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Power struggle and chaotic player trading: What's going at Chelsea?

Power struggle and chaotic player trading: What's going at Chelsea?

No sooner had another turbulent transfer window for Chelsea shut than reports emerged of a power struggle between chairman Todd Boehly and majority shareholder Behdad Eghbali.

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Stocks rally on cooler US inflation, before ECB rate call

Stocks rally on cooler US inflation, before ECB rate call

Europe's main stock markets rallied Thursday following some strong gains in Asia and on Wall Street thanks to big uplifts for tech shares after data showed US inflation cooling further.

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SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew begins historic private spacewalk

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew begins historic private spacewalk

A pioneering private crew made history Thursday with the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts, marking a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry.

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McLaren set to introduce team orders to support Norris title bid

McLaren set to introduce team orders to support Norris title bid

McLaren are poised to introduce team orders to support Lando Norris's bid to beat Max Verstappen to the drivers' world title in this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Tottenham's Bentancur charged with misconduct over remarks about teammate Son

Tottenham's Bentancur charged with misconduct over remarks about teammate Son

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was charged by the Football Association on Thursday over an alleged misconduct breach for a remark made on Uruguayan TV about team-mate Son Heung-min.

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UniCredit CEO says Commerzbank takeover an option: Bloomberg

UniCredit CEO says Commerzbank takeover an option: Bloomberg

UniCredit is studying a takeover of Commerzbank, Chief Executive Andrea Orcel said Thursday, a day after Italy's second-largest bank surprised markets by revealing a nine-percent stake in its German rival.

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Pogacar aims to conquer Canada before cycling worlds

Pogacar aims to conquer Canada before cycling worlds

Tadej Pogacar returns to competitive action for the first time since his Tour de France triumph looking for wins in the Grand Prix races in Quebec and Montreal.

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UK military urged to stop using bearskin hats on cost grounds

UK military urged to stop using bearskin hats on cost grounds

Animal rights group PETA on Thursday renewed its call for soldiers outside Buckingham Palace to stop wearing real bearskin hats after UK government figures revealed they now cost more than £2,000 ($2,600) each.

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New Queen Elizabeth II statue panned in Northern Ireland

New Queen Elizabeth II statue panned in Northern Ireland

A new statue of Queen Elizabeth II has met mixed reviews, with one non-plussed critic assessing that it looks more like "an old lady buying potatoes at the market" than Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

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Ireland launches EU privacy probe into Google AI development

Ireland launches EU privacy probe into Google AI development

An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy on Thursday launched an investigation into Google's artificial intelligence development.

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