Global stocks split on China, US consumer confidence
European and Asian stocks climbed Tuesday and oil prices rallied as China relaxed hard-line Covid-19 policies, but Wall Street equities tumbled following weak consumer confidence data.
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Epstein associate Maxwell gets 20 years for sex trafficking
Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for helping late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls, capping the former socialite's sordid fall from grace.
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Zelensky calls on UN to visit site of Ukraine mall strike
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the United Nations to visit the site of a missile strike on a shopping mall in the city of Kremenchuk, as he addressed the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
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Woody Allen says 'thrill is gone,' next movie may be his last
In a rare interview on Tuesday, filmmaker Woody Allen did not rule out Tuesday that his next movie, to be shot in Paris, will be his last, saying that "a lot of the thrill is gone."
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US boy, 8, shoots dead baby girl with father's gun
An eight-year-old boy shot dead a baby and wounded her toddler sister while playing with his father's gun in Florida last weekend, police said.
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MLB suspends 12 for roles in Angels brawl with Mariners
Major League Baseball has announced suspensions for 12 people in the wake of Sunday's benches-clearing brawl between the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners.
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Trump lunged at driver to try to join Capitol riot: aide
Former US president Donald Trump angrily lunged at his Secret Service driver and grabbed at the steering wheel of his limousine in a bid to join the crowd as it marched on the Capitol on the day of the deadly insurrection, an aide testified Tuesday.
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Turkey supports Finland and Sweden NATO bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday lifted his opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO following crunch talks with the leaders of the two Nordic countries in Madrid.
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Western allies vowed on Tuesday to boost NATO's defences and to back Ukraine to the end as Moscow demanded Kyiv's surrender.
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India survive scare in tense T20 win over Ireland
India held their nerve to beat Ireland by four runs as the world's top-ranked Twenty20 side survived a scare in Malahide on Tuesday.
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