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China Denies Qualcomm Delay Linked to US Tariff Spat
China’s commerce ministry denied Thursday that its tariff dispute with Washington was the reason for a lengthy anti-monopoly review that prompted U.S. tech giant Qualcomm Inc. to drop its bid for NXP Semiconductors.
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Vettel Needs to Rebound in Hungary to Keep Heat on Hamilton
Unless Sebastian Vettel bounces back with a strong performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix this week, he risks heading into Formula One’s summer break lagging behind Lewis Hamilton.
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Construction Manager of Ethiopia’s Nile River Dam Found Dead
Ethiopia’s state media says the construction manager of the controversial dam being built on the Nile River was found dead Thursday morning in the center of the capital.
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CAS Confirm 2 Russians to Be Stripped of 2008 Olympic Medals
Russian athletes Tatyana Lebedeva and Maria Abakumova are stripped of three silver medals after losing their appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for doping offenses at the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Top Iranian General Says His Troops ‘Ready to Confront’ US
A top Iranian general says his forces are ready if President Donald Trump follows through on his warning that Iran will 'suffer consequences' if Tehran threatens the United States.
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LG Electronics’ Net Profit Falls 43 Percent on Mobile Loss
LG Electronics said Thursday its second-quarter net profit dropped 43 percent as its mobile business logged a bigger loss, offsetting profit growth in TV sales.
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Aide to France’s Macron: Protest Beating Was ‘Huge Mistake’
The former security aide to President Emmanuel Macron who triggered a political uproar after a video showed him beating a protester says he made a 'huge mistake,' but did not feel like he had betrayed the president.
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Almost 600 Migrants Scale Fences to Enter Spanish Enclave
Almost 600 migrants tried to enter Europe by storming border fences separating Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, emergency services said.
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German Football Chief Admits Mistakes in Handling Ozil Photo
The president of Germany’s football federation says he made mistakes in handling a controversy over Mesut Ozil’s photo with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but is rejecting accusations of racism.
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Taiwan Denounces China Moves to Limit Its Global Profile
Taiwan on Thursday denounced China’s latest moves to increase its global isolation, saying residents of the self-governing island would reject attempts to deny its existence.