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China's rapid solar expansion hurt bird diversity: study
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First US deportees land in Liberia
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US Open purse to top $100 mn as Grand Slams form player council
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Hull aim to silence critics after unexpected promotion to Premier League
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US warns allies, China to back economic war on Iran
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Pakistan hit back against England after Cox and Root fifties
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Manifesto defends Germany's iconic Bauhaus against 'populist attacks'
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Kenya's Kipyegon ends season with hamstring injury
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Wang downs Sindhu to break Indian hearts at badminton worlds
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German football fans plan widespread VAR protests
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UK inflation hits three-year low, fuelling rate-cut hopes
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China set to post slowest quarterly growth this year: analysts
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South Korea's Han sells one million books after Nobel win
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Asian markets track Wall Street losses on worries over tech rally
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Record number of women run for Japan general election
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United announces $1.5 bn share buyback as earnings top estimates
United Airlines announced a $1.5 billion share buyback on Tuesday as its earnings for the third quarter topped analyst estimates.
Oil prices fall on reports Israel will not strike Iran supply facilities
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US holiday spending to approach $1 tn: Retail Federation
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Turkish govt delays tax plan to fund defence industry
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Russia, China step up cybercriminal recruitment, warns Microsoft
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Boeing to raise up to $25 bn as strike weighs on finances
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing unveiled measures meant to replenish its cash flow Tuesday, including an intention to raise up to $25 billion, as it navigates recurrent production problems and a major US strike.
Oil prices fall on easing Middle East fears
Oil prices tumbled Tuesday on reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden he would not strike Iran's crude or nuclear facilities.
Boeing announces intention to raise up to $25 bn
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Tuesday unveiled measures meant to replenish its cash flow, including its intention to raise up to $25 billion, as it navigates recurrent production problems and a major US strike.
Ferguson to leave Man Utd ambassador role as club cuts costs
Alex Ferguson is leaving his reported £2 million-a-year ($2.6m) ambassador role with Manchester United at the end of the season as part of a cost-cutting exercise.
Oil prices tumble on easing Middle East fears
Oil prices tumbled more than five percent Tuesday after a report said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden he would not strike Iran's crude or nuclear facilities.
Oil prices hit by easing Middle East fears, most Asian markets rise
Oil prices tumbled Tuesday after a report said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had told US President Joe Biden he would not strike Iran's crude or nuclear facilities in retaliation for a missile attack earlier this month.
Hopes pinned on peace across Taiwan Strait after drills
People on both sides of the fraught Taiwan Strait pinned their hopes this week on peace, after Beijing launched military drills around the self-ruled island.
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