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Extra flights added from Germany for Europa League final

Extra flights added from Germany for Europa League final

Eintracht Frankfurt fans are set to travel in their thousands for the Europa League final in Seville with 15 extra flights to be added from Germany on May 18.

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'Unique in the world': France's Dijon opens gastronomy complex

'Unique in the world': France's Dijon opens gastronomy complex

Devotees of French food and wine can flock to a new temple following the opening Friday of a gastronomy and wine complex in the capital of France's central Burgundy region, Dijon.

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Solid job growth continues in recovering US economy

Solid job growth continues in recovering US economy

From bars to factories to warehouses, American businesses hired staff with vigor in April as the US economy recovers from the damage done by Covid-19 while grappling with inflation that has hit the highest rate in decades.

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Mikel Arteta eyes 'next level' after signing new Arsenal deal

Mikel Arteta eyes 'next level' after signing new Arsenal deal

Mikel Arteta wants to take Arsenal to the "next level" after signing a new three-year contract that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2025.

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Djokovic awaits Nadal or Alcaraz after cruising into Madrid semis

Djokovic awaits Nadal or Alcaraz after cruising into Madrid semis

Novak Djokovic reached his seventh Madrid semi-final on Friday, easing past Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 6-4 to record a 30th career victory in the Spanish capital.

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Guardiola says 'no words can help' ease pain of Man City Euro exit

Guardiola says 'no words can help' ease pain of Man City Euro exit

Pep Guardiola admits "no words can help" ease the pain of Manchester City's elimination from the Champions League as he refocuses on his side's Premier League title challenge.

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Tech vs telecoms: EU ignites debate on 'net neutrality'

Tech vs telecoms: EU ignites debate on 'net neutrality'

Tech and streaming giants suck up vast amounts of bandwidth, so the EU this week revived a long-standing idea to make them pay the telecom firms who maintain the infrastructure.

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Stocks selloff deepens, pound takes fresh tumble

Stocks selloff deepens, pound takes fresh tumble

A global stocks selloff over fears about the impact of interest rate hikes that seek to tackle sky-high inflation deepened on Friday.

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Rangnick says Lingard farewell snub is 'part of the game'

Rangnick says Lingard farewell snub is 'part of the game'

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has hit back at claims he was wrong to deny Jesse Lingard the chance to say farewell to Old Trafford.

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Jean-Luc Melenchon, from outsider to leader of French left

Jean-Luc Melenchon, from outsider to leader of French left

Divisive but charismatic, French hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has gone from angrily quitting France's Socialist Party to standing at the head of a rare alliance of the historically fragmented left.

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