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Stocks diverge while oil gains tracking soaring inflation

Stocks diverge while oil gains tracking soaring inflation

Stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors pored over data showing further spikes to inflation, while oil prices extended gains.

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Villarreal show that smaller is beautiful in the Champions League

Villarreal show that smaller is beautiful in the Champions League

At a time when a clique of super clubs has cemented its grip on the Champions League and the riches that go with it, Villarreal's surprise progress to the semi-finals of Europe's elite competition is to be savoured.

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Police intensify manhunt for New York subway shooter

Police intensify manhunt for New York subway shooter

Nervous New York commuters crowded on to the subway Wednesday morning, as police on the streets above intensified their hunt for a fugitive gunman who shot 10 people in a train car the day before.

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French acting legend Michel Bouquet dies at 96

French acting legend Michel Bouquet dies at 96

Michel Bouquet, a legend of French stage and screen known for his collaborations with new wave directors like Francois Truffaut and Claude Chabrol, died on Wednesday at the age of 96.

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Montreux Jazz Festival gets back into the swing

Montreux Jazz Festival gets back into the swing

The Montreux Jazz Festival is to return this summer promising a "dizzying panorama of sound" after two years muted by the pandemic, with Diana Ross, Bjork, Stormzy and Herbie Hancock in the line-up unveiled on Wednesday.

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Biden accuses Putin of Ukraine genocide 
as humanitarian corridors paused

Biden accuses Putin of Ukraine genocide as humanitarian corridors paused

US President Joe Biden accused Vladimir Putin of committing genocide against civilians in Ukraine, as Kyiv halted humanitarian corridors in several parts of the country Wednesday deemed "too dangerous" for evacuations.

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French prosecutors raid pizza plant after E.coli outbreak

French prosecutors raid pizza plant after E.coli outbreak

Prosecutors on Wednesday searched a Buitoni frozen pizza factory in northern France, the suspected source of an E.coli outbreak that has left dozens of children sick, police said.

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JPMorgan Chase profits fall 42%; warns of hit from inflation, Ukraine

JPMorgan Chase profits fall 42%; warns of hit from inflation, Ukraine

JPMorgan Chase reported Wednesday that quarterly earnings tumbled as the banking giant set aside $902 million for bad loans, citing "downside risks" including the Ukraine war and surging inflation.

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Tuchel 'proud' of Chelsea despite Champions League heartbreak

Tuchel 'proud' of Chelsea despite Champions League heartbreak

Thomas Tuchel hailed his "special team" after Chelsea's reign as European champions came to an agonising end, with his task now to lift his players for a crucial FA Cup semi-final this weekend.

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Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 80

Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 80

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 80 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages.

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