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Asian markets rise with eyes on megatech results

Asian markets rise with eyes on megatech results

Asian markets advanced in volatile trade Tuesday with investors looking ahead to the release of US economic data and the earnings reports of tech titans this week.

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World's first green energy island sails into cost storm

World's first green energy island sails into cost storm

At a shipyard on the North Sea, workers in luminiscent vests are building dozens of massive, hollow concrete boulders, each the size of an apartment block.

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Georgia to partially recount disputed votes

Georgia to partially recount disputed votes

Georgia's central election commission said it will recount ballots Tuesday at some 14 percent of polling stations after opposition parties denounced the weekend parliamentary election as rigged.

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Pope's commission against abuse to publish first report

Pope's commission against abuse to publish first report

The Vatican on Tuesday publishes its first annual report on protecting minors in the Catholic Church, a move requested by Pope Francis amid pressure for more action to tackle clerical child sex abuse.

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Grieving parents fight to make Bulgaria's killer roads safer

Grieving parents fight to make Bulgaria's killer roads safer

Standing next to a memorial for her 14-year-old son, mowed down by a drunk driver in downtown Sofia a year ago, Nikolina Petkova vowed to work to make Bulgaria's roads less lethal.

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Taiwan worries about 'transactionalist' Trump as US votes

Taiwan worries about 'transactionalist' Trump as US votes

While US arms sales to Taiwan will likely continue whoever wins the presidential election, analysts say there are concerns in Taipei over a re-elected Donald Trump's willingness to defend the island against China.

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Cuba's Buena Vista trumpeter Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal dies

Cuba's Buena Vista trumpeter Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal dies

Celebrated Cuban trumpet player Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal of the music collective Buena Vista Social Club, died in Havana on Monday, the Cuban Music Institute said. He was 91.

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Spain seeks ground-breaking law for great apes

Spain seeks ground-breaking law for great apes

For decades Achille, 50, eked out a miserable existence living alone in wretched conditions in a cramped circus cage.

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Japan nuclear reactor near Fukushima to restart

Japan nuclear reactor near Fukushima to restart

A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart Tuesday in a region near the crippled Fukushima plant, according to its operator.

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Manchester United target Amorim after axing Ten Hag

Manchester United target Amorim after axing Ten Hag

Manchester United are reportedly in talks with Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim to become their next manager after sacking Erik ten Hag following a disastrous start to the season.

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