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Goldman Sachs eyes more corporate mergers despite war uncertainty

Star names inspiring Barca teen Yamal for Atletico comeback

LVMH sales feel impact from war

Satisfaction as Rolling Stones drop track under Cockroaches name

Serie A clubs endorse Milan-Cortina chief Malago as football federation president

Liverpool need 'very special' night to stun PSG, says Slot

Russian, Belarusian swimmers free to compete under own flag

Trump vows US will sink any Iran boats that challenge blockade

Right-wing candidates tipped for runoff in Peru presidential poll

Norwegian effectively cured of HIV after transplant from brother

French court gives teacher suspended sentence over pupil's suicide

EU urged to broadly restrict 'forever chemicals'

"Forever chemicals" pose a growing risk to health and the environment and should be broadly banned across the European Union, with some exceptions, EU experts said in findings published on Thursday.

Italy seizes millions 'embezzled' from Ursula Andress

Italian authorities said Thursday they had seized 20 million euros of assets in Tuscany, including property, vineyards and olive groves, allegedly bought with money embezzled from Bond Girl actress Ursula Andress.

Trump says Iran 'better get serious' in Mideast war talks

US President Donald Trump warned Iran Thursday to engage in talks to end the Middle East war "before it is too late", after Tehran publicly spurned US overtures to resolve the nearly four-week conflict.

Global trading system hit by 'worst disruptions in the past 80 years': WTO chief

The global trading system is experiencing the "worst disruptions in the past 80 years", World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned as the WTO ministerial conference opened Thursday.

Oil jumps, stocks drop on uncertainty over US-Iran talks

Oil prices jumped and equities slid Thursday as hopes for a peace deal between the US and Iran wavered after Tehran rejected Washington's bid to wind down the nearly four-week war.

EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult content

The European Union accused four pornographic platforms on Thursday of allowing children to access adult content in breach of digital rules, putting the companies at risk of large fines.

Cathay Pacific raises fuel surcharge on all flights by 34%

Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific announced Thursday it was raising fuel surcharges on all flights by 34 percent as a result of increasing oil costs due to the Middle East war.

EU probes Snapchat over suspected child protection failings

The European Union launched an investigation on Thursday into Snapchat over suspicions the platform is not doing enough to protect children using the app.

EU parliament backs Trump tariff deal -- with conditions

European Union lawmakers on Thursday gave a green light -- with conditions -- to the bloc's tariff deal with US President Donald Trump, which Europe hopes to salvage while also racing to diversify its trade ties around the globe.

'Return hubs' for migrants clear EU parliament hurdle

European lawmakers cleared the way Thursday for tougher penalties for irregular migrants and their potential deportation to so-called "return hubs" outside the bloc.

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