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Scandic Trust Group strengthens sales network with First Idea Consultant

'Moral failure': Leaders seek to rally world at Amazon climate talks

World leaders ditch ties at sweaty climate summit

Dallas Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland dies at 24

Rally outside Rockstar against GTA studio's 'union busting'

McLaren boss says would rather lose title than issue team orders

Sabalenka, top WTA stars urge Slams to revive 'stalled' negotiations

Controversial Canadian ostrich cull order will go ahead

Mexico's Sheinbaum to boost reporting of sexual abuse after being groped

Zuckerbergs put AI at heart of pledge to cure diseases

Lawson relieved as he reveals FIA support following Mexican near-miss

US set for travel chaos as flights cut due to govt shutdown

Travelers across the United States prepared on Thursday for potential chaos ahead of widespread flight cancellations ordered by authorities due to the federal government shutdown.

Sabalenka and Pegula book their spots in WTA Finals last four

Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula both advanced to the last four of the WTA Finals with straight-sets victories in Riyadh on Thursday.

'Our brother-in-law': Arab world embraces New York's new mayor

The newly elected mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, is married to Rama Duwaji, a woman of Syrian descent. For many in Syria, that practically makes him family.

France boss Deschamps would prefer to 'avoid playing' on Paris attacks anniversary

Didier Deschamps said on Thursday that he would have preferred to "avoid playing" France's 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine on November 13, the date which will mark the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks.

Pegula sweeps past Paolini to reach WTA Finals last four

Jessica Pegula advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA Finals by easing past Italian eighth seed Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-3 in Riyadh on Thursday.

Stocks slide as investors weigh data, interest rate cuts

US and European stocks slumped Thursday as investors weighed another wave of corporate results, economic data and the likelihood of another interest rate cut.

UN says 2025 to be among top three warmest years on record

An alarming streak of exceptional temperatures has put 2025 on course to be among the hottest years ever recorded, the United Nations said Thursday, insisting though that the trend could still be reversed.

Fleetwood and Lowry lift each other into Abu Dhabi lead

Friends Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry shared the lead in the Abu Dhabi Championship after they were paired together on Thursday and both shot eight-under-par opening rounds of 64.

Fleetwod and Lowry lift each other into Abu Dhabi lead

Friends Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry shared the lead in the Abu Dhabi Championship after they were paired together on Thursday and both shot eight-under-par opening rounds of 64.

New Zealand make changes after Barrett brothers' injuries as Scotland drop Van der Merwe

New Zealand coach Scott Robertson has changed his second row and midfield for Saturday's Autumn Nations series rugby union international against Scotland at Murrayfield after injuries to brothers Scott and Jordie Barrett.

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