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How the US finally fell in love with soccer
When Roberto Baggio missed a penalty in the 1994 Fifa World Cup final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, more than 94,000 people were…
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Belgium rejects US World Cup demand for Congo travel ban amid Ebola outbreak
Belgium on Wednesday rejected Washington’s demand to impose an entry ban on travelers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, setting up a transatlantic clash over…
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Iran Fires Missiles, Drones At US Targets After American Retaliatory Strikes Over Downed Helicopter
Iran has launched missiles and drones toward US targets in the region, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a Telegram post early Wednesday,…
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Why the EU economy should embrace digital currencies to become less dependent on the US
Ink Drop/Shutterstock Compared to other parts of the world, the EU on the whole has been fairly reluctant to embrace digital economic innovation. The bloc…
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Trump never wanted to invade Greenland, US envoy to EU says
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to invade Greenland earlier this year were misunderstood, the American ambassador to the European Union said Friday. “It got interpreted…
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EU trade chief wants to emulate US intensity in talks with China
PARIS — EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič wants to take a page from Washington’s playbook in trade talks with China. After meeting with Chinese trade…
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Europe is caught in a squeeze between the US and China
Europe sits uneasily at the centre of the growing rivalry between the US and China. hapelinium / Shutterstock The European Union (EU), along with the…
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Trump wants to ‘manage’ China trade. Businesses see a tariff opening.
President Donald Trump says he wants to create a new “board of trade” to manage commerce with China. Business groups aren’t sure exactly how it…
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Does JD Vance have to choose between Pope Leo and Peter Thiel?
Pope Leo XIV has chosen a side in the AI battle gripping Washington: He’s Team Anthropic. No, Leo isn’t weighing in on the Trump administration’s ongoing…
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Supreme Court sides with death row inmate in his challenge to racial discrimination in jury selection
The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a Mississippi man’s conviction and death sentence. By a vote of 5-4, the court in Pitchford v. Cain…
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