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Davos founder Schwab cleared of misconduct by WEF probe

Davos founder Schwab cleared of misconduct by WEF probe

An investigation conducted by the World Economic Forum's board on Friday cleared the body's founder Klaus Schwab and his wife of wrongdoing, after a probe into whistleblower complaints.

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Rybakina rips No.1 Sabalenka to book Cincinnati semi with Swiatek

Rybakina rips No.1 Sabalenka to book Cincinnati semi with Swiatek

Elena Rybakina defeated top seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-1, 6-4 on Friday to knock the defending champion out in the quarter-finals of the WTA and ATP Cincinnati Open.

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Falsehoods swirl around Trump-Putin summit

Falsehoods swirl around Trump-Putin summit

From false claims of a Ukrainian assassin shot dead in Alaska to baseless reports of Russia declaring the sale of the territory to the United States illegal, misinformation has swirled around the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

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Liverpool sign Parma teenager Leoni

Liverpool sign Parma teenager Leoni

Premier League champions Liverpool signed Parma's teenage defender Giovanni Leoni on Friday in a deal worth an initial £26 million ($35 million).

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Canadian football teams will hit the road for 2026 World Cup

Canadian football teams will hit the road for 2026 World Cup

The Toronto Argonauts and British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League will hit the road for home games next year while their stadiums play host to World Cup matches.

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Bethell to become England's youngest cricket captain against Ireland

Bethell to become England's youngest cricket captain against Ireland

Jacob Bethell is set to become England's youngest international men's cricket captain after the 21-year-old was named Friday as skipper for next month's T20 international series in Ireland.

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Stocks waver on mixed US data, eyes on Trump-Putin summit

Stocks waver on mixed US data, eyes on Trump-Putin summit

Stock markets wavered on Friday as investors digested mixed US economic data and awaited a landmark US-Russia summit aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

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Marc Marquez seeks elusive first win in Austria

Marc Marquez seeks elusive first win in Austria

Runaway leader Marc Marquez was in ominous form as MotoGP returned from its month-long mid-season break, topping Friday practice in Austria.

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Deadline looms to avert Air Canada strike

Deadline looms to avert Air Canada strike

Air Canada faced a midnight deadline Friday to avert a flight attendants strike that would shut down service, creating summer travel chaos for the carrier's 130,000 daily passengers.

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Spain on heat alert and 'very high to extreme' fire risk

Spain on heat alert and 'very high to extreme' fire risk

All of Spain was on heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at "very high to extreme risk" from wildfires.

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