Season over for Dortmund's English teenager Bynoe-Gittens
Borussia Dortmund forward Jamie Bynoe-Gittens will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, coach Edin Terzic confirmed on Thursday.
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Bank of England lifts interest rate to 15-year high
The Bank of England on Thursday lifted its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 4.5 percent, the highest level in almost 15 years, as it bids to cool sky-high inflation.
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Finnish footbridge collapse injures 27, mostly children
Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed and they fell several metres onto a road, officials said.
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Stock markets waver after Bank of England rate hike
Europe's main stock markets wavered on Thursday, with London sliding after the Bank of England announced it was hiking interest rates to a 15-year high.
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iPhone maker Foxconn's profits slump 56 percent in first quarter
Profits for Taiwanese tech giant and key Apple supplier Foxconn fell 56 percent in the first quarter, it announced Thursday, a plunge blamed on weakened demand due to a global downturn.
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'I had to come back': journeyman Chawla enjoys Indian summer in IPL
It's almost two decades since a teenage Piyush Chawla bowled the mighty Sachin Tendulkar, his last game for India was in 2012 and at 34 he is no longer the lithe young spinner of yesteryear.
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European stocks climb as focus switches to Bank of England
Europe's main stock markets rose on Thursday, with the region's key event an expected interest rate hike from the Bank of England.
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German union calls new two-day rail strike
Transport union EVG on Thursday called a new round of strikes on Germany's rail network as workers demand higher wages to cope with inflation, an industrial action slammed as "insane" by train operator Deutsche Bahn.
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A delicate succession in the Arctic Council after Russia sidelined
The Arctic Council, a model for cooperation between former Cold War foes, on Thursday sees a delicate handover of chairmanship, with the sidelining of Russia, its largest member.
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Nissan full-year results beat estimates, forecast bullish
Nissan said Thursday its full-year net profit slightly topped estimates and offered an upbeat forecast for the current fiscal year, despite warning of "challenging" conditions ahead.
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