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Napoli beat Milan in Italian Super Cup semi-final

Napoli beat Milan in Italian Super Cup semi-final

Napoli downed AC Milan 2-0 in Thursday's Italian Super Cup semi-final in Riyadh.

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EU-Mercosur deal delayed as farmers stage Brussels show of force

EU-Mercosur deal delayed as farmers stage Brussels show of force

The signing of a trade deal between the EU and South American bloc Mercosur will be postponed to January, officials said Thursday, after farmers staged a show of force against the pact outside a Brussels leaders' summit.

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Chicago Bears mulling Indiana home over public funding standoff

Chicago Bears mulling Indiana home over public funding standoff

The Chicago Bears have warned they are considering moving to Indiana if they are unable to secure state backing for infrastructure projects around a proposed new indoor stadium.

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Harrison Ford to get lifetime acting award

Harrison Ford to get lifetime acting award

Harrison Ford is to be given a lifetime achievement award from the main union representing Hollywood actors, the organization announced Thursday.

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Trump health chief seeks to bar trans youth from gender-affirming care

Trump health chief seeks to bar trans youth from gender-affirming care

The US health department on Thursday announced proposed measures that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth, a major escalation of the Trump administration's efforts to roll back protections for trans people.

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Argentine unions in the street over Milei labor reforms

Argentine unions in the street over Milei labor reforms

Thousands of Argentines demonstrated on Thursday against President Javier Milei's plans to drastically overhaul the country's labor laws to make work more flexible, restrict the right to strike and make it cheaper to fire workers.

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Brazil open to EU-Mercosur deal delay as farmers protest in Brussels

Brazil open to EU-Mercosur deal delay as farmers protest in Brussels

Police fired teargas at farmers protesting the EU's planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur in Brussels Thursday, as Brazil opened the door to postponing its signature to win over reluctant Europeans.

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New photo dump fuels Capitol Hill push on Epstein files release

New photo dump fuels Capitol Hill push on Epstein files release

US House Democrats on Thursday published a fresh batch of photographs from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, stepping up pressure on Donald Trump's administration on the eve of its deadline to release federal files on the late financier and convicted sex offender.

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Russian court orders Austrian bank Raiffeisen to pay compensation

Russian court orders Austrian bank Raiffeisen to pay compensation

The largest Western bank still operating in Russia was on Thursday ordered to pay nearly $400 million in compensation for losses incurred by Russian company Rasperia due to European sanctions.

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Brussels farmer protest turns ugly as EU-Mercosur deal teeters

Brussels farmer protest turns ugly as EU-Mercosur deal teeters

Protesters lit fires and hurled potatoes at riot police who responded with teargas and water cannon in Brussels Thursday, as tensions boiled over at a farmer demonstration against the EU's planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur.

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