Stocks climb after busy week for central banks
World stock markets rose Friday and currencies gyrated as investors digested diverging interest-rate decisions by central banks on three continents this week.
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'All lights are go' for Dupont's Toulouse ahead of Top 14 final
Toulouse scrum-half Antoine Dupont said on Friday "all lights are go" before this weekend's French Top 14 final with La Rochelle.
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Argentinian Quesada to take over as Italy rugby coach
Gonzalo Quesada will become the first Argentinian to coach Italy after he was named to replace Kieran Crowley after the Rugby World Cup, the Italian federation announced Friday.
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Hungarian govt, media train sights on Soros son
After years of demonising billionaire investor George Soros as a sinister liberal bogeyman, the Hungarian government and its allied media are taking aim at a fresh target -- his son Alexander.
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French officials squabble over revolutionary manifesto
French officials are fighting for possession of 1793 manifesto by a woman justifying her decision to stab a revolutionary leader to death, with local authorities saying Friday they will take the case to court.
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Argentinian Quesada to take over as Italy coach after Rugby World Cup
Gonzalo Quesada will become the first Argentinian to coach Italy after he was named to replace Kieran Crowley after the Rugby World Cup, the Italian federation announced Friday.
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Bangladesh tighten grip on Afghanistan Test
Afghanistan lost two quick wickets Friday, trailing Bangladesh by 616 runs at stumps after centuries from Najmul Hossain and Mominul Haque gave the hosts a third-straight day of dominance in their one-off Test.
Read moreCyclone Biparjoy eases over Indian coast
Cyclone Biparjoy tore down power poles and uprooted trees Friday after pummelling the Indian coastline, but the storm was weaker than feared and there were only two confirmed deaths.
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Trendy French island limits visitors to fight 'overtourism'
The small French island of Brehat, a popular north coast tourist destination, is restricting the number of visitors this summer after seeing as much as 15 times its population arrive at its rocky shores in a single day.
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Crawley falls on stroke of lunch as Australia hit back in Ashes opener
Zak Crawley fell on the stroke of lunch as Australia hit back on the first day of the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Friday.
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