Big Tech now regulated like banks, says EU antitrust chief
Big Tech companies will be regulated like banks, a top EU official said on Friday, as a new landmark digital law was hailed as Europe's long overdue counterweight to Google, Meta and Amazon.
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'Every point counts' as Top 14 teams eye play-offs
Toulouse, shorn of their international stars, paid a heavy domestic price for France's Six Nations triumph, having a terrible start to the year with a six-game losing streak.
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Oil prices slide as EU snubs Russia ban
Benchmark oil prices slid by three percent Friday after European countries decided against a ban on Russian oil imports over its Ukraine invasion -- but Germany said it would drastically slash its energy purchases from Moscow.
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Boxing champion Usyk leaves Ukraine for Joshua rematch preparation
Reigning world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has left war-torn Ukraine to begin his preparation for a rematch with Britain's Anthony Joshua, his manager told AFP on Friday.
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Ex-Togo premier Houngbo to head UN labour agency
Gilbert Houngbo, the former prime minister of Togo, was on Friday elected the next head of the International Labour Organization, and will become the first African to lead the UN agency.
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Wales prop Francis should have been replaced after head injury: Six Nations panel
Wales prop Tomas Francis should have been "immediately and permanently" removed from last month's match against England after suffering a head injury, a Six Nations review panel said on Friday.
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Australia win third Test to claim historic series against Pakistan
Australia claimed a historic victory against Pakistan on Friday, taking the three-Test series 1-0 with a 115-run win on the fifth day of the last match in Lahore.
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Bale rolls back the years for Wales to show what Madrid are missing
Until Gareth Bale pulled up with cramp late in Wales' 2-1 win over Austria in their World Cup play-off semi-final, there was little to suggest this was a man desperately short of action for his club.
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Mancini eyes exit after Italy World Cup disaster
Roberto Mancini's future as Italy boss is uncertain after an unimaginable play-off defeat to North Macedonia denied the team he guided to Euro 2020 glory a place at the World Cup.
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Cummins and Lyon put Australia in sight of series-clinching win
Australian captain Pat Cummins took two quick wickets to put Australia on the verge of a historic series win in the third Test against Pakistan on Friday.
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