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Year: 2023

China gives Ant Group, run by Jack Ma, a fine of almost $1 billion

China has said that it will fine banking companies more than $1bn (£778m), including Ant Group, the tech giant owned by Jack Ma. Regulators said that laws protecting consumers and rules for running a business had been broken. The company,…

Lee Carsley tells England to make the most of their chance in the final of the European U21 Championships.

The game in Georgia’s Batumi Arena is the end of a two-year cycle for Carsley’s team. Once the match is over, many of his players will no longer be able to play U21 football. “We’ve talked about how this is…

Edgars Rinkevics is sworn in as the first openly gay leader of an EU country.

Mr. Rinkevics was sworn in as president of Latvia on Saturday in Riga. He had been foreign minister since 2011. Even though the president of Latvia is mostly a figurehead, he or she can reject laws and call for referendums….

Andy Murray is trying to stay motivated after losing in the second round of Wimbledon 2023.

No one can be sure that the last time Andy Murray says goodbye to Centre Court is the last time he will do so. Even the 36-year-old wasn’t sure what to do after he lost again in the second round…

Andy Murray loses to Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon 2023, and Cameron Norrie loses.

In round two, fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas stopped Andy Murray’s hopes of winning Wimbledon on the 10th anniversary of his 2013 win. The 11 p.m. curfew at Wimbledon stopped the Briton from playing on Thursday, and he lost 7-6 (7-3)…

Mark Cavendish’s record for most stage wins in the Tour de France is taken away by Jasper Philipsen.

Mark Cavendish was going for a record 35th stage win at the Tour de France, but Jasper Philipsen beat him in Bordeaux. On stage seven, Friday, Britain’s Cavendish took the lead in the final sprint, but Philipsen passed him just…

The new boss of Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino, says that the team must “deliver from day one.”

The 51-year-old former Tottenham manager has taken over at Stamford Bridge on a two-year contract with a third-year option. The 2022-23 season for Chelsea was terrible. They had three managers and ended 12th in the league. “From now on, it’s…

Pay is a “very difficult choice,” says the minister as the NEU goes out on strike in England.

Robert Halfon said that the government was trying to be fair to both teachers and taxpayers. As members of the National Education Union (NEU) go on strike over pay, many schools are likely to close or close down in part….

Wimbledon 2023: Aryna Sabalenka avoids upset to beat Varvara Gracheva; Petra Kvitova advances

Aryna Sabalenka, who was the second seed, came back to beat Varvara Gracheva of France and move on to the third round of Wimbledon. The Belarusian, who was one of the event favorites, had a hard time at first against…

US job growth is at its slowest in over two years.

The Labor Department said that employers added 209,000 jobs in June, which was the smallest increase in more than two years. That was less than what was projected, but the unemployment rate still went down, from 3.7% in May to…