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Newcastle's Howe not losing sleep over Guimaraes future

London stocks hit new record peak on takeovers

EU toughens safety rules on Chinese fashion retailer Shein

EU toughens rules on Chinese fashion retailer Shein

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace accepts $5 bn takeover

Iran ally Syria strives to stay out of Gaza war: experts

Israeli army says missile fire kills civilian near Lebanon

Burnley boss Kompany won't revel in Man Utd decline

Hulkenberg to leave Haas to join Sauber at end of F1 season

Qataris 'strike back' at Gaza mediation critics

Refugee voices take centre stage at UK theatre company

Kenyan rugby player turned TikTok star cooks to fight depression

"Done!" -- the catchphrase punctuating former rugby player Dennis Ombachi's cooking videos is as famous as the balcony of the Nairobi apartment where he films himself in action.

Xi tells Blinken US, China should be 'partners, not rivals'

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world's two biggest economies should be "partners, not rivals", but that there were a "number of issues" to be resolved in their relations.

Miner Anglo American rejects BHP's near $39-billion takeover bid

British mining giant Anglo American on Friday rejected a blockbuster $38.8-billion takeover bid from Australian rival BHP, slamming it as "highly unattractive" and "opportunistic".

Asian markets mixed as strong US tech earnings offset poor data

Markets were mixed on Friday after forecast-topping earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet helped soothe worries that a tech-fuelled rally may have been overdone, while the yen hit a fresh 34-year low after the Bank of Japan stood pat on interest rates.

Clean energy drives massive BHP takeover bid

BHP's multi-billion-dollar bid to buy rival Anglo American promises to be the largest mining merger deal in decades, and one driven by the race for cleaner energy and green metals.

China warns Blinken against US pressure in top-level talks

China's foreign minister warned Antony Blinken on Friday that US pressure could trigger a "downward spiral", as the visiting secretary of state raised concerns on issues including support for Russia.

Japan's Kozuma steals LIV Golf spotlight in Adelaide as Rahm lurks

A nerveless Jinichiro Kozuma fired seven birdies and an eagle in a sizzling nine-under-par 63 Friday to upstage the big guns in round one of LIV Golf's Adelaide leg.

China's EV execs bullish on Western pressure at Beijing car show

Electric vehicle executives at a top car show in China were bullish on prospects for growth, despite a gruelling price war and mounting Western pressure on the industry.

Miner Anglo American rejects BHP's $38.8 billion takeover bid

British mining giant Anglo American on Friday rejected a blockbuster $38.8-billion takeover bid from Australian rival BHP, slamming it as "highly unattractive" and "opportunistic".

Atletico face Bilbao challenge in Champions League race

Atletico Madrid have the chance to keep Athletic Bilbao at arm's length in the race to qualify for the Champions League when the sides meet on Saturday in La Liga.

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