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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

US factory activity, construction spending unexpectedly fall
World

US factory activity, construction spending unexpectedly fall

US factory activity contracted further in November amid a slump in new orders while construction spending unexpectedly fell, offering cautionary notes on an economy that had recently shown signs of growing at a moderate pace.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
British rail union starts strike
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British rail union starts strike

Union members on one of Britain's busiest railway networks walked out on Monday, on the first day of a planned 27-day strike that could affect hundreds of thousands of commuters.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
EU loses bid to overturn WTO Airbus ruling
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EU loses bid to overturn WTO Airbus ruling

A World Trade Organization panel found Monday that the EU had failed to remove illegal subsidies given to Airbus that are at the centre of a bitter dispute between Washington and Brussels.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
British manufacturers cut jobs at fastest rate since 2012
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British manufacturers cut jobs at fastest rate since 2012

British manufacturers cut jobs last month at the fastest rate since 2012, a survey showed on Monday, as pressures from Brexit and a global trade slowdown caused the sector's longest decline since the financial crisis.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Turkish economy returns to growth
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Turkish economy returns to growth

Turkey's economy grew 0.9% year-on-year in the third quarter, breaking three consecutive quarters of contraction as it shook off a recession which followed last year's currency crisis.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief
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Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief

Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilisation itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres told the opening plenary of a UN climate conference Monday.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Putin signs law to label people foreign agents
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Putin signs law to label people foreign agents

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed legislation allowing individuals to be labelled foreign agents, drawing criticism from rights groups that say the move will further restrict media freedoms in the country.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Thirty killed across Syria as violence rages
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Thirty killed across Syria as violence rages

Air strikes killed 19 civilians Monday in Syria's last major opposition bastion, the site of the deadliest clashes between regime forces and armed groups since an August ceasefire came into force, a monitoring group said.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Hungary blames Finland for EU enlargement flop
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Hungary blames Finland for EU enlargement flop

Hungary's foreign minister on Monday attacked Finland, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, for failing to achieve the further enlargement of the bloc with the entry of Western Balkan countries.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
India gangrape protests mount as schoolgirl killed
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India gangrape protests mount as schoolgirl killed

Hundreds of Indian protestors took to the streets on Monday as public anger grew over the brutal gang-rape and murder of a female veterinary doctor, with one MP calling for the perpetrators to be "lynched".
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Trump campaign bars Bloomberg News, alleging 'bias'
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Trump campaign bars Bloomberg News, alleging 'bias'

President Donald Trump's campaign said Monday it was banning journalists from Bloomberg News from its electoral events, claiming "bias" by the media group owned by presidential rival Michael Bloomberg.
Published 03 Dec, 2019 12:00am