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Bumrah's treble strike rocks England in third Test
Stocks mostly fall as Trump ramps up tariff threats
Stocks mostly fall as Trump ramps up tariff threats

Stock markets mostly retreated Friday as US President Donald Trump ramped up his trade war, threatening a higher blanket tariff and a 35-percent levy on Canada.

July 11, 2025

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Rubio has 'positive' meeting with China's Wang at ASEAN talks
Rubio has 'positive' meeting with China's Wang at ASEAN talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday he had a "positive" meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of ASEAN talks in Malaysia, where Washington's tariffs are in sharp focus.

July 11, 2025

Australia's Aboriginals ask UNESCO to protect ancient carvings site
Australia's Aboriginals ask UNESCO to protect ancient carvings site

A delegation of Australia's Aboriginal people has travelled to Paris to win UN backing for the protection of a heritage site back home they say is threatened by harmful mining.

July 11, 2025

Raudenski: from Homeland Security to Tour de France engine hunter
Raudenski: from Homeland Security to Tour de France engine hunter

In a former life Nick Raudenski "hunted terrorists" now he is chasing down those who might pull a fast one and use engines in Tour de France bikes.

July 11, 2025

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Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at key ceremony
Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at key ceremony

Thirty PKK fighters destroyed their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.

July 11, 2025

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Markets mixed as traders cautiously eye trade developments
Markets mixed as traders cautiously eye trade developments

Stocks were mixed Friday as investors cautiously watched trade developments as US President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos tempered optimism that most countries will strike a deal to avoid the worst of his levies.

July 11, 2025