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Monday, December 30, 2019

Five wounded in stabbing at New York rabbi's house
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Five wounded in stabbing at New York rabbi's house

An intruder stabbed and wounded five people at a rabbi's house in New York during a gathering to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukkah late Saturday, officials and media reports said. The victims were taken to hospitals near the New York suburb of Mon
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Saudi Arabia arrests dozens over 'indecency', harassment
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Saudi Arabia arrests dozens over 'indecency', harassment

Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 200 people for violating "public decency" - including by wearing immodest clothing - and "harassment", police said, in the first such crackdown since the ultra-conservative kingdom began easing social norms.
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
US carries out 'defensive strikes' in Iraq, Syria
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US carries out 'defensive strikes' in Iraq, Syria

The US military has carried out "defensive strikes" in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah militia group, U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday. The Pentagon said in a statement it had targeted three locations of the Iranian-backed Shi'ite Muslim
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Fathers too should be screened for postpartum blues
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Fathers too should be screened for postpartum blues

Screening fathers for postpartum depression is as important as screening mothers, researchers argue, and current guidelines don't go far enough in urging doctors to identify new fathers who may be suffering. A perspectives piece in the journal Pediatrics
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Vaping taking off among younger children
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Vaping taking off among younger children

The proportion of e-cigarette users in the United States who started vaping by age 14 has more than tripled in the past five years, a recent study suggests. From just 8.8% in 2014, the share of vapers who had picked up their first e-cigarette at age 14 or
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
New Boeing CEO dubbed as hardened corporate crisis manager
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New Boeing CEO dubbed as hardened corporate crisis manager

Beleaguered Boeing Co is putting its future in the hands of a turnaround veteran who has led several companies in crisis, cut his teeth at engine maker General Electric Co and has spent a decade on the board of the world's largest planemaker.
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick severs ties with company
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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick severs ties with company

About a decade after co-founding Uber, Travis Kalanick on Tuesday severed his last ties with the ride-hailing giant, announcing he would exit the board of directors at the end of 2019. Kalanick, who was pushed out as chief executive in 2017 amid revelatio
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Tesla set to begin deliveries of China-made Model 3 cars
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Tesla set to begin deliveries of China-made Model 3 cars

US electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc will begin delivering Model 3 vehicles built at its Shanghai factory on Monday, a company representative told Reuters. Construction of its first plant outside the United States began in January and production started in
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Dubai's Emaar to sell view from world's tallest tower
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Dubai's Emaar to sell view from world's tallest tower

Emaar Properties is selling the observation decks of the world's tallest skyscraper the Burj Khalifa, four sources told Reuters, potentially raising $1 billion for Dubai's biggest developer amid a real estate downturn. Two of the sources said Emaar had ap
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Dubai plans record spending to revive flagging economy
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Dubai plans record spending to revive flagging economy

Dubai unveiled a 2020 budget on Sunday projecting record spending of $18.1 billion, up 17 percent on this year, as it seeks to revive its flagging economy. The Gulf city state expects revenues too to rise sharply next year as it hosts Expo 2020, the globa
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition
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Sydney fireworks to go ahead despite massive protest petition

A petition to cancel Sydney's famous New Year's Eve fireworks and use the money to fight bushfires ringing the city has topped 260,000 signatures, but officials say the show will go on. Sydney is spending Aus$6.5 million ($4.5 million) on this year's fire
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
French government, unions exchange barbs in strike deadlock
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French government, unions exchange barbs in strike deadlock

The French government and a key trade union on Sunday exchanged bitter accusations over who was to blame for France's over three-week transport strike against pension reforms, as the stalemate showed little sign of relenting.
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Sixty years on, Africa still seeks right model for growth
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Sixty years on, Africa still seeks right model for growth

As 1960 dawned, sub-Saharan Africa braced for historic change: that year, 17 of its countries were destined to gain independence from European colonial powers. But six decades on, the continent is mired in many problems. It is struggling to build an econo
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
China says it has proactively dealt with US trade frictions
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China says it has proactively dealt with US trade frictions

China's Commerce Ministry has "proactively dealt with" trade frictions with the United States this year, it said on Sunday after an annual work conference. The ministry has implemented the decisions of the central government and "resolutely safeguarded th
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Turkish military plane evacuates Somalia bomb victims
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Turkish military plane evacuates Somalia bomb victims

A Turkish military plane on Sunday evacuated 16 gravely wounded victims of a devastating bombing that killed 79 people and overwhelmed local health services, in the latest attack on a city dogged by insecurity.
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Greece 'wants a say' in Libya peace process: PM
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Greece 'wants a say' in Libya peace process: PM

Greece wants to be included in UN-sponsored talks in January on the Libya conflict, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday, as tensions escalate with neighbours Turkey over the issue. Libya has become another diplomatic front for Greece and Turkey
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Iran blasts France for 'interference' over jailed academic
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Iran blasts France for 'interference' over jailed academic

Tehran accused Paris on Sunday of "interference" in the case of an Iranian-French academic held in the Islamic republic, saying she is considered an Iranian national and faces security charges. France said Friday it summoned Iran's ambassador to protest t
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Turkey says will not withdraw from army posts in Syria's Idlib
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Turkey says will not withdraw from army posts in Syria's Idlib

Turkey will not withdraw from its observation posts in the Syrian rebel bastion province of Idlib which has seen an increase in violence carried out by regime forces supported by Russian airstrikes, the defence minister said. The posts were established un
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Syria regime must halt 'escalation of violence': EU
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Syria regime must halt 'escalation of violence': EU

The European Union called on Syria's regime and its allies to halt "indiscriminate" military attacks on civilians in the country's north west, where an intensifying bombardment by Damascus and Russian forces has displaced tens of thousands.
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Saudi sentences Yemeni to death over Spanish theatre group stabbing
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Saudi sentences Yemeni to death over Spanish theatre group stabbing

A Saudi court sentenced a Yemeni man to death Sunday for a knife attack on a Spanish theatre group, state television said, amid a controversial push to ease decades-old restrictions on entertainment. The court also sentenced an accomplice to 12 and a half
Published 30 Dec, 2019 12:00am
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