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Profits crash at Volvo Cars on rising material costs

Profits crash at Volvo Cars on rising material costs

Swedish automaker Volvo Cars on Thursday rising raw material costs and inflation drove down profits in the third quarter.

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Tens of thousands attend funeral of killed Pakistani journalist

Tens of thousands attend funeral of killed Pakistani journalist

Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral Thursday of a Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country.

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'No trust': Clandestine world of Ukraine prisoner swaps

'No trust': Clandestine world of Ukraine prisoner swaps

The five captured Russian soldiers stumbled out of the Ukrainian van with their heads covered in black balaclavas.

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Brewer AB InBev cheers best quarter of the year

Brewer AB InBev cheers best quarter of the year

The world's top brewer AB InBev said Thursday that it enjoyed its best quarter of the year as sales volumes rose, triggering a jump in profits.

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Barca crash out of Champions League again despite spending spree

Barca crash out of Champions League again despite spending spree

Barcelona exited the Champions League at the group phase for the second season running on Wednesday, a 3-0 home defeat by Bayern Munich rubbing salt in the wound after their fate was sealed 700 kilometres away.

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Danske Bank sets aside nearly 2 bn euros for expected fines

Danske Bank sets aside nearly 2 bn euros for expected fines

Danske Bank, which is under investigation by Danish and US authorities, said Thursday it had set aside an additional 14 billion kroner (1.9 billion euros) to cover expected fines related to massive suspected money laundering via its Estonian branch.

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Israel, Lebanon expected to sign 'historic' maritime border deal

Israel, Lebanon expected to sign 'historic' maritime border deal

Lebanon and Israel were Thursday expected to sign a US-brokered maritime border deal that would pave the way for lucrative offshore gas extraction by the neighbours which remain technically at war.

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Ultra-rich UK PM to move into Downing Street flat

Ultra-rich UK PM to move into Downing Street flat

Britain's ultra-wealthy new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family plan to live in the flat above number 10 Downing Street, despite owning a string of luxury properties including one in London.

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Iran president says Amini 'riots' pave way for attacks

Iran president says Amini 'riots' pave way for attacks

Iran's president on Thursday claimed "riots" sparked by Mahsa Amini's death paved the way for "terrorist" attacks, a day after a gunman killed at least 15 people at a Muslim shrine.

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ASEAN ministers 'even more determined' to solve Myanmar crisis

ASEAN ministers 'even more determined' to solve Myanmar crisis

Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they were "even more determined" to solve the political crisis in Myanmar during talks in Indonesia on Thursday ahead of the ASEAN leaders' summit in November.

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