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Saturday, January 4, 2020

Britain temperature records tumbled in 2019
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Britain temperature records tumbled in 2019

Britain recorded its highest ever summer and winter temperatures in 2019, ending one of the hottest decades in history, the Met Office said Friday. As much of northern Europe sweltered in a July heatwave, the mercury hit 38.7 Celsius (101 Fahrenheit) in t
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Turkish inflation rises to 11.8 percent
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Turkish inflation rises to 11.8 percent

Turkey's annual inflation rate rose slightly more than expected to 11.84% in December, official data showed on Friday, ending the year close to a government target and probably narrowing the window for more interest rate cuts in 2020.
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
German jobless count holds steady at turn of year
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German jobless count holds steady at turn of year

The unemployment rate in Europe's top economy Germany held steady close to historic lows in December, official data showed Friday, a relief after a second successive year squeaking by recession.
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Eurozone loan growth slows in first month of QE reboot
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Eurozone loan growth slows in first month of QE reboot

Growth in lending to the eurozone's private sector slowed in November, the first month after the European Central Bank relaunched its controversial bond-buying scheme, data from the Frankfurt institution showed Friday.
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
E-car sales in Norway reach new record high
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E-car sales in Norway reach new record high

Sales of new electric cars in Norway hit a record high last year, sector experts said Friday, reaching 42.4 percent of all nearly-registered cars in 2019, mostly thanks to strong demand for Tesla's Model 3.
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
US factory sector in deepest slump in more than 10 years
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US factory sector in deepest slump in more than 10 years

The US manufacturing sector fell into its deepest slump in more than a decade in December as the US-China trade war kept a lid on factory output, orders and employment, although the long-awaited Phase 1 deal between Washington and Beijing could limit furt
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Tesla reports solid Q4 auto deliveries
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Tesla reports solid Q4 auto deliveries

Tesla reported Friday a jump in fourth-quarter auto deliveries, lifting shares as it ramps up output in the United States and China. The electric automaker led by Elon Musk delivered 112,000 vehicles in the quarter ending December 31, up about 23 percent
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
South African hostage in Syria returns home after three years
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South African hostage in Syria returns home after three years

A South African freelance photojournalist kidnapped in Syria returned home on Friday after almost three years in captivity, his family announced. Shiraaz Mohamed was kidnapped on January 10, 2017, while travelling out of the war-torn country into neighbou
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Athens warns Ankara to respect 'red lines'
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Athens warns Ankara to respect 'red lines'

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned Turkey not to cross "red lines" following a controversial maritime jurisdiction accord between Ankara and Libya. "We will not permit any Turkish activities that would infringe upon Greece's sovereign rig
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Spate of letter bombs puzzles Dutch police
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Spate of letter bombs puzzles Dutch police

Dutch police were puzzled Friday by a spate of letter bombs sent to seemingly random targets in three of the Netherlands' main cities as it warned the public to be on the lookout. The latest incident happened early Friday when staff at Amsterdam's Okura h
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Four killed in Sri Lanka military plane crash
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Four killed in Sri Lanka military plane crash

A Sri Lankan air force plane crashed in a tea-growing mountainous region Friday, killing the four crew on board, a military official said. The Chinese-built Y-12 had taken off from the southern airbase of Wirawila and was heading to Ratmalana, south of Co
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
China calls for easing UN sanctions on North Korea
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China calls for easing UN sanctions on North Korea

A Chinese-Russian resolution aimed at easing international sanctions on North Korea is a "timely" step in the "right direction," China's UN ambassador Zhang Jun said Friday. His comments came only days after Pyongyang, deeply frustrated that those sanctio
Published 04 Jan, 2020 12:00am
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