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Marcelo Gallardo appointed as new Ecuador head coach
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China stimulus hopes help boost stock markets, Fed in focus
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Greece faces new heatwave as wildfires rage
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Thousands of Afghan salons to close as Taliban deadline bites
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China stimulus hopes help boost Asian markets, Fed in focus
Hong Kong led a surge across most Asian markets Tuesday after Chinese leaders pledged fresh measures to boost the nation's stuttering economy, building on optimism that central banks were nearing the end of their rate-hiking cycle.
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UN stages food summit as more people around world go hungry
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Stock markets mixed before key rate calls
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Philips sales jump, bounces back from respirator recall
Dutch medical tech firm Philips posted a nine percent jump in second-quarter sales and a return to profit on Monday as it bounces back from a global recall of sleep respirators.
Markets mixed ahead of key rate decisions, China worries weigh
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Asian markets mostly gain ahead of key rate decisions
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ECB set to hike again with inflation stubbornly high
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G20 energy ministers fail to agree on fossil fuels roadmap
Energy ministers from the group of 20 nations meeting in India Saturday failed to agree on a roadmap to phase down the use of fossil fuels in the global energy mix.
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Global stocks mixed after tech drubbing
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Amazon invests $120 million in internet satellite facility
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India and Sri Lanka to consider land link
India and Sri Lanka agreed Friday to consider building a land link between them, they said during President Ranil Wickremesinghe's first visit to the regional powerhouse, as Chinese influence grows on his island.
Stocks mixed after tech drubbing
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McDonald's opens misconduct unit after UK allegations
McDonald's UK has opened a specialist unit to investigate allegations of racial and sexual misconduct exposed by the BBC, its boss announced Friday.
Stocks mixed as markets eye more US rate hikes
Asian and European stock markets traded mixed Friday as a drop in US jobsless claims revived expectations of two more interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, adding to worries about China's economy.
Top rice supplier India bans some exports
The world's biggest rice exporter India has banned some overseas sales of the grain "with immediate effect", the government said, in a move that could drive international prices even higher.
Markets fluctuate as US jobs data knocks rate hopes
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