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Caterpillar reports profit jump but warns of supply chain headwinds

Caterpillar reports profit jump but warns of supply chain headwinds

Caterpillar reported a jump in fourth-quarter earnings Friday on surging demand for industrial equipment, but warned that supply chain problems will probably continue to weigh on results in 2022.

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Trial opens in spectacular German museum jewel heist

Trial opens in spectacular German museum jewel heist

German prosecutors on Friday accused six young members of a notorious criminal family of carrying out a "purposefully prepared" heist on a state museum in Dresden, as a trial opened over the spectacular robbery of priceless 18th-century jewels.

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Tsitsipas dogged by father coaching violation in semi-final collapse

Tsitsipas dogged by father coaching violation in semi-final collapse

Stefanos Tsitsipas said he has spent "countless hours" talking with his father-coach Apostolos over coaching violations after yet another warning helped trigger a semi-final collapse against Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open Friday.

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Italy speeds up presidential vote but deadlock persists

Italy speeds up presidential vote but deadlock persists

Italy on Friday sought to accelerate the process of electing a new president after days of deadlock that has paralysed Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government, but parliament remained bitterly divided.

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Campaigning wraps up for tight Portugal snap election

Campaigning wraps up for tight Portugal snap election

Campaigning wraps up Friday for a tightly-fought weekend general election in Portugal, with polls pointing to a hung parliament and huge gains by the far-right.

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Prince Andrew quits golf club as he faces civil sex assault case

Prince Andrew quits golf club as he faces civil sex assault case

Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews as he faces a US civil suit for sexual assault.

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Rwanda to reopen Uganda border in boost to ties

Rwanda to reopen Uganda border in boost to ties

Rwanda said Friday it would reopen its land border with Uganda next week after a three-year closure, a major breakthrough in repairing relations between the neighbours.

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Orange appoints Heydemann as first female CEO

Orange appoints Heydemann as first female CEO

French telecoms multinational Orange said on Friday it had appointed Christel Heydemann as its first female chief executive, replacing Stephane Richard, who is leaving after his conviction in a case over his past work at the finance ministry.

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European stocks slump at end of volatile week for markets

European stocks slump at end of volatile week for markets

European stock markets tumbled Friday nearing the end of a highly volatile trading week worldwide as investors assessed the economy's recovery outlook faced with soaring inflation, rising interest rates and mixed earnings.

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Medvedev beats Tsitsipas to stand in Nadal's path to Slam greatness

Medvedev beats Tsitsipas to stand in Nadal's path to Slam greatness

Daniil Medvedev won a tempestuous Australian Open semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday and will face Rafael Nadal, who is bidding to become the all-time men's Grand Slam leader, in Sunday's final.

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