Stocks wobble as traders eye further US rate hike
Stock markets wobbled Friday as traders increasingly bet on the Federal Reserve sticking to its policy of raising US interest rates as the world's biggest economy shows resilience despite inflation staying high.
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Jessica Chastain: 'Actors silenced over abuse, unfair contracts'
Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain offered impassioned support for ongoing Hollywood strikes as she appeared in Venice to promote her new film "Memory" on Friday.
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Stock wobble as traders eye further US rate hike
Stock markets wobbled Friday as traders increasingly bet on the Federal Reserve sticking to its policy of raising US interest rates as the world's biggest economy shows resilience despite inflation staying high.
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Spanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault
Spanish public prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against football chief Luis Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent, the prosecutors office said Friday.
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Fijian Tela given playmaking duties for Wales match
Teti Tela was on Thursday handed the heavy playmaking responsibility of starting at fly-half in Fiji's opening Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Wales.
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Wales boost as veteran Faletau to face Fiji
Veteran Taulupe Faletau's injury recovery handed Wales a boost on Friday ahead of their tricky Rugby World Cup Pool C opener against Fiji in Bordeaux.
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Huge rescue effort in Greek villages after deadly storms
Helicopters and lifeboats have been deployed to reach hundreds of stranded villagers in central Greece, as the death toll from deadly flooding rose to seven, authorities said Friday.
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Paris mayor strips Palestinian leader of honour over Holocaust outburst
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has stripped Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of the French capital's highest honour after he made remarks about the Holocaust that echoed anti-Semitic tropes, her office said on Friday.
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Ukraine slams 'fake elections' as Russia launches deadly strikes
Ukraine denounced what it called "fake elections" being held by Moscow on its occupied territory Friday, while Russian air strikes across the country killed four people and wounded dozens more.
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Violence makes eastern DR Congo 'worst place' for children : UN
Children in eastern DR Congo are facing unheard-of violence, the UN warned Friday, cataloguing rapes, killings and use of youngsters by armed groups, including a case of infant twins taped to a booby-trapped bomb.
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