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Snapchat to add in-app Amazon shopping

Snapchat to add in-app Amazon shopping

Amazon on Tuesday confirmed it is partnering with Snapchat-parent Snap to let users of the ephemeral messaging service buy things from the online retail titan without leaving the app.

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Mexican non-binary magistrate likely killed by partner: prosecutor

Mexican non-binary magistrate likely killed by partner: prosecutor

A non-binary Mexican magistrate whose death sparked protests and anger among the LGBTQ community appears to have been the victim of a murder-suicide committed by their partner, investigators said Tuesday.

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A shirt for rice: bartering to survive in inflation-battered Argentina

A shirt for rice: bartering to survive in inflation-battered Argentina

An old T-shirt for a handful of rice or some eggs: ever more Argentines are relying on barter to survive in a fast-worsening economy dominating the debate ahead of presidential elections Sunday.

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Japanese economy shrinks 0.5 percent in third quarter

Japanese economy shrinks 0.5 percent in third quarter

Japan's economy contracted by a worse-than-expected 0.5 percent in the third quarter, government data showed Wednesday, in a further blow to struggling Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Xi, Biden arrive for key San Francisco summit

Xi, Biden arrive for key San Francisco summit

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday on the eve of an eagerly awaited meeting between the leaders of the world's two largest economies.

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Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050

Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050

Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".

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Sinner edges Djokovic to close in on ATP Finals' last four

Sinner edges Djokovic to close in on ATP Finals' last four

Jannik Sinner edged towards becoming the first ever Italian to reach the last four of the ATP Finals on Tuesday after a thrilling 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/2) win over Novak Djokovic.

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'Friends' stars LeBlanc and Cox pay tribute to Matthew Perry

'Friends' stars LeBlanc and Cox pay tribute to Matthew Perry

"Friends" actors Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox paid emotional personal tributes to their late costar Matthew Perry on Tuesday, some two weeks after his shock death.

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US clears key hurdle in race to avert government shutdown

US clears key hurdle in race to avert government shutdown

US lawmakers on Tuesday approved a stop-gap bill to keep the government open as its funding runs out, greatly reducing the threat of a painful shutdown that would leave government workers without pay over Thanksgiving and Congress unable to address urgent crises in Ukraine and Israel.

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Chelsea boss Hayes confirmed as US women's soccer coach

Chelsea boss Hayes confirmed as US women's soccer coach

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has been appointed as the new head coach of the United States in a record deal that will make her the world's highest paid women's football coach, the United States Soccer Federation said Tuesday.

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