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Rugby-England to face Australia, US in Women’s 2025 World Cup group

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) -Hosts and favourites England were grouped with Australia and the United States while six-times winners New Zealand will face an awkward clash with Ireland after the draw for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup was made on Thursday. Reflecting huge growth in the women’s game, the tournament will feature an …

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Nebius set to resume Nasdaq trading after completing split from Russia’s Yandex

(Reuters) -AI infrastructure firm Nebius Group said on Thursday its shares will resume Nasdaq trading on Monday after being halted following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. At that time, the stock traded under the ticker of Russian internet giant Yandex through its Amsterdam-based parent company. In July, a Russian consortium finalized a $5.4 billion …

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Soccer-LVMH’s Arnault, Red Bull in talks to buy French club Paris FC

By Julien Pretot and Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – French billionaire and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault has teamed up with energy drinks company Red Bull to buy a controlling stake in French second-tier soccer club Paris FC, the Arnault family office said on Thursday. Agache, the Arnault family’s holding company, and Red Bull have entered …

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Ukraine stresses nuclear energy safety at summit meeting

(Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian official called on Thursday for intensified efforts to uphold nuclear safety in view of Russia’s occupation of Europe’s largest nuclear power station and its repeated strikes on the energy grid. Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, said the capture of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station, which no longer produces …

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One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from Buenos Aires hotel balcony

By Eliana Raszewski and Agustin Marcarian BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Liam Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires, triggering an outpouring of tributes from fans. As news emerged of the 31-year-old English singer’s death, fans of one …

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US to kickstart Gaza ceasefire talks after Sinwar’s death, says State Department

By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States wants to kickstart talks on a proposal to achieve a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday, after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, which he called a “seismic event.” Miller told …

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