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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

China, Russia press UN to ease North Korea sanctions
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China, Russia press UN to ease North Korea sanctions

China on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unanimously back its joint proposal with Russia to ease sanctions on North Korea, warning that dialogue to resolve nuclear tensions must not regress. The nuclear-armed North has issued increasingly striden
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Unilever lowers sales forecast on S Asia slowdown
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Unilever lowers sales forecast on S Asia slowdown

Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever, the maker of Magnum ice cream and Dove soap, warned Tuesday that sales will grow below expectations for 2019, due largely to a slowdown in South Asia.
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Second China aircraft carrier enters service
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Second China aircraft carrier enters service

China's second aircraft carrier entered service on Tuesday, adding major firepower to its military ambitions as it faces tensions with self-ruled Taiwan as well as the US and regional neighbours around the disputed South China Sea.
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Boeing says to halt 737 MAX production next month
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Boeing says to halt 737 MAX production next month

Boeing said Monday it would temporarily suspend production of its globally grounded 737 MAX jets next month as safety regulators delay the aircraft's return to the skies after two crashes.
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Reuters reporters strike in France
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Reuters reporters strike in France

Journalists working for the Reuters news agency in France went on strike on Tuesday, six months after more than half the news agency's French service was laid off.
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Nigeria's Buhari signs off on record budget
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Nigeria's Buhari signs off on record budget

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday signed off on a record budget, ratcheting up ambitious spending goals as the country struggles to bolster its stuttering economy. The budget for 2020 was well up from last year at 10.6 trillion naira - $34.6
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
London street bans petrol, diesel cars
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London street bans petrol, diesel cars

Petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from a street in central London in an innovative attempt to reduce pollution, local authorities said.
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Seoul appoints 'Mr Smile' as prime minister
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Seoul appoints 'Mr Smile' as prime minister

South Korean President Moon Jae-in appointed an anodyne former parliamentary speaker known as "Mr Smile" as prime minister Tuesday, after a previous cabinet appointment triggered a corruption scandal and mass protests.
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
14 miners dead after southwest China mine blast
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14 miners dead after southwest China mine blast

Fourteen miners were killed Tuesday in a coal and gas blast at a mine in southwest China, leaving two people still trapped underground, authorities said. The accident in the early hours of Tuesday is the latest in a series of mining incidents in China, wh
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
49 journalists murdered in 2019
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49 journalists murdered in 2019

Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years. The "historically low" number mostly died covering conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, the Paris-based watchdog
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
French crowds march as government stands firm on pension reform
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French crowds march as government stands firm on pension reform

Tens of thousands of protesters hit French streets on Tuesday in a pensions reform standoff that has sparked nearly two weeks of crippling transport strikes, with the government vowing it will not give in to union demands to drop the overhaul.
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Instagram expands fact-checking globally
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Instagram expands fact-checking globally

Instagram on Monday announced it had gone global in its fight against misinformation, expanding its third-party fact-checking network around the world. The Facebook-owned social platform launched a fact-checking program in the US early this year.
Published 18 Dec, 2019 12:00am
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