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Tomorrowland music festival opens with new stage after blaze

Tomorrowland music festival opens with new stage after blaze

Belgium's Tomorrowland, one of the world's largest electronic music festivals, opened its doors as planned on Friday, after the event was thrown into doubt by a fire that destroyed its main stage.

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Arsenal seal divisive move for Chelsea winger Madueke

Arsenal seal divisive move for Chelsea winger Madueke

Arsenal sealed their controversial signing of Chelsea forward Noni Madueke in a deal worth a reported £48 million ($65 million) on Friday.

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G20 nations agree central bank independence 'crucial'

G20 nations agree central bank independence 'crucial'

The G20 finance ministers stressed Friday that central banks must remain independent, after months of escalating attacks by US President Donald Trump on Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell.

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Pogacar extends Tour de France lead with uphill time-trial win

Pogacar extends Tour de France lead with uphill time-trial win

Tadej Pogacar won a time trial on stage 13 of the Tour de France on Friday to extend his lead at the top of the overall standings to four minutes and seven seconds.

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'Witnesses to despair': Marseille sees poverty fuel cocaine problem

'Witnesses to despair': Marseille sees poverty fuel cocaine problem

It's nine in the morning and Marseille city contractors armed with long tongs were picking up syringes amid the morning crowd, dropping them one by one into a yellow recipient fixed on a cart.

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Stocks consolidate after bumper week buoyed by resilient US economy

Stocks consolidate after bumper week buoyed by resilient US economy

US and European stock markets stalled or trimmed gains on Friday after a bullish week buoyed by US data and upbeat company earnings.

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MacIntyre 'will not back off' in bid for first major title

MacIntyre 'will not back off' in bid for first major title

Robert MacIntyre said Friday he "will not back off" after putting himself in contention to end Scotland's 26-year wait for a men's major title at the British Open.

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What's in the EU's two-trillion-euro budget bazooka?

What's in the EU's two-trillion-euro budget bazooka?

EU members got their first chance on Friday to debate the bloc's two-trillion-euro budget bazooka, laying bare divisions among the 27 capitals over the spending plans for 2028-2034.

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EU, UK target Russian oil in tough new Ukraine war sanctions

EU, UK target Russian oil in tough new Ukraine war sanctions

The European Union and Britain on Friday sought to ramp up economic pressure on Russia to halt the war in Ukraine by slashing a price cap meant to choke off revenues from key oil exports.

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Barca's planned Camp Nou return in August scrapped

Barca's planned Camp Nou return in August scrapped

Barcelona abandoned their plan to return to their Camp Nou home in August on Friday, pushing the stadium's re-opening back further.

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