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Asian markets fluctuate as traders weigh tariffs, US jobs

Asian markets fluctuate as traders weigh tariffs, US jobs

Asian markets flitted between gains and losses Monday as investors continued to digest last week's tariff blitz by Donald Trump and a US jobs report that fanned fears about the world's top economy.

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Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield

Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield

When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato.

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Australia name experienced squad for Women's Rugby World Cup

Australia name experienced squad for Women's Rugby World Cup

Australia on Monday unveiled an experienced squad for the Women's Rugby World Cup, retaining 17 players from the last tournament in New Zealand four years ago.

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AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink

AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink

Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow to an industry already fighting for survival.

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New Zealand former top cop charged over child porn, bestiality material

New Zealand former top cop charged over child porn, bestiality material

New Zealand's former deputy police commissioner lost the right to anonymity Monday after he was charged with possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.

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Messi out indefinitely with 'minor muscle injury': club

Messi out indefinitely with 'minor muscle injury': club

Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi will be sidelined indefinitely with what the MLS team described as a "minor muscle injury in his right leg" in a statement on Sunday.

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Robertson names one uncapped player in All Blacks squad

Robertson names one uncapped player in All Blacks squad

New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson on Monday named one uncapped player in his squad for the Rugby Championship, which begins this month when the All Blacks play back-back Tests in Argentina.

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Swiatek crashes out of WTA Canadian Open, Osaka races through

Swiatek crashes out of WTA Canadian Open, Osaka races through

Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek became the latest seed to fall at the WTA Canadian Open on Sunday, stunned 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 by 19th-ranked Dane Clara Tauson in the fourth round.

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Lyles says best to come after testy trials win

Lyles says best to come after testy trials win

Noah Lyles believes he is rounding into form at the right time ahead of next month's World Championships in Tokyo after a scintillating world-leading 200m victory at the US trials on Sunday.

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UK lenders face $12 bn plus compensation bill despite court ruling: watchdog

UK lenders face $12 bn plus compensation bill despite court ruling: watchdog

British finance firms behind high interest car loans could have to pay out more than nine billion pounds ($12 billion) in compensation despite the country's highest court ruling that most of the controversial deals were lawful, a financial watchdog said Sunday.

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