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Savio scores on debut as Spurs set-up League Cup tie with Liverpool

Savio scores on debut as Spurs set-up League Cup tie with Liverpool

Savio scored on his Tottenham debut as Spurs advanced to a third-round League Cup tie with Liverpool following a comfortable 5-1 win over Charlton on Wednesday.

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Nigerian armed groups net nearly $6 mn in ransoms: study

Nigerian armed groups net nearly $6 mn in ransoms: study

Criminal groups in Nigeria raised nearly $6 million in ransom payments in the last year, a report said Wednesday, with two mass kidnappings by Boko Haram responsible for nearly 90 percent of the total.

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Brazil sues Discord over child safety measures, demands $100 mln in damages

Brazil sues Discord over child safety measures, demands $100 mln in damages

The Brazilian government on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to force the Discord messaging platform to adopt stronger measures to protect children, and is seeking almost $100 million in "collective moral damages."

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Savio scores on debut as Spurs advance in League Cup

Savio scores on debut as Spurs advance in League Cup

Savio scored on his Tottenham Hotspur debut as the Premier League side reached the third round of the English League Cup with a comfortable 5-1 win over Charlton on Wednesday.

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Mbappe hits treble as Real Madrid thrash Real Sociedad

Mbappe hits treble as Real Madrid thrash Real Sociedad

Kylian Mbappe scored a brilliant hat-trick to help Real Madrid thrash Real Sociedad 4-1 in La Liga in Jose Mourinho's first home match back at the Santiago Bernabeu as the club's coach.

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Fenerbahce stun Lyon in Champions League as AEK crush Levski

Fenerbahce stun Lyon in Champions League as AEK crush Levski

Goals from Vedat Muriqi and English defender Archie Brown helped Fenerbahce stun Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday and qualify for the league phase.

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At Dollywood, superfans honor the late singer and local hero

At Dollywood, superfans honor the late singer and local hero

"Years and years ago, my sister and I made a pact that when Dolly died we'd come to Dollywood immediately," Rebekah Donchatz said. "We just needed to be here."

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Rescue crews scramble after Nepal-Tibet floods kills at least 160

Rescue crews scramble after Nepal-Tibet floods kills at least 160

Rescue teams rushed Thursday to find hundreds of people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border in flash floods and landslides that killed at least 160.

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Why Global Finance Still Relies on Wall Street Despite Diversification Trends

Why Global Finance Still Relies on Wall Street Despite Diversification Trends

Global investors seek to diversify away from the United States due to political polarization and rising public debt, yet no significant exodus has occurred. This persistence stems not from loyalty but from a lack of viable alternatives; other financial systems lack the depth and infrastructure to absorb massive capital flows without destabilizing themselves.

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Stocks mixed as oil drops, US inflation stays high

Stocks mixed as oil drops, US inflation stays high

Wall Street stocks finished lower Wednesday after US inflation came in steady but elevated as markets traded cautiously ahead of earnings from Nvidia and a widely anticipated Federal Reserve speech.

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