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Top articles in Friday’s newspapers and transfer rumors…european soccerRoma want to re-sign Mohamed Salah from Liverpool, but La Repubblica reports that a move is unlikely until the summer. Real Madrid are set to resume contract negotiations with Vinicius Junior, with the player hoping to remain at the Bernabéu Stadium (AS). Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player The Telegraph’s Sam Dean looks at what Alexander Isak’s injury means for Mo Salah’s future at Liverpool. premier leagueLiverpool forward Mohamed Salah cools interest in move from Saudi Professional League – The i Paper.Chelsea are interested in signing Genk midfielder Konstantinos…

City Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India – 26/06/2019: Pizza Hut outlet at City Center Shopping Mall in Kolkata. (Photo by: Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket, Getty Images)Sopa Images | Light Rocket | Getty ImagesShares of KFC and Pizza Hut’s Indian operating company Devyani International rose as much as 5.3% after announcing plans to merge with rival franchisee Sapphire Foods India. Hmm! brand owns fast food chains such as KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and operates the chains in India through franchise partners such as Devyani International, Sapphire Foods India and Burman Hospitality.This agreement will bring together two major Yum! franchise operators.…

A BYD imported car is parked at the port of Yokohama on March 27, 2025.Tomohiro Osumi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChinese car giant BYD expected to dethrone US rival on Friday tesla As the world’s largest electric vehicle seller on a calendar year basis.The milestone would cap an extraordinary rise for BYD, which Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk once fired after laughing at its products in a 2011 Bloomberg interview. Both automakers are expected to announce their final annual sales figures for 2025, but based on available sales data, it seems almost certain that BYD will officially surpass Tesla.BYD…

On December 31, 2025, a large anti-Israel banner depicting a Palestinian fighter and the slogan “Voice of Endless Resistance” in Persian and Hebrew will be erected in Tehran’s Palestine Square. The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad made a direct call on December 31, 2025, saying it was supporting the Iranians in the demonstrations “on the ground” and urging them to continue their protests. It spread to the capital Tehran and other Iranian cities. The protests began on December 28, 2025, with shop owners in Tehran holding rallies against the deteriorating Iranian economy, and spread to other cities, with students also joining.…

Spinner Shoaib Bashir and seam bowler Matthew Potts are included in England’s 12-player squad for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia, with Gus Atkinson excluded. Atkinson was absent due to a hamstring injury, making him the only absentee from the team that won the fourth Test in Melbourne. No. 3 batsman Ollie Pope is out again. The tourists have already handed over the urn, but after winning a two-day shootout in Melbourne, they hope to cut their losses with back-to-back wins and depart on a 3-2 scoreline. Potts and Bashir have both been named in the 12-man squad for Sunday’s…

british FTSE100 The index on Friday surpassed the symbolic 10,000 points for the first time, extending its gains after a bumper 2025 harvest.The FTSE 100 index, home to Britain’s most valuable blue-chip companies, started the year’s first trading day firmly in positive territory, trading up more than 1% at 10,034 points as of 8:58 a.m. London time (3:58 a.m. ET).Analysts told CNBC late last year that while the speed with which the FTSE 100 reached the 10,000-point mark was remarkable, investors should remain cautious. “While passing through a large index round is psychologically important, the fundamentals for the rally must…

New video has been released of the horror and chaos that erupted on Thursday when a fire broke out inside Le Constellation Bar, which was packed with people celebrating the New Year in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. Footage obtained and reviewed by CNN further reveals what was happening inside and outside the building as people desperately tried to escape the flames that quickly engulfed the venue. CNN verified the content by comparing the video with file images showing the inside of the bar and Street View images. A video of the fire taken from inside the bar shows…

Luke Littler admitted he wanted the Alexandra Palace crowd to be on his side again after he cruised to the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship. Littler defeated Krzysztof Ratajski 5-0 to reach the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship for the third year in a row with little trouble and booked a meeting with Ryan Searle. The 18-year-old went into the quarter-finals under intense scrutiny following his post-match comments in his last round win over Rob Cross, and responded to boos from fans when he said: Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Luke Littler checked out…

HANGZHOU, China — Also known as China’s Silicon Valley, Hangzhou’s tech giants and startups are competing to develop cutting-edge chips, robotics and brain-computer interfaces. Across the city, ambitious founders are developing AI pets and fortune-telling apps. This city on China’s southeast coast is being reinvented as a hub for artificial intelligence. A year after the rise of DeepSeek captured global attention, Hangzhou’s rapidly changing AI scene reflects both its global ambitions and growing competition at home. Racing towards physical AI China and the United States are moving in lockstep toward developing physical applications that many see as the next frontier…

Many American workers are starting the new year looking for a raise, as new minimum wage hikes take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday.More than 8.3 million workers in 19 states are expected to benefit from minimum wage hikes, adding up to an estimated $5 billion increase in income nationwide, according to a December report from the Economic Policy Institute.In addition to the state minimum wage changes, many cities and municipalities with local wage standards also increased their minimum wages Thursday. For example, Seattle’s minimum wage increased to $21.30 an hour, and Minneapolis’ minimum wage is…