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De Zerbi says Tottenham's dire record at Chelsea 'more motivation'

Singapore widens haze probe to local firms linked to Indonesian fires

Poulter latest golfer to leave LIV

Taiwan warns of 'destructive winds' as Typhoon Champi batters island

Gunman kills one, wounds five in town outside Paris

Liverpool must go 'full gas' despite injury issues, says Iraola

Carrick 'confident' he can turn around Man Utd slump

Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi

PSG v Lyon French Ligue 1 game postponed due to Paris protests

Man Utd defeat to Como 'unacceptable', says Carrick

Meghan Markle 'distressed' over claims father had child abuse images

Hurzeler 'focused' on Brighton job despite Man Utd links

Gunman kills one, wounds four in town outside Paris

Hammer blow for Kenya as world marathon champ Jepchirchir suspended for doping

Bank of England freezes rate after jumbo US cut

The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 5.0 percent, deciding against consecutive cuts one day after a bumper reduction from the US Federal Reserve.

Playing Nadal is 'kind of a nightmare', says Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz has admitted to being starstruck when he first faced Rafael Nadal, saying that facing the 22-time Grand Slam champion was "kind of a nightmare".

Portugal tackles last of deadly northern forest fires

Portugal's firefighters have mastered most of the deadly forest fires in the north of the country, according to official data Thursday.

Ton-up Ashwin lifts India to 339-6 against Bangladesh

A counter-attacking century from Ravichandran Ashwin pulled India to 339-6 on day one of the first Test after Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud rattled the hosts with four wickets on Thursday.

Evacuations as tail of Storm Boris floods northeast Italy

Italian authorities have evacuated some 1,000 people from homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummelled a northeastern region that was devastated by deadly flooding last year, regional authorities said on Thursday.

Stock markets rally after jumbo US rate cut

Asian and European stocks markets rallied and the dollar showed some weakness Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest-rate cut and pledged further reductions as inflation cools.

Gabon's ousted leader Bongo says renouncing politics for good

Gabon's ex-president Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was overthrown in a coup last year, has said he is withdrawing from political life and asked for clemency for his imprisoned wife and son who he said face "violence" and "torture".

India 176-6 against Bangladesh after Hasan takes four wickets

Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud rattled India with four wickets to leave the hosts on 176-6 at tea on the first day of the first Test at Chennai on Thursday.

Equity markets rally after jumbo US rate cut

Asian markets rallied Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest rate cut and pledged a series of further reductions that boosted sentiment.

Late Harrods owner Al-Fayed accused of rape: BBC

Multiple women have accused Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, the former owner of upmarket London department store Harrods where they worked, of rape and sexual assault, the BBC said on Thursday.

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