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Newcastle manager Howe pleads for Woltemade patience

Newcastle manager Howe pleads for Woltemade patience

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has urged fans to be patient with club-record signing Nick Woltemade now the rest of the Premier League is getting to know the German striker's strengths and weaknesses.

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German exports to US plunge as tariffs exact heavy cost

German exports to US plunge as tariffs exact heavy cost

German exports to the United States plunged in 2025 amid President Donald Trump's tariff blitz, driving down the trade surplus of Europe's top economy with the crucial US market to a four-year low, data showed Friday.

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Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 30, wounds over 130: police

Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 30, wounds over 130: police

A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Pakistan's capital Islamabad killed at least 30 people and wounded more than 130 on Friday, a police source said.

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Greenland villagers focus on 'normal life' amid stress of US threat

Greenland villagers focus on 'normal life' amid stress of US threat

Proudly showing off photographs on her tablet of her grandson's first hunt, Dorthe Olsen refuses to let the turmoil sparked by US president Donald Trump take over her life in a small hamlet nestled deep in a Greenland fjord.

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Dupont, Jalibert click to give France extra spark in Six Nations bid

Dupont, Jalibert click to give France extra spark in Six Nations bid

In the build-up to France's dominant 36-14 Six Nations win over Ireland on Thursday there was plenty of attention on Les Bleus' half-backs Antoine Dupont and Matthieu Jalibert.

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'Excited' Scots out to prove they deserve T20 World Cup call-up

'Excited' Scots out to prove they deserve T20 World Cup call-up

Scotland spinner Mark Watt said Friday they were confident of proving they belong at the T20 World Cup, despite only being an 11th-hour replacement for Bangladesh.

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EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design

EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design

The EU said Friday that it had told TikTok it needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines, after the Chinese-owned platform was found in breach of the bloc's digital content rules.

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India captain admits 'there will be nerves' at home T20 World Cup

India captain admits 'there will be nerves' at home T20 World Cup

India captain Suryakumar Yadav admitted Friday "there will be nerves" when India open their T20 World Cup campaign in front of more than 30,000 fanatical home supporters in Mumbai, but vowed to give them "entertainment".

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Stellantis takes massive hit for 'overestimation' of EV shift

Stellantis takes massive hit for 'overestimation' of EV shift

Jeep maker Stellantis warned Friday that it would take a 22 billion euro hit after a slower takeup of electric vehicles than it expected, the latest sign that legacy automakers are struggling to navigate the shift away from combustion engines.

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'Mona's Eyes': how an obscure French art historian swept the globe

'Mona's Eyes': how an obscure French art historian swept the globe

French art historian Thomas Schlesser is still adapting to life as a best-selling global author having written one of the break-out hits of the last year in "Mona's Eyes".

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