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Monday, January 6, 2020

Attack at elite India university injures at least 23
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Attack at elite India university injures at least 23

At least 23 people were hurt at a prestigious Indian university on Sunday in what police said were clashes between rival student groups but which an opposition politician blamed on a student organisation linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
ChemChina, Sinochem merge agricultural assets
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ChemChina, Sinochem merge agricultural assets

ChemChina and Sinochem are consolidating their agricultural assets into a new holding company to be called Syngenta Group, ChemChina unit Syngenta said on Sunday. Chen Lichtenstein, current president and CEO of Shenzhen-listed crop protection company ADAM
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Cutting out alcohol may reduce atrial fibrillation episodes
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Cutting out alcohol may reduce atrial fibrillation episodes

For people with atrial fibrillation, abstinence from alcohol may make the heartbeat better. Eliminating most alcohol consumption dramatically cuts the number of episodes of the potentially-deadly heart rhythm disturbance among moderate and heavy drinkers,
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Mental health declining among older US adults
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Mental health declining among older US adults

Many older Americans have experienced more days of poor mental health in recent years, particularly individuals with limited income and education, a US study suggests.
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
China confirms more cases of mystery viral pneumonia
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China confirms more cases of mystery viral pneumonia

China on Friday confirmed more cases of a mystery viral pneumonia that has sparked fears about a resurgence of SARS, the flu-like virus that killed hundreds of people more than a decade ago. The 44 cases, up from the initial 27 announced on Tuesday, inclu
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Thailand kicks off 2020 with plastic bag ban
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Thailand kicks off 2020 with plastic bag ban

Thailand began the year with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing a campaign launched by the government and retailers towards a complete ban in 2021 to reduce waste and debris in the sea. Public awareness of the risk to animals and
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
2019 was hottest year on record for Russia
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2019 was hottest year on record for Russia

This year was the hottest ever registered in Russia, the country's weather chief said on Monday, as climate change pushes global temperatures to record highs. "This year in Russia was the hottest for the entire period of instrumental observations," the he
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Trade wars are holding cross-border M&A hostage
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Trade wars are holding cross-border M&A hostage

Protectionism has crept from government departments to corporate boardrooms. The value of global deals struck in 2019 exceeded $3.8 trillion, but cross-border transactions were down by a quarter. Blame US President Donald Trump's sabre-rattling on trade,
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Uber sues California over gig-economy labor law
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Uber sues California over gig-economy labor law

Ride-hailing giant Uber and delivery company Postmates have filed a lawsuit against the state of California, claiming a new law that would treat gig-economy freelancers as employees is unconstitutional.
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
US holiday returns surge with booming e-commerce
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US holiday returns surge with booming e-commerce

United Parcel Service Inc on Thursday expects to ship 1.9 million gifts and other items back to US retailers as e-commerce fuels an anticipated 26% year-over-year volume surge on "National Returns Day." January 2 is the busiest day for holiday returns in
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Next's strong Christmas boosts hopes for UK retail sector
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Next's strong Christmas boosts hopes for UK retail sector

British clothing retailer Next raised its full-year profit forecast after a better-than-expected Christmas performance, fuelling hopes the wider sector may have enjoyed solid festive trading and see a pick up in fortunes in 2020.
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Japan blasts 'unjustifiable' Ghosn's escape
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Japan blasts 'unjustifiable' Ghosn's escape

Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan is "unjustifiable" and he is thought to have left the country using "illegal methods", the Japanese justice minister said Sunday, in the first official public comments on the case.
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Iraqi protesters denounce twin 'occupiers' US and Iran
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Iraqi protesters denounce twin 'occupiers' US and Iran

Iraqi protesters flooded the streets on Sunday to denounce both Iran and the US as "occupiers", angry that fears of war between the rivals was derailing their anti-government movement. For three months, youth-dominated rallies in the capital and Shia-majo
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Britain urges Iraq to stick with anti-IS coalition troops
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Britain urges Iraq to stick with anti-IS coalition troops

London has urged Baghdad to allow international coalition soldiers to stay in Iraq, where the parliament on Sunday pressed the government to oust foreign troops. Iraq's parliament urged the country's government to oust thousands of chiefly US soldiers fro
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Six Germans die as drunk driver hits pedestrians in Italian Alps
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Six Germans die as drunk driver hits pedestrians in Italian Alps

A drunk driver ploughed into pedestrians in an Italian Alpine village on Sunday, killing six German tourists and injuring 11 other people, emergency services said. The accident happened at around 1:15 am (0015 GMT) in the village of Lutago near the Austri
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Japanese woman extends record as world's oldest person
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Japanese woman extends record as world's oldest person

Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the world's oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan. Tanaka marked her birthday with a party on Sunday along with staff and friends at the nursing home, televisi
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
China rules out SARS in mystery viral pneumonia outbreak
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China rules out SARS in mystery viral pneumonia outbreak

China on Sunday said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that has affected 59 people was not the flu-like virus SARS that killed hundreds more than a decade ago. The infection was first reported last week in Wuhan, a central Chinese city with a populati
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
New Zealanders call emergency services over 'scary' skies
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New Zealanders call emergency services over 'scary' skies

Smoke from Australia's bushfires drifting over to New Zealand caused a flood of emergency calls on Sunday as people reported a thick orange haze hovering over Auckland. In recent days the smoke had covered much of the South Island, making usually pristine
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Iran summons German envoy over 'unacceptable' remarks
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Iran summons German envoy over 'unacceptable' remarks

Iran Sunday summoned Germany's charge d'affaires over "unacceptable" remarks by German officials after the killing of a top general in a US strike, the foreign ministry said. In the aftermath of Friday's US drone strike that killed General Qasem Soleimani
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Guaido says Venezuela police block access to parliament
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Guaido says Venezuela police block access to parliament

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido hit out at the police on Sunday for preventing him from attending the National Assembly where he was due to be voted in for a second term as parliament speaker. Lawmakers were due to elect the new National Assembl
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Regime air strikes kill nine in northwest Syria
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Regime air strikes kill nine in northwest Syria

Syrian regime air strikes killed nine civilians in the embattled opposition stronghold of Idlib on Sunday, a war monitor said. Jihadist-dominated Idlib has come under mounting bombardment in recent weeks, displacing tens of thousands of people in the nort
Published 06 Jan, 2020 12:00am
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