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Solid profits at banks as execs debate US economic risks

Solid profits at banks as execs debate US economic risks

Large American banks reported solid earnings Friday behind still-high interest rates while offering varying views on the likelihood the United States can avoid a near-term recession.

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'Constant death': Haiti aid workers brave bullets to help

'Constant death': Haiti aid workers brave bullets to help

Aid workers in Haiti's capital are demonstrating great courage to brave the gangs, the stray bullets and the risk of abduction just to go to work every day, according to humanitarians operating in the chaos-wracked Caribbean nation.

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Chelsea splashed out over £75m on agents' fees

Chelsea splashed out over £75m on agents' fees

Chelsea have spent more than £75 million ($93 million) on agents' and intermediaries' fees during transfer deals, according to figures released by the Football Association on Friday.

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Sinner sets up Monte Carlo semi with two-time winner Tsitsipas

Sinner sets up Monte Carlo semi with two-time winner Tsitsipas

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas kept alive his hopes of a third Monte Carlo Masters title on Friday as he breezed into the semi-finals dismissing Russia's Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-2.

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Five things to know about Donald Trump's first criminal trial

Five things to know about Donald Trump's first criminal trial

Donald Trump goes on trial Monday for allegedly covering up hush money payments to hide affairs ahead of the 2016 presidential election which propelled him into the White House.

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INEOS owner Ratcliffe wants 'real action' over cycling safety

INEOS owner Ratcliffe wants 'real action' over cycling safety

INEOS Grenadiers owner Jim Ratcliffe has urged cycling's governing body to take "real action" to address mounting issues with rider safety.

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Bad boys: Study finds aggressive bonobo males attract more mates

Bad boys: Study finds aggressive bonobo males attract more mates

Humankind's two closest primate relatives are often said to embody contrasting sides of our nature: peace-loving bonobos versus violence-prone chimpanzees.

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Future of Africa's flamingos threatened by rising lakes: study

Future of Africa's flamingos threatened by rising lakes: study

The lakes where Africa's flamingos congregate in spectacular numbers are producing less food for the iconic birds as their water levels rise, researchers said Friday, threatening the survival of a much-loved species.

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Bills to liberalise Polish abortion law pass first hurdle

Bills to liberalise Polish abortion law pass first hurdle

Four bills submitted by Poland's ruling coalition to ease the near-total abortion ban on Friday passed a first hurdle in parliament amid a heated debate on relaxing one of Europe's strictest reproductive laws.

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Landmark Trump hush money criminal trial starts in New York Monday

Landmark Trump hush money criminal trial starts in New York Monday

Donald Trump becomes the first US ex-president to go on criminal trial Monday -- pushing the nation's legal and electoral systems to the limit less than seven months before Americans decide whether to return the scandal-plagued Republican to the White House.

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