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German auto exports to China plunged a third in 2025: study

German auto exports to China plunged a third in 2025: study

German auto industry exports to China plunged by a third last year as the country's manufacturers face fierce local competition, a study showed Friday, underscoring the sector's deepening crisis.

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Coach Valverde to leave Bilbao at end of season

Coach Valverde to leave Bilbao at end of season

Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde is to step down at the end of the season after a hugely successful third spell in charge, he announced Friday.

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'Decimated'? The Iranian leaders killed in Israeli-US war

'Decimated'? The Iranian leaders killed in Israeli-US war

US-Israeli airstrikes after almost three weeks of war have killed Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei and a whole echelon of the political and military elite in the Islamic republic.

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Mistral chief calls for European AI levy to pay creatives

Mistral chief calls for European AI levy to pay creatives

Companies selling artificial intelligence models in Europe should pay a "levy" to support cultural industries, the head of French developer Mistral said Friday.

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Liverpool suffer Salah blow in chase for Champions League

Liverpool suffer Salah blow in chase for Champions League

Mohamed Salah will miss Liverpool's trip to Brighton on Saturday with a muscle injury -- a major blow for manager Arne Slot as he hunts a Champions League place next season.

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Mahuchikh soars to world indoor high jump gold, Hodgkinson cruises

Mahuchikh soars to world indoor high jump gold, Hodgkinson cruises

Ukraine's world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh dominated the women's high jump to win the first gold on offer at the world indoor championships in Torun, Poland, on Friday.

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Spain include Joan Garcia as one of four new call-ups

Spain include Joan Garcia as one of four new call-ups

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente named in-form Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia in his 27-man squad on Friday as one of four maiden call-ups for friendlies later this month.

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Stocks dip, oil calmer as Mideast war persists

Stocks dip, oil calmer as Mideast war persists

Stocks dipped and oil prices steadied Friday, at the end of a turbulent week in which attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure rattled global markets and sparked fears of an energy shock.

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Salah ruled out of Liverpool's Brighton clash

Salah ruled out of Liverpool's Brighton clash

Mohamed Salah will miss Liverpool's trip to Brighton on Saturday with a muscle injury -- a major blow for manager Arne Slot as he chases a Champions League place next season.

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Ship crews ration food in Iran blockade: seafarers

Ship crews ration food in Iran blockade: seafarers

Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran's blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks.

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