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Air France-KLM Q3 turnover above pre-Covid levels

Air France-KLM Q3 turnover above pre-Covid levels

European airline group Air France-KLM said Friday that its third quarter revenues had exceeded its pre-pandemic turnover in 2019, fuelled by strong post-Covid demand for travel.

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All eyes on Twitter as Musk era opens

All eyes on Twitter as Musk era opens

Elon Musk begins on Friday his first full day leading Twitter, with critics and fans anxious to see how the planet's richest man will run one of the world's leading social media platforms.

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All to play for after Australia-England World Cup washout

All to play for after Australia-England World Cup washout

A highly anticipated clash between Australia and England at the Twenty20 World Cup was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain on Friday in Melbourne, leaving their group wide open.

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NatWest shares slump as bank earnings spook market

NatWest shares slump as bank earnings spook market

Shares in British bank NatWest tumbled nine percent Friday following an earnings update that added to concerns that borrowers would be unable to repay loans owing to soaring interest rates.

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Australia v England washout leaves all to play for at T20 World Cup

Australia v England washout leaves all to play for at T20 World Cup

A highly anticipated clash between Australia and England at the Twenty20 World Cup was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain on Friday in Melbourne, leaving their group wide open.

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At least 31 killed as storm lashes southern Philippines

At least 31 killed as storm lashes southern Philippines

Landslides and flooding killed at least 31 people as heavy rain from an approaching storm lashed the southern Philippines, a disaster official said Friday.

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Sweden conducts new Nord Stream crime scene inspection

Sweden conducts new Nord Stream crime scene inspection

Swedish prosecutors said Friday they would conduct a new complementary crime scene investigation of the Nord Stream leaks, after the navy and the pipeline owner also began surveys this week.

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Japan to spend $260 bn to tackle inflation, weak yen

Japan to spend $260 bn to tackle inflation, weak yen

Japan will spend $260 billion on a stimulus package to cushion the economy from the impact of inflation and the weak yen, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Friday.

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Global warming palpable for 96% of humans: study

Global warming palpable for 96% of humans: study

Whether they realised it or not, some 7.6 billion people -- 96 percent of humanity -- felt global warming's impact on temperatures over the last 12 months, researchers have said.

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Defiant Iranians rally again in protests fuelled by 'brutal' crackdown

Defiant Iranians rally again in protests fuelled by 'brutal' crackdown

Iranians took to the streets around the country for a second successive night to protest against the killings of youths in a widely documented crackdown on demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.

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