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Swedish battery maker Northvolt to slash 1,600 jobs, quarter of staff

Joshua says boxing career 'far from over' after Dubois defeat

Stock markets inch higher on rate hopes

Friedkin Group reach deal to buy Everton

UniCredit ups stake in Commerzbank to 21 percent

Big rate cut was 'appropriate' first step: Fed official

Stock markets diverge as eurozone economy struggles

Man City's Akanji sends defiant title message after Arsenal battle

Madrid's 'many styles' key to unbeaten streak: Ancelotti

UK's Labour pledges economic rebuild amid free gifts row

Barca goalkeeper Ter Stegen to undergo knee operation

Bossa nova 'Mas Que Nada' star Sergio Mendes dead at 83

Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes, who helped catapult bossa nova onto the global stage in the 1960s with hits including "Mas Que Nada," died in Los Angeles at the age of 83, his family said Friday.

Sinner into first US Open final as ailing Draper wilts

World number one Jannik Sinner on Friday became the first Italian man to reach the US Open final by defeating an ailing Jack Draper in straight sets.

Boeing's troubled Starliner spaceship returning to Earth without crew

Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner left the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, bound for Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great.

Carsley won't sing 'God Save the King' before debut as England interim boss

England interim manager Lee Carsley does not plan to sing the British national anthem before his first game in charge against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

Vienna cemetery celebrates 150 years with graveyard concerts

Hundreds of revellers flocked to Vienna's Central Cemetery on Friday to attend a graveyard concert commemorating the famous site's 150th birthday, doing justice to the local expression "Death must be a Viennese".

England captain Kane sets sights on Ronaldo's enduring career

England captain Harry Kane plans to follow Cristiano Ronaldo's example by extending his career as long as possible.

Italy beat France, Belgium win and Wales held in Nations League

Italy recovered from conceding inside 13 seconds to fight back and beat France 3-1 in their UEFA Nations League clash in Paris on Friday, while Belgium beat Israel and Wales drew with Turkey.

Krasso unlikely star as AFCON champions Ivory Coast win

Jean-Philippe Krasso was the unlikely star as Ivory Coast began their Africa Cup of Nations title defence with a 2-0 matchday one victory over Zambia in Bouake on Friday.

De Bruyne scores twice as Belgium beat Israel in Nations League

Kevin de Bruyne scored twice as Belgium opened their UEFA Nations League campaign with a 3-1 victory over Israel behind closed doors in Debrecen in Hungary.