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Friday, February 21, 2020

EU leaders clash at 'very tough' budget summit
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EU leaders clash at 'very tough' budget summit

EU leaders clashed Thursday at the start of a stormy summit to decide the bloc's seven-year budget after Brexit, with bitter divisions between parsimonious rich nations, poorer ones wanting to preserve spending and others wanting to fund grand global ambi
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Australian jobless rate jumps to 5.3 percent
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Australian jobless rate jumps to 5.3 percent

Australia's unemployment rate jumped by more than expected in January from nine-month lows, knocking the local currency to an 11-year low and bolstering expectations of further monetary policy stimulus. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showe
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Renfe inks $6 billion deal to build first high-speed train in US
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Renfe inks $6 billion deal to build first high-speed train in US

Spanish train operator Renfe on Thursday said it had signed a $6-billion deal with US rail developer Texas Central to design, build and run the United States' first-ever high-speed rail line In a statement, Spain's transport ministry said the 5.5-billion-
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
BAE Systems profits as governments splurge on military
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BAE Systems profits as governments splurge on military

British military equipment maker BAE Systems said Thursday that its annual net profit shot higher on rising military budgets around the world. Profit after tax rallied almost 50 percent to about £1.5 billion ($1.3 billion, 1.2 billion euros) in 2019 compa
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
UK retail sales rebound
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UK retail sales rebound

British retail sales rebounded in January, official data showed Thursday, with consumers buoyed by the removal of Brexit uncertainty according to analysts. Sales by volume rallied 0.9 percent from the previous month, after falling in both November and Dec
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Mercedes trial new steering system
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Mercedes trial new steering system

Mercedes tried out a new steering innovation at pre-season testing in Barcelona on Thursday, insisting the device fell within Formula One's stringent technical rules.
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Website for Latin American whistleblowers launched
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Website for Latin American whistleblowers launched

A secure internet site designed to facilitate anonymous complaints of corruption and damage to the environment in Latin America was launched Wednesday by three non-governmental organisations.
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Clashes in Syria's Idlib kill 27 fighters: monitor
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Clashes in Syria's Idlib kill 27 fighters: monitor

Clashes pitting Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies against pro-regime forces left 27 fighters dead Thursday including two Turkish soldiers in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, a war monitor reported.
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Oman's new sultan rejigs national anthem
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Oman's new sultan rejigs national anthem

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq issued a decree removing the name of his predecessor from the national anthem Thursday, a day after official mourning for Sultan Qaboos ended.
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Georgia, Western allies blame Russia for 2019 cyberattacks
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Georgia, Western allies blame Russia for 2019 cyberattacks

Georgia, Britain and the United States on Thursday accused Russia of orchestrating a "reckless" cyber assault against the pro-Western Caucasus nation last year as part of an aggressive campaign of online attacks worldwide.
Published 21 Feb, 2020 12:00am
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