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Monday, December 23, 2019

November 2019 was second hottest on record: US
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November 2019 was second hottest on record: US

Last month was the second hottest November in the 140-year global climate record, a US government agency said on Monday, adding that polar sea ice also shrank to near-record lows. The average global land and ocean surface temperature for November 2019 was
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
E-cigarettes raise lung disease risks, but less than smoking: study
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E-cigarettes raise lung disease risks, but less than smoking: study

E-cigarette use significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a long term study published on Monday that also found vaping was less harmful t
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Sustained weight loss in middle-age may lower breast cancer risk
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Sustained weight loss in middle-age may lower breast cancer risk

In women over age 50, losing just four pounds and keeping the weight off can lower breast cancer risk, a new study suggests. Researchers who reviewed data from 180,000 women found the more weight a woman lost - and kept off - the lower her risk of breast
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Daimler seeks majority control of its main China joint venture
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Daimler seeks majority control of its main China joint venture

Daimler is seeking to buy a majority stake in its Chinese operations, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, after initial efforts to raise its stake failed and as Chinese investors tighten their grip on the German carmaker.
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Volkswagen attracts bids for MAN Energy Solutions unit
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Volkswagen attracts bids for MAN Energy Solutions unit

Volkswagen has attracted bids from Europe's Innio, Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy and US-based Cummins for its MAN Energy Solutions, which makes diesel engines for ships and power generators, people close to the matter said. Innio, formerly known as Jenbacher a
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Strike makes for not-so-merry Christmas travel in France
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Strike makes for not-so-merry Christmas travel in France

Holiday travellers across France scrambled for alternatives Sunday as an 18-day-old transport strike over pension reform saw train services slashed yet again. President Emmanuel Macron issued an appeal on Saturday for a truce over the holidays, three days
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Trump invites UK's Johnson to White House in new year
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Trump invites UK's Johnson to White House in new year

US President Donald Trump has invited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit him in the White House in the new year, British media reported on Sunday. Trump's invitation was made after the British prime minister's election win this month, The Sunda
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
US slams China, Russia veto on Syria aid as 'shameful'
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US slams China, Russia veto on Syria aid as 'shameful'

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday described as "shameful" Russia and China blocking a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended for a year cross-border humanitarian aid to four million Syrians. "The Russian Federation's and China
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan views come closer on giant Nile dam
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan views come closer on giant Nile dam

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have come closer to aligning their views on filling the reservoir of and operating the giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the Sudanese irrigation minister said on Sunday.
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Jihadists kill six and abduct five in northeast Nigeria
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Jihadists kill six and abduct five in northeast Nigeria

IS-aligned jihadists killed six people and abducted five others in northeast Nigeria Sunday, after blocking a major highway and singling out security officials, aid workers and Christians, witnesses said. Around 30 fighters from the Islamic State West Afr
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
White House does not want prolonged impeachment trial
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White House does not want prolonged impeachment trial

The White House does not want to see a prolonged impeachment trial in the US Senate, a senior administration official said on Sunday, suggesting President Donald Trump is comfortable with proceeding without calling witnesses in his defense.
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
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