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Relatives' anguish grows as Spain identifies train crash dead

Relatives' anguish grows as Spain identifies train crash dead

Distraught relatives of the 69 victims of Spain's second high-speed train collision this year endured growing anguish on Friday as the authorities worked to identify the bodies.

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England great Anderson asks what's 'wrong with me?' after Lancashire exit

England great Anderson asks what's 'wrong with me?' after Lancashire exit

James Anderson has revealed how his exit from Lancashire left him questioning if there is "something fundamentally wrong with me as a person" as the England great weighs up whether to extend his remarkable career.

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Italy inflation surges to 5.4% as economy stalls

Italy inflation surges to 5.4% as economy stalls

Italian inflation rose 5.4 percent in October from a year earlier as the economy stalled in the third quarter, Italy's statistics agency Istat said Friday.

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Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears

Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears

Technology firms retreated further Friday after more poorly received earnings from US titans fanned deepening concerns about the AI investment boom.

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US jury hands win to Bayer in weedkiller cancer case

US jury hands win to Bayer in weedkiller cancer case

A US jury has sided with multinational giant Bayer over three women's claims its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer, the latest blow to plaintiffs in thousands of similar cases.

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Scotland's Kinghorn hails Toulouse move for enhancing career

Scotland's Kinghorn hails Toulouse move for enhancing career

Scotland back Blair Kinghorn has credited his move to French giants Toulouse for enabling him to become a better rugby player.

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Novaya Gazeta closure part of Russia's 'giant military campaign': Muratov to AFP

Novaya Gazeta closure part of Russia's 'giant military campaign': Muratov to AFP

The closure of Russia's flagship independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta is part of Russia's "giant military campaign" in Ukraine, the publication's founder and former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov told AFP Friday.

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Nations struggle for deal as UN nature talks go down to the wire

Nations struggle for deal as UN nature talks go down to the wire

The UN biodiversity summit entered its final hours Friday with talks headed for overtime as nations disagreed over how to rescue a landmark deal to restore nature to health.

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Eala aiming to finish season with bang after Tokyo exit

Eala aiming to finish season with bang after Tokyo exit

Philippines sensation Alexandra Eala lost in the quarter-finals in Tokyo on Friday and said she had "high motivation" to finish her breakthrough season with a bang next week in Hong Kong.

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US oil giants report profit surge again on Iran war

US oil giants report profit surge again on Iran war

US oil giants reported Friday another quarter of soaring profits reflecting higher oil prices and refining margins due to the US-Iran war.

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