks climb tracking tariffs, US Fed
European and Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as tariff threats eased and as investors grow increasingly confident that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.
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Hobbled at home, Nigerian sportswomen dominate abroad
As Nigerian women dominate sports on the continent, they're facing off not just against top talent abroad but a domestic atmosphere of mismanagement and pay disparities -- and even the risk of repression for speaking out.
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Flash flood washes out Himalayan town, killing 4
Rescue teams deployed Tuesday to India's Himalayan region after flash floods tore down a mountain valley, appearing to wipe away much of a town, where at least four people were killed.
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UN starts new bid to forge plastics treaty amid 'global crisis'
Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.
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Far-right German MP's ex-aide on trial for spying for China
Two suspected spies for China, including a former assistant to far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) lawmaker Maximilian Krah, went on trial in the eastern city of Dresden on Tuesday.
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China to offer free pre-school education from autumn
China said on Tuesday it would introduce free pre-school education from the autumn, as the world's second most populous nation seeks to boost childbirth in the face of a looming demographic crisis.
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