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By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate to a record high of 4% on Thursday but, with the euro zone economy in the doldrums, signalled that the hike, its 10th in a 14-month-long fight against inflation, was likely to be its last. The central …

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(Reuters) – Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho will train alone pending the resolution of a “discipline issue”, the Premier League club said on Thursday, following the attacker’s falling out with manager Erik ten Hag. England international Sancho was omitted from United’s squad for a 3-1 league loss to Arsenal on Sept. 3, with manager Ten Hag …

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton slammed Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko on Thursday for “completely unacceptable” comments blaming Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez’s fluctuating form on his ethnicity. Perez told reporters separately at the Singapore Grand Prix that he had accepted a personal apology from the 80-year-old Austrian, an influential member of his …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal’s CEO Vinai Venkatesham will step down next summer, the Premier League team announced on Thursday. Venkatesham joined Arsenal in 2010 and was appointed managing director in 2018, after Ivan Gazidis left to join AC Milan, before being named CEO in 2020. “This was a tough decision, but it is time to …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Police in the northern English city of Manchester said on Thursday a third-party supplier that holds some information on its employees had suffered a ransomware attack. The affected data is not believed to have included financial information, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. “We are aware of a ransomware attack affecting a third-party …

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By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Bank of England (BoE) will hike its main interest rate by 25 basis points on Sept. 21 to its highest in more than 15 years, a Reuters poll of economists showed, with a significant minority saying there was still room for further tightening this year. Despite easing to 6.8% …

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By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – The euphoria that greeted the start of Newcastle United’s season has been replaced by a sense of deflation after three successive Premier League losses has left them 14th in the table. Newcastle’s third league defeat last season did not arrive until March and Eddie Howe’s side ended up fourth …

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(Reuters) – Scotland Women have withdrawn their legal claim against the Scottish FA (SFA) regarding equal pay and conditions compared to the men’s team, the country’s governing body said on Thursday. The Scottish women’s national team began legal action in December last year, with captain Rachel Corsie saying there were a “significant number of examples” …

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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain reported an annual rise of 14% in missed bill payments last month for their second highest rate on record, figures on Thursday showed, pointing to growing financial strain on households. The percentage of failed direct debits – mostly used for utility bills or mortgage and credit card repayments …

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