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Friday, January 10, 2020

Trump to attend Davos conference
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Trump to attend Davos conference

President Donald Trump will attend this year's global economic forum in the Swiss alpine resort of Davos, having canceled last year's trip, a senior administration official said Thursday. The official confirmed Trump would make the January 21-22 trip, eve
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Airbus to boost US production of A320 planes
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Airbus to boost US production of A320 planes

European planemaker Airbus said Thursday that it would increase production of its best-selling A320 passenger jet in the United States, to seven per month from five starting next year. The move to ramp up production at Airbus's factory in Mobile, Alabama,
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Lebanon bans Ghosn from foreign travel
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Lebanon bans Ghosn from foreign travel

Lebanon banned former auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from travelling on Thursday after questioning him over an Interpol "red notice" of charges of financial misconduct in Japan, judicial sources said.
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak
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China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak

China believes a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has struck 59 people is due to a new strain of virus from the family of pathogens that includes SARS, state media said Thursday. The infection was first confirmed on December 31 in Wuhan, a central Chine
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
World food prices surge for third month
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World food prices surge for third month

World food prices surged for the third consecutive month to reach a five-year high in December, lifted by strong rises in vegetable oils, sugar and dairy as well as rebounding cereal prices, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
British Airways-owner switches pilot as CEO quits
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British Airways-owner switches pilot as CEO quits

Global airline titan IAG on Thursday said its chief executive Willie Walsh had quit, after a long stint that saw him oversee the group's creation and rapid expansion, and would be replaced by Luis Gallego, head of Spanish division Iberia. Walsh stands dow
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
US weekly jobless claims fall, but labour market cooling
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US weekly jobless claims fall, but labour market cooling

New applications for US jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, but the labour market appears to be cooling, with the number of Americans on unemployment rolls surging to more than a 1-1/2-year high at the end of 2019.
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Fairer EU funding needed to halt brain drain: Croatia minister
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Fairer EU funding needed to halt brain drain: Croatia minister

Cash from the EU's research funds must be spread beyond the "old men's club" of prestigious institutions in richer member states to curb the brain drain exacerbating inequalities across the bloc, a Croatian minister said on Thursday.
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
'Phase Two' China trade deal may come after US election: Trump
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'Phase Two' China trade deal may come after US election: Trump

Negotiations for the second phase of a pending US-China trade deal will begin promptly but the outcome may wait until after this year's elections, President Donald Trump said Thursday. Trump's remarks come days before Beijing's trade envoy is due in Washi
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Chinese firms push ahead at CES
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Chinese firms push ahead at CES

Chinese makers of televisions, smartphones and much more were very much present at the premier Consumer Electronics Show here, undeterred by their country's trade war with the US. "Companies are all capitalists, and I think everyone is just holding their
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
China inflation flattens
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China inflation flattens

Chinese consumer inflation stabilised at an eight-year high in December, data showed Thursday, as the rise in the cost of pork slowed after authorities dipped into the nation's reserves to battle the impact of African swine fever. The consumer price index
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Informants in Iraq, Syria helped US kill Iran's Soleimani
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Informants in Iraq, Syria helped US kill Iran's Soleimani

Iranian General Qassem Soleimani arrived at the Damascus airport in a vehicle with dark-tinted glass. Four soldiers from Iran's Revolutionary Guards rode with him. They parked near a staircase leading to a Cham Wings Airbus A320, destined for Baghdad.
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
New mass protests in France as pension dispute grinds on
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New mass protests in France as pension dispute grinds on

Protestors poured into streets across France on Thursday in the latest mass demonstrations against a pensions overhaul that critics say would require millions of people to push back retirement. Unions are demanding the government drop its reform in their
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Thai journalist sentenced
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Thai journalist sentenced

A Thai journalist sentenced to two years in prison for defaming the owner of a poultry farm via a tweet said Thursday the kingdom's criminal libel laws are eviscerating media freedom. A court convicted Suchanee Cloitre in December for a tweet referencing
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Putin attends massive war games off Crimea
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Putin attends massive war games off Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday observed massive military drills off the coast of Moscow-annexed Crimea that involved test launches of cruise and hypersonic missiles.
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Dozens killed by heavy rain in Angola
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Dozens killed by heavy rain in Angola

Torrential rain in Angola has killed 41 people and caused widespread destruction, the government said on Thursday. Twelve out of 18 provinces were hit by a violent downpour which began in the early hours of Monday and lasted late into the afternoon, Inter
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
US strike kills Taliban splinter commander in Herat
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US strike kills Taliban splinter commander in Herat

A US airstrike killed a Taliban splinter-group commander and several other fighters in the western Afghan province of Herat, Afghan and military sources said Thursday. The commander, named as Mullah Nangyalay, was killed in Shindand district, close to the
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Trump welcomes court decision on US-Mexico border wall
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Trump welcomes court decision on US-Mexico border wall

President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed a court decision that allows $3.6 billion in military funds to be used to build his signature wall on the US-Mexico border. "Entire Wall is under construction or getting ready to start!" the president tweeted fo
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Pope slams leaders on 'weak' response to climate change
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Pope slams leaders on 'weak' response to climate change

Pope Francis accused world leaders on Thursday of failing to listen to the concerns of youngsters pushing for global action against climate change. In his annual speech to Vatican diplomats, the pontiff said climate change was a "concern of everyone," des
Published 10 Jan, 2020 12:00am
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