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Asian markets on back foot on growing US rate, China worries

Asian markets on back foot on growing US rate, China worries

Markets fell further Tuesday as investors grew increasingly fearful about another possible US interest rate hike and the prospect they will be kept elevated for some time to combat persistent inflation.

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Biden, Trump in dueling US auto strike trips

Biden, Trump in dueling US auto strike trips

US President Joe Biden will join the picket line with striking auto workers on a historic trip to Michigan Tuesday, putting him on a collision course with likely 2024 election rival Donald Trump who visits a day later.

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Thousands flee enclave as Azerbaijan, Armenia envoys to meet

Thousands flee enclave as Azerbaijan, Armenia envoys to meet

Envoys from Baku and Yerevan prepared to meet in Brussels for talks on Tuesday as thousands of refugees fled Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan's lightning takeover of the majority ethnic Armenian enclave.

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'Dead Man Walking,' an emotional look at death row, opens Met Opera season

'Dead Man Walking,' an emotional look at death row, opens Met Opera season

It's been three decades since Sister Helen Prejean entered the public eye for her memoir "Dead Man Walking," a recounting of her relationship with a death row inmate whose execution she witnessed.

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Maduro says ready to meet with Guyana leader on border dispute

Maduro says ready to meet with Guyana leader on border dispute

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called Monday for direct talks with his Guyanese counterpart to resolve mounting tensions between the two South American neighbors over a disputed border region rich in oil.

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EU trade chief warns China data laws could have 'unintended consequences'

EU trade chief warns China data laws could have 'unintended consequences'

The EU trade commissioner warned Tuesday that Chinese regulations governing the transfer of data out of the country, including a revised anti-espionage law, could have "unintended consequences".

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Antarctic sea ice hits lowest winter maximum on record: US data

Antarctic sea ice hits lowest winter maximum on record: US data

The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum size this winter, a preliminary US analysis of satellite data showed Monday.

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'Worst thing' Rugby Australia can do is sack Jones: Mortlock

'Worst thing' Rugby Australia can do is sack Jones: Mortlock

Former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock has said "the worst thing" Rugby Australia can do is sack embattled head coach Eddie Jones, despite the team's poor World Cup campaign.

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David McCallum, spy in 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' dies at 90

David McCallum, spy in 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' dies at 90

David McCallum, the British-born actor who broke hearts in 1960s cult show "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." has died at age 90, US media reported Monday.

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Ford pauses work on $3.5 bn battery plant

Ford pauses work on $3.5 bn battery plant

Ford is halting work on a major battery plant in the northern US state of Michigan, the automaker said Monday, just seven months after launching the project with a Chinese partner.

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