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Monday, January 13, 2020

Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US
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Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

Iran signalled Sunday it favours a de-escalation after 10 days of heightened tensions with the United States during which both sides fired missiles and Tehran accidentally shot down a passenger aircraft. Security was stepped up in Iran's capital after a v
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Teen drinking, drug use tied to other risky behaviours
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Teen drinking, drug use tied to other risky behaviours

Teens who binge drink or abuse prescription opioids may be more likely to engage in other risky behaviors, too, two new studies suggest. Adolescents who binge drink are more likely to drive drunk or ride with drivers who are under the influence in early a
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Genetic markers not very good for predicting disease risk
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Genetic markers not very good for predicting disease risk

Many people worry about inheriting health problems from their parents, but a new approach to analyzing genetic contributions to disease risk suggests that for most diseases, commercial DNA tests are not the best way to assess the odds. For the study, rese
Published 13 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 struck 59 people is caused by a new strain of virus from the same family as SARS, which killed hundreds of people more than a decade ago. Lead scientist Xu Jianguo told the official Xinhua news agency th
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Musk launches Tesla SUV programme at new China factory
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Musk launches Tesla SUV programme at new China factory

Elon Musk showed off striptease moves at the launch of Tesla's Model Y electric sports utility vehicle programme at its new Shanghai factory on Tuesday, where the company delivered its first cars built outside the United States to the public.
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Firms in China remain wary despite US trade deal
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Firms in China remain wary despite US trade deal

Washington and Beijing may be ready to sign a preliminary trade agreement, but companies in China are not taking any chances, forging ahead with contingency plans in case the tariff war resumes. As Chinese Vice Premier Liu He travels to Washington from Mo
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Beefed-up EU markets watchdog goes mystery shopping
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Beefed-up EU markets watchdog goes mystery shopping

The European Union's markets watchdog is to significantly expand its payroll to help crack down on investor rip-offs by going "mystery shopping". The European Securities and Markets Authority set out in its three-year strategic plan on Thursday how it wil
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Yuan bulls return on trade deal hopes
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Yuan bulls return on trade deal hopes

Bullish bets on the Chinese yuan scaled a near 10-month high with investors strengthening long positions on most Asian currencies, a Reuters poll showed, as prospects of an imminent Sino-US trade pact encouraged switches into riskier assets.
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Iran Guards say missiles did not aim to kill US troops
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Iran Guards say missiles did not aim to kill US troops

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Sunday they did not aim to kill US troops when firing a wave of missiles last week at Iraqi bases hosting American forces. "Our aim was not really to kill enemy soldiers. That was not important," the Guards' commander, Hos
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Human Rights Watch chief says barred from entering Hong Kong
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Human Rights Watch chief says barred from entering Hong Kong

Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth said Sunday he had been denied entry into Hong Kong, where he had arrived to launch the watchdog's annual report after months of civil unrest in the city. "I had hoped to spotlight Beijing's deepening assault on inter
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
AI matches human brain cancer diagnosis
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AI matches human brain cancer diagnosis

An AI computer model can diagnose and identify 10 of the most common types of brain cancer with the same accuracy as human doctors, researchers said on Monday. More than 15 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every year, and 80 percent of t
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Fragile truce agreed in Libya after nine months of fighting
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Fragile truce agreed in Libya after nine months of fighting

Both sides in Libya's conflict agreed to a ceasefire from Sunday to end nine months of fighting, following weeks of international diplomacy and calls for a truce by power-brokers Russia and Turkey. The oil-rich North African country has been wracked by bl
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Malta gets new PM
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Malta gets new PM

Outsider Robert Abela is set to become Malta's new premier on Sunday after Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's downfall over the murder of an investigative journalist. Abela, who is seen as representing continuity, was elected leader of the Labour Party, meani
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Trump warns Iran not to kill protesters, door still open to talks
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Trump warns Iran not to kill protesters, door still open to talks

US Donald Trump warned Iran Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime's downing of a civilian airliner as his defense secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions. Trump's salvo came as Iran's Islamic r
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
European powers urge Iran to fully return to nuclear deal
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European powers urge Iran to fully return to nuclear deal

France, Germany and Britain on Sunday called on Iran to return to "full respect" of its commitments under Tehran's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers. The three European signatories to the deal have sought to salvage the accord intended to limit Iran's
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
At least 11 dead as storms sweep through US south
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At least 11 dead as storms sweep through US south

Severe storms sweeping the southern US killed at least 11 people, authorities said, as tornadoes and high winds upturned cars, destroyed homes and left tens of thousands without power. The storms hit parts of the south on Friday and were expected to move
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
China slams US for congratulating Tsai on Taiwan poll win
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China slams US for congratulating Tsai on Taiwan poll win

China on Sunday slammed officials from the US and other countries for congratulating Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen after she was re-elected with a landslide victory in a stunning rebuke of Beijing's campaign to isolate the self-ruled island.
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Indian police battle anti-Modi protesters over disputed law
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Indian police battle anti-Modi protesters over disputed law

Indian police baton-charged protesters Sunday to stop them reaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's car as nationwide protests against a bitterly disputed citizenship law entered a second month. Tens of thousands staged protests through the night in the ea
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Spain's new coalition is headed in 'single direction': PM
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Spain's new coalition is headed in 'single direction': PM

Spain's socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday promised that his new minority coalition with the radical left Podemos party was heading in the same direction, despite past differences between the two parties. "It's a plural government, a coaliti
Published 13 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Queen, Prince Harry, senior royals set for crisis meeting
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Queen, Prince Harry, senior royals set for crisis meeting

Queen Elizabeth II will host a showdown meeting with Prince Harry on Monday in an attempt to solve the crisis triggered by his bombshell announcement that he and wife Meghan were stepping back from the royal frontline.
Updated 13 Jan, 2020 07:04am
89 Niger soldiers killed in jihadist attack on camp
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89 Niger soldiers killed in jihadist attack on camp

A jihadist attack on a military camp in western Niger three days ago left 89 soldiers dead, according to a new toll announced by the government on public radio Sunday. "After a thorough search, the toll has been established as 89 dead among friendly force
Updated 13 Jan, 2020 07:01am
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