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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Russia not target in US army's massive Europe deployment: NATO
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Russia not target in US army's massive Europe deployment: NATO

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg insisted Monday that a massive transfer of US and allied troops to Eastern Europe as part of a military exercise was not aimed at Russia. About 37,000 soldiers from 18 countries are to participate in the US-run manoeuvre dubbed
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
First UN 'mercy flight' leaves rebel-held Sanaa
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First UN 'mercy flight' leaves rebel-held Sanaa

Yemeni children in critical need of medical care were evacuated Monday from the rebel-held capital Sanaa, in what the United Nations hopes will be the first of many "mercy flights".
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Russia's anaemic 2019 growth highlights Kremlin challenge
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Russia's anaemic 2019 growth highlights Kremlin challenge

Russia's economic growth slowed to 1.3 percent last year, the state statistics agency said Monday, emphasising the challenge the Kremlin faces as it boosts spending to stir the economy from its lethargy. Russia's economy, long battered by Western sanction
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Cyprus wins back UK halloumi trademark
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Cyprus wins back UK halloumi trademark

Cyprus has regained the trademark rights in Britain to its renowned white cheese halloumi after an official blunder saw it lose its brand protection in 2018, officials said Monday.
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Johnson hits out at global protectionism
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Johnson hits out at global protectionism

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday hit out at protectionism around the world, as he set out his hopes that Britain could become a global trading nation after Brexit.
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
WeWork hires new boss to start fresh chapter
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WeWork hires new boss to start fresh chapter

Embattled office-sharing firm WeWork has hired a new CEO to turn the page on Adam Neumann, its co-founder and former leader whose antics have finally tired investors.
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Turkish inflation climbs
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Turkish inflation climbs

Turkey's key annual inflation rate rose more than expected to 12.15% in January, climbing for the third straight month after a dramatic drop last year and testing the central bank's resolve to extend an aggressive policy easing cycle.
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Hong Kong economy shrinks for first time in a decade
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Hong Kong economy shrinks for first time in a decade

Hong Kong confirmed Monday it plunged into recession in 2019, suffering its first annual contraction in a decade as the city buckled under the twin pressures of the US-China trade war and months of furious pro-democracy protests.
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
US manufacturing rebounds; construction spending falls
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US manufacturing rebounds; construction spending falls

US factory activity unexpectedly rebounded in January after contracting for five straight months amid a surge in new orders, offering hope that a prolonged slump in business investment has probably bottomed out.
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Mercenary 'Mad Mike' Hoare dies aged 100
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Mercenary 'Mad Mike' Hoare dies aged 100

Mike Hoare, one of Africa's best-known mercenaries who fought in the Democratic Republic of Congo and led a failed coup in the Seychelles, has died aged 100, the family said on Monday. Nicknamed "Mad Mike", Hoare died on Sunday in South Africa where he ha
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Slovenia's first mosque opens after 50 years
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Slovenia's first mosque opens after 50 years

Slovenia's first mosque opened in the capital Ljubljana on Monday after surmounting financial hurdles and right-wing opposition, 50 years after the initial request to build was made. Opponents of the project - including those who criticised its Qatari fin
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
WorldCom fraudster Bernard Ebbers dies at 78
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WorldCom fraudster Bernard Ebbers dies at 78

Bernard Ebbers, the ex-WorldCom chief executive who was jailed after overseeing an $11 billion accounting fraud, has died, US media reported Sunday. He was 78. Ebbers, a religious man dubbed the "Telecom cowboy" during his heyday, turned a sleepy Mississi
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Pompeo touts US ties to 'reforming' Uzbekistan on last leg of tour
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Pompeo touts US ties to 'reforming' Uzbekistan on last leg of tour

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday showered praise on Uzbekistan's recent reform drive as he concluded a week-long trip in a region dominated by Chinese and Russian interests. Pompeo held talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who has emb
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
UK journalists walk out in government briefing protest
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UK journalists walk out in government briefing protest

British journalists walked out of a government briefing on Monday in protest at the exclusion of other reporters, in the latest tensions between Prime Minister Boris Johnson's team and the media. It is not unusual for political advisers to speak to select
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Air Canada plane makes emergency landing in Madrid
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Air Canada plane makes emergency landing in Madrid

An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing in Madrid on Monday following technical problems just hours after taking off from the city's Barajas airport, Spanish officials said. "Air Canada flight AC837 flying from Madrid to Toronto had an engine probl
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Patti Smith guitarist Ivan Kral dies
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Patti Smith guitarist Ivan Kral dies

Czech rock guitarist, songwriter and producer Ivan Kral, who played with Patti Smith, Iggy Pop and David Bowie, has died aged 71, the organisers of a Prague festival said Monday. Kral died of cancer in his Michigan home, his wife Cindy Hudson said on Twit
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
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Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up

Turkish and Syrian troops traded fire in northwest Syria on Monday, with more than 20 reported dead, further raising tension between Ankara and regime ally Moscow over the rebel enclave in war-torn Idlib. Russian air strikes also killed 14 civilians in th
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
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