Trio jailed for up to 28 years for Dutch journalist murder
A Dutch court on Wednesday handed down lengthy jail sentences to three men for the murder of high-profile crime journalist Peter R. de Vries, a killing that shocked the country.
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UN chief says global tensions threaten international trade
The international trading system is on the brink of fragmenting amid rising geopolitical tensions, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday, as he cautioned the world against splitting into rival blocs.
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US consumer inflation falls ahead of Fed interest rate decision
Fresh US consumer inflation data published Wednesday is unlikely to sway the Federal Reserve's plans to leave its key lending rate unchanged, but could alter how many rate cuts policymakers pencil in for this year.
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US consumer inflation falls before Fed interest rate decision
US consumer inflation continued to cool last month, according to US government data published Wednesday, giving the US Federal Reserve some positive news shortly before it publishes its latest interest rate decision.
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Slimmed-down Sleightholme says weight loss key to England call-up
Northampton wing Ollie Sleightholme says rejecting the bulking-up programme that helped transform his club team-mates into Premiership champions paved the way for a call-up into the England rugby squad.
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Olympic anti-racism icon Tommie Smith sees no successors
Famed Olympics protestor Tommie Smith believes modern athletes are less political than before despite the need to continue fighting racism, including in the United States where it "could not get any worse".
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Germany call on Can to replace sick Pavlovic for Euros
Euro 2024 hosts Germany have called up Emre Can to replace Aleksandar Pavlovic for the tournament, who misses out through tonsillitis, the DFB confirmed on Wednesday.
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Macron urges anti-extremist alliance ahead of French polls
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said he was seeking an alliance against political extremes in snap elections, adding he aims to keep the far right from succeeding him in 2027 when he steps down.
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EU to slap extra tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric cars
The European Union threatened on Wednesday to hit Chinese electric car imports with additional tariffs of up to 38 percent from next month following an anti-subsidy probe, a move that risks triggering a trade war.
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European stock markets rebound as focus switches to US
European stock markets rebounded slightly and leading Asian indices closed mixed Wednesday, as attention turned to upcoming US inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.
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