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Aston Villa boss Emery remains bullish despite defeat in Paris
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Barca still improving: Flick warns rivals after thrashing Dortmund
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Echavarria risks Masters Par-Three Contest curse with playoff win
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Who stands in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs?
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US stocks soar on Trump tariff reversal, oil prices jump
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Salah getting closer to new Liverpool deal: reports
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NBA rescinds Doncic ejection foul in Thunder loss
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Cricketer De Villiers gets a Masters hit with pal Bezuidenhout
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Saudi top diplomat in US to prepare for Trump visit
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Kvaratskhelia genius helps give PSG Champions League edge against Villa
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Sensational Barca destroy Dortmund in Champions League mismatch
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Author of explosive Meta memoir stars at US Senate hearing
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King Charles addresses Italian parliament, greets pope on visit to Rome
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Dominican Republic ends search for nightclub collapse survivors
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Pentagon chief says US could 'revive' Panama bases
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Trump stuns with tariff backtrack but punishes China
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King Charles jokes, cites Monty Python at Italian state banquet
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Strength in numbers: Latin America urges unity in face of Trump tariffs
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France could recognise Palestinian state 'in June': Macron
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Tariff war could cut US-China goods trade by 80 percent: WTO chief
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Europa League success 'massive' for Man Utd, says Amorim
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Scheffler tunes out talk of history in Masters title defense
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Turkey opposition to fight Erdogan 'until the end': leader tells AFP
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Argentina braces for 24-hour strike as it awaits news on IMF loan
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Volkswagen says first-quarter profits impacted by Trump tariffs
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Hope fades as deaths mount in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster
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Herd of animal puppets treks from Africa to Europe in climate action
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'Versatile' Sudharsan helps Gujarat to top of IPL table
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Israel says seizing 'large areas' of Gaza as strike kills 23
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Trump stuns with tariffs reversal but hits China harder
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Amazon to launch first batch of satellites rivaling Musk
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Sudharsan, Krishna lead Gujarat to top of IPL table
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Settlement champion Huckabee confirmed as US Israel envoy
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Trump pauses tariffs for 90 days but hits China harder
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US federal judges halt deportations of Venezuelans under wartime law
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No direct LIV path to Masters but Ridley wants one elite tour
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UK cinemas fight viral 'chicken jockey' trend
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Russia denounces brief detention of government employee in France
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Nepal fights wildfires and pollution amidst drier winter
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Jamaican speed merchant Thompson seeks fast progress in 2025
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'Horrible' Djokovic falls in Monte Carlo, first win for Alcaraz
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Masters chief defends Cabrera invite after domestic violence convictions
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Pentagon chief in Panama vows to counter China 'threat'
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Trump's NASA chief pick says will 'prioritize' Mars mission
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Europe's first Universal theme park to bring 'joy to Britain': PM
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Trump tells US to 'be cool' as China, EU strike back
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Djokovic crashes out in Monte Carlo, first win for Alcaraz
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Over 120 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster
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Delta to trim capacity in light of weakening travel demand
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Pressure builds on Afghans fearing arrest in Pakistan

Stock markets mostly higher as they track Trump plans, earnings
US and European stock markets mostly pushed higher Wednesday as investors tracked earnings and President Donald Trump's policy plans that are starting to impact the global economy.
However, Hong Kong and Shanghai's indices fell after Trump warned China could be included in a list of countries to be hit with tariffs on February 1.
The latest batch of corporate earnings helped boost sentiment on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 flirting with a record high.
Shares in Netflix soared more than 11 percent after it reported adding almost 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish last year with more than 300 million globally.
And while the inflationary impact of Trump's tariff plans gave investors cold sweats in December, they are proving more sanguine this week.
"Thus far, the stock market has not found reason to fear the tariff approach for a variety of reasons: it isn't as onerous as expected at this stage; there hasn't been a retaliatory tit-for-tat; and there is a belief it is more of a negotiating tactic than an official policy," said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare.
A retreat in US government bond yields after last week's spike has also reassured equities investors.
In Europe, the London and Frankfurt stock markets continued to hit record highs, helped by currency movements.
London's FTSE 100 index was supported by "a weak pound that allows investors to buy UK companies with international businesses at cheaper prices", noted Swissquote Bank senior analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya.
The FTSE 100 ended the day a tad lower, however, while the DAX set a new record closing high.
"European stocks are rising on the coattails of the America's changed economic policy, which has allowed European stocks to play catch up for now," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.
Oil prices slid further after tumbling Tuesday in reaction to Trump's announcement of a "national energy emergency" to ramp up drilling in the United States.
Traders have been bracing for Trump 2.0 since his re-election in November, with an initial rally -- fuelled by hopes of market-boosting measures -- giving way to worries he would resume his trade war with China and also target others.
There had been optimism that Beijing would avoid being targeted in an early flurry of duties by the White House after Trump said Monday he would first hit Canada and Mexico.
But he broadened his targets Tuesday to include China and the European Union.
There is also a concern that Trump's plans to slash taxes, immigration and regulations will reignite inflation and crimp the Federal Reserve's ability to cut interest rates.
Shares in software investment giant SoftBank soared more than 10 percent Wednesday -- leading Tokyo-listed chipmakers higher -- after Trump said it was included in a new $500-billion venture to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence in the United States.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 piled on more than one percent thanks to SoftBank's advance fuelled by news that it will be part of the Stargate venture along with cloud giant Oracle and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.
Shares in Oracle rose by six percent. OpenAI is a privately-held company.
Shares in ASML, the Dutch firm which makes the equipment to manufacture the most powerful chips used for AI projects, rose 2.3 percent in Amsterdam.
- Key figures around 1630 GMT -
New York - Dow: UP 0.3 percent at 44,136 points
New York - S&P 500: UP 0.8 percent at 6,095.54
New York - Nasdaq Composite: UP 1.4 percent at 20,029.29
London - FTSE 100: DOWN less than 0.1 percent at 8,545.13 (close)
Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.9 percent at 7,837.40 (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 1.0 percent at 21,254.27 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 1.6 percent at 39,646.25 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 1.6 percent at 19,778.77 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.9 percent at 3,213.62 (close)
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0414 from $1.0426 on Tuesday
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2318 from $1.2342
Dollar/yen: UP at 156.57 yen from 155.50 yen
Euro/pound: UP at 84.55 pence from 84.45 pence
Brent North Sea Crude: DOWN 0.4 percent at $78.95 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.4 percent at $75.51 per barrel
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O.Bulka--BTB