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Court confirms graft trial for Spanish PM's wife

Court confirms graft trial for Spanish PM's wife

A Spanish court on Thursday said Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez would face trial for alleged influence peddling and embezzlement, dashing her final hope of avoiding the dock.

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Scheffler makes fast start to defence of British Open

Scheffler makes fast start to defence of British Open

Scottie Scheffler made a strong start to his defence of the British Open to sit just one off the clubhouse lead of four under par lead after his opening front nine at Royal Birkdale.

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UK minister urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over World Cup Falklands banner

UK minister urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over World Cup Falklands banner

A British minister Thursday called for FIFA to investigate after Argentina's players held up a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" (The Falklands are Argentine) after their 2-1 victory over England.

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No start for Pollock as England name unchanged side for Argentina clash

No start for Pollock as England name unchanged side for Argentina clash

Henry Pollock was once more left among the replacements as England coach Steve Borthwick named an unchanged starting team for Saturday's Nations Championship clash against Argentina in Santiago del Estero.

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Farnborough to survey the state of Boeing's comeback

Farnborough to survey the state of Boeing's comeback

Fresh off last week's launch of new production capacity in Washington state, Boeing plans a splashy display of new commercial and defense offerings at next week's Farnborough International Airshow.

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Young British hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack

Young British hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack

A UK court on Thursday jailed two young men for a 2024 cyberattack on London's public transport operator that exposed the details of millions of customers, in one of Britain's biggest data breaches.

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EU tells Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals

EU tells Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals

The European Union demanded Thursday that Google share data with other search engines and open up its Android system to rival AI services, but the US giant said the measures would put privacy at risk.

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Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal

Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal

US ride-hailing giant Uber has struck a 12.7-billion-euro ($14.6-billion) deal to take over German food delivery behemoth Delivery Hero, the latest consolidation in the industry, the companies said Thursday.

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US still world's biggest air transport market, but growth slows: data

US still world's biggest air transport market, but growth slows: data

The United States remained the world's largest air passenger market in 2025, but it recorded the slowest growth among the world's top 10 markets, new industry data showed on Thursday.

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South Africa's rooibos heads to space

South Africa's rooibos heads to space

Seeds from South Africa's world-famous rooibos tea are headed to the International Space Station to see how they respond to space conditions, in the first such experiment for Africa, organisers announced Thursday.

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