• February 11, 2025
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Crew open against Toluca, Miami with Atlas in Leagues Cup

New York (AFP) – Defending champion Columbus Crew will open against Toluca while 2023 winner Inter Miami debuts against Atlas when the 2025 Leagues Cup kicks off in July, regional governing body CONCACAF announced Tuesday.

  • February 11, 2025
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US Fed chair says in no rush to tweak interest rate policy

Washington (AFP) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the US central bank was in no hurry to adjust its interest rate-cut policy, as the country’s economy maintains resilient growth and a relatively strong labor market.

  • February 11, 2025
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Dam fine: beavers save Czech treasury $1 million

Prague (AFP) – Beavers have saved Czech taxpayers a cool $1 million by flooding a protected former army training site where a long-stalled dam was planned, a conservation official said on Tuesday.

  • February 11, 2025
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Rodgers hopes to make Bayern 'hurt' at Celtic

Glasgow (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers said a glamour Champions League play-off tie against Bayern Munich is the stage he wanted for Celtic and is determined to make the German giants fight for a place in the last 16.

  • February 11, 2025
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Altman says OpenAI 'not for sale' after Musk's $97 bn bid

Paris (AFP) – Artificial intelligence developer OpenAI is “not for sale”, chief executive Sam Altman said in Paris Tuesday in response to a reported $97.4 billion bid from competitor Elon Musk.

  • February 11, 2025
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Trump says US disaster relief agency should be 'terminated'

Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack Tuesday on the US federal disaster agency FEMA, calling for it to be shut down and its duties instead handed to individual states.

  • February 11, 2025
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Everton's Moyes aims to bridge gap to mighty Liverpool

London (AFP) – David Moyes admits the gap between Everton and Liverpool is “as big as it’s been for a long time” as he prepares for the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday.

  • February 11, 2025
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Virus disinformation drives anti

Hong Kong (AFP) – A deluge of disinformation about a flu-like virus called HMPV is stoking anti-China sentiment across Asia and spurring unfounded concerns of renewed lockdowns, despite experts dismissing comparisons with the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago.

  • February 11, 2025
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World leaders seek elusive AI common ground at Paris summit

Paris (AFP) – World leaders were set to hold formal talks in Paris on Tuesday on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking elusive common ground on a technology subject to a global race for promised economic benefits.

  • February 11, 2025
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Asian markets swing as tariff uncertainty looms large

Hong Kong (AFP) – Asian markets were mixed Tuesday following the previous day’s global rally as traders keep a nervous eye on Donald Trump’s next moves after he signed off on 25 percent tariffs for steel and alumium imports, having warned of more measures to come.