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Spurs sack Frank after miserable eight-month reign

Spurs sack Frank after miserable eight-month reign

Tottenham Hotspur have sacked head coach Thomas Frank after less than eight months in charge following a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle on Tuesday, which left them a mere five points above the Premier League relegation zone.

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Stock markets mixed, dollar dips before US jobs data

Stock markets mixed, dollar dips before US jobs data

World stock markets diverged and the dollar slipped Wednesday ahead of US jobs data as investors weighed the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates and digested more annual earnings.

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Hong Kong journalists face 'precarious' future after Jimmy Lai jailed

Hong Kong journalists face 'precarious' future after Jimmy Lai jailed

For Hong Kong journalists, this week's sentencing of pro-democracy newspaper boss Jimmy Lai cements a climate of fear and self-censorship in the years since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law.

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French AI firm Mistral to build data centres in Sweden

French AI firm Mistral to build data centres in Sweden

French AI developer Mistral said Wednesday that it would build data centres in Sweden, its first outside France, as it races to compete with the sector's biggest names.

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Frank sacked by Spurs after Newcastle defeat

Frank sacked by Spurs after Newcastle defeat

Tottenham Hotspur have sacked head coach Thomas Frank after less than eight months in charge following a 2-1 defeat at home to Newcastle on Tuesday which left them just five points above the Premier League relegation zone.

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South Africa pip Afghanistan in double super over T20 thriller

South Africa pip Afghanistan in double super over T20 thriller

South Africa prevailed in a double super over thriller as Afghanistan came up agonisingly short of a famous victory after their T20 World Cup clash ended in a tie on Wednesday.

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Three Ukrainian toddlers, father, killed in Russian drone attack

Three Ukrainian toddlers, father, killed in Russian drone attack

A Russian drone strike on a house in northeastern Ukraine killed three toddlers and their father and wounded their pregnant mother, officials said Wednesday.

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Siemens Energy trebles profit as AI boosts power demand

Siemens Energy trebles profit as AI boosts power demand

German turbine maker Siemens Energy said Wednesday that its quarterly profits had almost tripled as the firm gains from surging demand for electricity driven by the artificial intelligence boom.

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WTO must reform, 'status quo is not an option': chief

WTO must reform, 'status quo is not an option': chief

The World Trade Organization must urgently reform itself, its chief warned Wednesday, saying that "I don't think the status quo is an option".

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European airlines warn of 'severe disruption' from new border checks

European airlines warn of 'severe disruption' from new border checks

European airlines warned Wednesday that the new entry system for travellers into the Schengen open-borders zone will cause "severe disruption" over peak summer months, and called for action to resolve "critical issues" behind already existing delays.

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