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Mullins gets perfect National boost with remarkable four-timer

Mullins gets perfect National boost with remarkable four-timer

Lossiemouth won the feature race of the first day of the Grand National festival on Thursday, the fourth of a remarkable four Grade One victories for legendary Irish trainer WIllie Mullins.

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Trump tariffs hammer global stocks, dollar and oil

Trump tariffs hammer global stocks, dollar and oil

Stock markets and the dollar tumbled Thursday after President Donald Trump's latest worldwide tariff salvo fanned a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation.

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Authors hold London protest against Meta for 'stealing' work to train AI

Authors hold London protest against Meta for 'stealing' work to train AI

Around 100 authors on Thursday protested outside the London headquarters of Meta, accusing the US tech giant of "stealing" content to train its Artificial Intelligence models.

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Tate Modern gifted 'extraordinary' work by US artist Joan Mitchell

Tate Modern gifted 'extraordinary' work by US artist Joan Mitchell

London's Tate Modern unveiled a huge, spectacular abstract painting by acclaimed US artist Joan Mitchell on Thursday, part of one of the "most significant gifts" to the gallery in recent decades.

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Mexico president welcomes being left off Trump's new tariffs list

Mexico president welcomes being left off Trump's new tariffs list

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, the United States' top trading partner, on Thursday welcomed her country's exclusion from the list of nations targeted in Donald Trump's latest round of import tariffs.

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Tonali eager to lead Newcastle back into Champions League

Tonali eager to lead Newcastle back into Champions League

Sandro Tonali is aiming to get back into the Champions League after reviving Newcastle's bid for a place among European club football's elite.

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Lesotho hardest hit as new US tariffs rattle Africa

Lesotho hardest hit as new US tariffs rattle Africa

The small African kingdom of Lesotho feared the worst for its textile industry Thursday after US President Donald Trump imposed 50-percent tariffs on its imports, the highest for a single nation.

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Stellantis pausing some Canada, Mexico production over Trump auto tariffs

Stellantis pausing some Canada, Mexico production over Trump auto tariffs

Auto giant Stellantis said Thursday it was pausing production at some plants in Canada and Mexico, the first disruptions to hit the sector since US President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign-made vehicles came into force.

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Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit Moon

Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit Moon

An huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly four percent chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Italy reels from Brignone broken leg with Winter Olympics looming

Italy reels from Brignone broken leg with Winter Olympics looming

A week after taking the alpine skiing crystal globe Italian Federica Brignone suffered a broken leg on Thursday hampering her preparations for her home Winter Olympics next year.

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