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Australia's Kerr to leave Chelsea Women at season's end

Australia's Kerr to leave Chelsea Women at season's end

Australia's Sam Kerr, Chelsea's all-time leading scorer in English football's Women's Super League, will leave the club when her contract expires at the end of the season, it was announced Thursday.

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US tariffs, cyberattack drive Jaguar Land Rover into loss

US tariffs, cyberattack drive Jaguar Land Rover into loss

US import tariffs and a debilitating cyberattack pushed Jaguar Land Rover into an annual loss, figures published Thursday showed, although the luxury British automaker's performance improved in the last quarter.

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Austrian feminist artist Valie Export dies aged 85

Austrian feminist artist Valie Export dies aged 85

Provocative performance artist, filmmaker and feminist Valie Export, arguably one of Austria's best known living artist, died on Thursday in Vienna just three days before her 86th birthday.

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Scientists warn 'gruelling heat' could impact quarter of World Cup games

Scientists warn 'gruelling heat' could impact quarter of World Cup games

Climate experts challenged FIFA on Thursday after a warning that one in four 2026 World Cup games could take place in very hot conditions as global warming has increased the risk of extreme heat in North America since the US hosted the 1994 tournament.

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New 'Godfather' novel to tell mafia story from women's perspective

New 'Godfather' novel to tell mafia story from women's perspective

A new novel in "The Godfather" literary saga is set for publication in the fall of 2027, the first written by a woman, who will tell the story of the Corleone mafia family from the perspective of its women.

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South African Potgieter grabs early PGA clubhouse lead

South African Potgieter grabs early PGA clubhouse lead

Aldrich Potgieter, a 21-year-old South African making his sixth major start, fired a three-under par 67 on Thursday to seize the early clubhouse lead at the PGA Championship at Aronimink.

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NY's Met museum to take over Neue Galerie

NY's Met museum to take over Neue Galerie

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will take control of the city's Neue Galerie, which houses the most important collection of 20th-century Austrian and German art outside Europe, in 2028, they said Thursday.

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Ballerini pounces for Giro win as sprint favourites crash

Ballerini pounces for Giro win as sprint favourites crash

Davide Ballerini dodged a mass of crashes on the final corner on slick Naples cobbles to win stage six of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday as overall leader Afonso Eulalio finished safely in the peloton.

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IMF sees risks to global growth forecast over sustained Iran war

IMF sees risks to global growth forecast over sustained Iran war

The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant its global economic outlook was moving towards an "adverse" scenario, with growth pared down and greater risks to inflation.

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China's Weichai wins battle for Ferretti yacht maker

China's Weichai wins battle for Ferretti yacht maker

Chinese group Weichai on Thursday took control of the world's top yacht maker, Ferretti, after a takeover battle with a Czech shareholder that had appealed to the Italian government.

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