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Ligue 1 begins post-Mbappe era further weakened after TV rights fiasco
Paris (AFP) - While France basks in the glow of the dazzling Paris Olympics, French football is trying to shake...
Delay over Man City case creates ‘uncertainty’ says Premier League chief
London (AFP) - Premier League chief executive Richard Masters admits the legal cases facing Manchester City and other top-flight teams...
Germany sees explosion in cases of bluetongue virus
Berlin (AFP) - Germany has seen an explosion of cases of bluetongue virus this year, authorities said Tuesday as fears...
Senegal media sound alarm with news blackout
Dakar (AFP) - Senegalese news organisations widely heeded a call Tuesday for a news blackout to protest against economic measures...
Fitch downgrades Israel citing war in Gaza
San Francisco (AFP) - US credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded Israel a notch, warning that its ongoing conflict against...
Thousands protest in Serbian capital against lithium mine
Belgrade (AFP) - Thousands hit the streets in Serbia's capital Belgrade Saturday to protest the rebooting of a controversial lithium...
Russian economic growth dips in second quarter as inflation rises
Moscow (AFP) - The pace of Russia's economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2024, official data showed Friday,...
French economy to get Olympics boost: central bank
Paris (AFP) - The French central bank said Friday that the nation's economy should get a considerable bump from the...
China launches appeal at WTO over EU electric vehicle tariffs
Beijing (AFP) - Beijing said Friday it had filed an appeal with the World Trade Organization over the European Union's...
Trump says US president should have say over monetary policy
Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) - Donald Trump on Thursday voiced frustration at the independence of the Federal Reserve and...
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