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China’s Yuan falls to over 21-month low after US currency report, hawkish Fed minutes
China’s yuan fell to its lowest against the U.S. dollar in more than 21 months on Thursday as the greenback strengthened and Washington’s refrain from labelling China a currency manipulator gave bears added confidence to push the yuan lower.
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ECB defends Sri Lanka tour schedule during monsoon season
The England and Wales Cricket Board has defended the decision to tour Sri Lanka during the monsoon season, saying the hectic international schedule left very little “wriggle room”.
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US Senate panel wants to question Hyundai, Kia over engine fire reports
The Senate Commerce Committee’s Republican chairman and ranking Democrat said on Wednesday they had asked top U.S. executives at Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp to testify at a Nov. 14 hearing on reports of engine fires involving vehicles from the Korean automakers.
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Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc under injury cloud
Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc is battling a hamstring strain and may not bowl again in the second test against Pakistan or in the upcoming Twenty20 series.
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As climate threats drive migration, Indian women find opportunities
In the last inhabited villages deep in the dense mangrove forests of India’s Sundarbans region, rice harvests have fallen by half in the last decade.
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Facebook tentatively concludes spammers were behind recent data breach, says Wall Street Journal Report
Facebook Inc has tentatively concluded that spammers looking to make money, and not a nation-state, were behind the largest-ever data theft at the social media company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Teenager kills 19 in Crimea college shooting, say Russian officials
At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured at a college in the Black Sea region of Crimea on Wednesday when a student went through the building shooting at fellow pupils before killing himself
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Pfizer to cut around 2 per cent of jobs through early next year
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc plans to reduce its global headcount by around 2 percent through voluntary retirements and layoffs this year and early next year, as it looks to streamline its corporate structure and eliminate some managerial roles and responsibilities.
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China state planner approves $5.3 billion high-speed railway project between Shanghai and Huzhou
China’s state planner said on Wednesday it has approved a high-speed railway project worth 36.8 billion yuan ($5.3 billion) in eastern China.
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Apple gives US users tool to see what data it has collected
Apple Inc on Wednesday rolled out an online tool to users in the United States and several other countries to download, change or delete all the data that the iPhone maker has collected on them.
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Mark Zuckerberg to be removed as Facebook chairman? Influential shareholders back proposal
Several public funds with holdings in Facebook Inc on Wednesday backed a proposal to remove Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman.
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Boeing signs maintenance deals with El Al Airlines, Lufthansa
Boeing Co signed a two-year maintenance deal with Israel’s El Al Airlines on Wednesday, as it looks to boost its high-margin after-sales business that services planes bought by airlines and military customers.
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Taliban attack in Afghanistan: Election candidate among 4 killed by bomb blast under office chair
An Afghan lawmaker contesting this week’s parliamentary elections was among four people killed on Wednesday by a bomb planted under his office chair, officials said, an attack claimed by the Taliban.
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $868 million! Second-largest in the history of US
The US Mega Millions jackpot swelled to $868 million early on Wednesday, the second-largest in U.S. history, after no winning ticket was sold in Tuesday night’s draw.
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Samsung buys network AI analytics firm Zhilabs as it preps for 5G rollout
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday it has bought Barcelona-based network data analysis firm Zhilabs, as the South Korean giant gears up to launch products for connected devices and 5G mobile services that require fast data crunching.
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Chinese electric car makers, nurtured by state, now look for way out of glut
The company wants to find a niche in a crowded sector that already includes renewable equipment manufacturers, battery makers and property developers like the Evergrande Group, as well as established auto giants. But not all of these electric vehicle hopefuls will make it to the finish line.
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To fight slowdown in China Renault plans electric vans
The battery vans will be part of a seven-model product offensive announced on Tuesday for the Renault-Brilliance joint venture, created last December.
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Tanushree Dutta – Bollywood actor who helped trigger India’s #MeToo movement ‘inspired by God’
The Bollywood actress who helped trigger the #MeToo movement in India challenging sexual harassment and abuse sees it as part of her religious education after an experience 10 years ago she said effectively ended her career.
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Asia stocks bounce modestly but Saudi tensions limit gains
Japan’s Nikkei bounced 0.3 percent following a decline of nearly 2 percent the previous day.
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Asian shares resume descent after last week’s rebound, oil prices up on Saudi tensions
The market shakeout has been blamed on a series of factors, including worries about the impact of a U.S.-China trade war, a spike in U.S. bond yields this week and caution ahead of earnings season.
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Oil prices rise amid Saudi tensions, but demand outlook drags
Brent crude had risen 98 cents, or 1.22 percent, to 81.41 a barrel by 0124 GMT, on track for its biggest daily gain since Oct. 9.
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World Bank provides $1 billion standby facility for Indonesia disaster relief
The World Bank on Sunday said it would provide a standby loan of up to $1 billion for the Indonesian government for relief and reconstruction efforts in the country’s two islands that were hit by earthquakes and a tsunami.
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China central bank chief says plenty of room for monetary adjustments amid trade row with US
China central bank governor Yi Gang said on Sunday he still sees plenty of room for adjustment in interest rates and the reserve requirement ratio (RRR), as downside risks from trade tensions with the United States remain significant.
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Donald Trump says US would be ‘punishing’ itself if it halts Saudi arms sales
Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Riyadh and a U.S. resident, disappeared on Oct. 2 after visiting the Saudi consulate. Turkey’s government believes he was deliberately killed inside the building and his body removed.
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IMF members pledge to avoid using currencies as trade weapon
The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday its members pledged to refrain from competitive currency devaluations and step up dialogue on trade, as escalating trade frictions and higher borrowing costs threatened to knock global growth.
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Facebook now says data breach affected 29 million users, details impact
Cyberattackers stole data from 29 million Facebook accounts using an automated program that moved from one friend to the next, Facebook Inc announced on Friday, as the social media company said its largest-ever data theft hit fewer than the 50 million profiles it initially reported.
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Facebook says attackers stole details from 29 million users
Facebook Inc said in late September that hackers stole digital login codes allowing them to take over nearly 50 million user accounts in its worst security breach ever, but did not confirm if information had actually been stolen.
