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Stock markets rise before knife-edge US election

Stock markets rise before knife-edge US election

Global stock markets rose and the dollar slid Monday as investors steel themselves for a coin-toss US presidential election, an interest rate decision and expected Chinese stimulus measures.

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Pandemic accord deal in sight as talks resume

Pandemic accord deal in sight as talks resume

After over two years of talks, the World Health Organization's 194 member states reconvened on Monday to secure a deal on tackling future pandemics amid new outbreaks of mpox and other diseases.

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Cummins to the rescue as Australia grind past Pakistan in opening ODI

Cummins to the rescue as Australia grind past Pakistan in opening ODI

Skipper Pat Cummins kept his cool under pressure with a gritty unbeaten 32 to steer Australia to a nervy two wicket defeat of Pakistan in the first of three one-day internationals on Monday.

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EU hails re-election of pro-EU Maia Sandu in tense Moldova vote

EU hails re-election of pro-EU Maia Sandu in tense Moldova vote

The European Union on Monday welcomed the re-election of Moldova's pro-European President Maia Sandu, in a tense vote that has laid bare divisions in the former Soviet republic bordering war-torn Ukraine.

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Spain dreads more flood deaths as more rain expected

Spain dreads more flood deaths as more rain expected

Spanish rescuers plunged into inundated garages to find bodies on Monday, a day after furious crowds heckled and hurled mud at the king and the prime minister following devastating floods.

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Germany's Baerbock vows 'rock-solid' Ukraine support as Russia advances

Germany's Baerbock vows 'rock-solid' Ukraine support as Russia advances

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited Kyiv on Monday to underscore Berlin's "rock-solid" support for Ukraine whose forces are buckling under a large-scale Russian offensive in the east of the country.

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Eight on trial over French teacher's 2020 beheading

Eight on trial over French teacher's 2020 beheading

Eight people went on trial in France on Monday charged with contributing to the climate of hatred that led to an 18-year-old Islamist radical of Chechen origin beheading teacher Samuel Paty outside Paris in 2020.

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Israel tells UN it is cutting ties with Palestinian aid agency

Israel tells UN it is cutting ties with Palestinian aid agency

Israel formally notified the United Nations of its decision to sever ties with the agency supporting Palestinian refugees, it said Monday, after lawmakers voted to ban the organisation vital to the occupied territories.

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Pakistan anti-polio drive struggles against militants, mistrust

Pakistan anti-polio drive struggles against militants, mistrust

Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan's battle to eradicate polio, but teams of dedicated volunteer health workers are determined to fight on.

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Music titan Quincy Jones dies aged 91

Music titan Quincy Jones dies aged 91

Music industry titan Quincy Jones, who produced some of Michael Jackson’s best-known albums and collaborated with legends including Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, passed away at age 91, US media reported Monday.

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