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Liverpool look to end dismal start, Arsenal on the up

Liverpool look to end dismal start, Arsenal on the up

Troubled Liverpool will be desperate to get their first win of the Premier League season when they face Bournemouth on Saturday.

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North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not Covid

North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not Covid

North Korea said Friday that the fever cases it detected earlier this week were found to be influenza, and not a Covid-19 resurgence as initially suspected.

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Kasatkina advances as Saville makes first WTA final since '17

Kasatkina advances as Saville makes first WTA final since '17

Australia's Daria Saville advanced to her first WTA final since 2017 on Thursday at the US Open tuneup event in Granby, Canada, while 10th-ranked Daria Kasatkina reached the semi-finals.

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Air raid warning puzzles Swedish motorists

Air raid warning puzzles Swedish motorists

Swedish motorists were left puzzled this week after mistakenly receiving an air raid warning, an incident authorities termed "serious" on Thursday given the war in Ukraine and Russia's irritation over Sweden's NATO bid.

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Taiwan fruit, fish farmers feel squeeze of China's sanctions

Taiwan fruit, fish farmers feel squeeze of China's sanctions

As a Taiwanese fighter jet screamed over the lush green fields of eastern Hualien county last week, pomelo farmer Mulin Ou sat in his orchard counting the cost of China's latest push to squeeze the island.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro bets on 'moderate' tone to win vote: minister

Brazil's Bolsonaro bets on 'moderate' tone to win vote: minister

Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is not exactly known for mild rhetoric, but with Brazil deeply divided heading into elections, he is counting on a more moderate image and economic upturn to win, his communications minister says.

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Fed's Powell to hammer home inflation-fighting message

Fed's Powell to hammer home inflation-fighting message

With US inflation at a 40-year high, economists say there is no doubt about the Federal Reserve's policy course: Interest rates will continue to rise.

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Two plead guilty to stealing, selling Biden daughter's diary

Two plead guilty to stealing, selling Biden daughter's diary

Two people pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing and selling for $40,000 the private diary of President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley Biden, when he was running for office against Donald Trump in 2020.

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George Foreman sued for alleged sexual assault

George Foreman sued for alleged sexual assault

Former world heavyweight champion George Foreman was accused of sexual assault in the 1970s by two women who were teenagers, according to lawsuits filed in Los Angeles.

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Trump social media platform faces money woes, modest following

Trump social media platform faces money woes, modest following

Signs are growing that Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social is in financial trouble, with just a modest following six months after launching.

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