European stocks extend losses on fear of virus pandemic
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European stocks extend losses on fear of virus pandemic

European stock markets fell further on Tuesday but declines in midday trading were far less than during a major sell-off…
Nice memories but no trade deal for Trump in India
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Nice memories but no trade deal for Trump in India

Donald Trump failed Tuesday to strike any major trade deal with India at the end of a visit big on…
Opera star Domingo ‘truly sorry’ over sexual harassment
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Opera star Domingo ‘truly sorry’ over sexual harassment

Opera star Placido Domingo, facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment, on Tuesday apologized for “the hurt” caused to his accusers,…
Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
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Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study

Nearly 90 percent of the 200 cities beset by the world’s highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and…
Weinstein convicted of sex assault, rape in ‘new era’ for #MeToo
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Weinstein convicted of sex assault, rape in ‘new era’ for #MeToo

Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault but acquitted of the most serious predatory charges, a verdict…
WHO warns of pandemic risk after virus peaks in China
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WHO warns of pandemic risk after virus peaks in China

The new coronavirus has peaked in China but could still grow into a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned, as…
Arctic ‘doomsday vault’ stocks up on more food seeds
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Arctic ‘doomsday vault’ stocks up on more food seeds

An Arctic “doomsday vault” is set Tuesday to receive 60,000 samples of seeds from around the world as the biggest…
UN: Libya’s warring sides agree to lasting cease-fire deal
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UN: Libya’s warring sides agree to lasting cease-fire deal

GENEVA (AP) — The UN mission in Libya said Monday that the country’s warring sides had agreed to turn a…
Coronavirus puts ‘fragile’ global recovery at risk: IMF to G20
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Coronavirus puts ‘fragile’ global recovery at risk: IMF to G20

The deadly coronavirus epidemic could put an already fragile global economic recovery at risk, the IMF warned Sunday, as G20…
Britain starts hearing US case for extraditing Assange
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Britain starts hearing US case for extraditing Assange

Britain on Monday starts hearing Washington’s extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a test case of media freedoms…
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