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Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea

The Russian navy's Black Sea Fleet has been forced to rebase nearly all its combat-ready warships from occupied Crimea to other locations, and its main

Ukraine navy chief says Russia is losing Crimean hub in Black Sea
Business|Economy|Environment

Shell to take up to $2 billion writedown on Singapore and Rotterdam plants

Shell will take an impairment charge of up to $2 billion after the sale of its Singapore refinery and pausing of construction of one of Europe's largest biofuel plants,

Shell to take up to $2 billion writedown on Singapore and Rotterdam plants
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

How China's EV battery makers stack up in energy storage

China's EV battery giants CATL <300750.SZ> and BYD <002594.SZ> are eyeing the growing market for stationary energy storage.

How China's EV battery makers stack up in energy storage
Environment|News

China, struggling to make use of a boom in energy storage, calls for even more

Rows of what look like thin, white shipping containers are lined up on a barren dirt field in China's Shandong province.

China, struggling to make use of a boom in energy storage, calls for even more
Sports

Soccer-Martinez saves Argentina in Copa shootout win over Ecuador to reach semis

Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves in the shootout following a

Soccer-Martinez saves Argentina in Copa shootout win over Ecuador to reach semis
Economy|News|Political

Starmer's steady start

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Markets are greeting Britain's first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown with a steady hand, which after rollercoaster

Starmer's steady start
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Go vote, parties tell French voters ahead of cliffhanger runoff

Parties across the political spectrum urged French voters to vote massively on Sunday to tilt the outcome either way as opinion polls forecast

Go vote, parties tell French voters ahead of cliffhanger runoff
Business|Economy

India's June retail car sales drop most in over 2 years, says dealers' body

Retail sales of cars in India fell 6.8% in June, marking their worst decline in almost two and half years, a dealers' body said on Friday, as heatwaves across the country kept

India's June retail car sales drop most in over 2 years, says dealers' body
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Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Iranians have begun voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker
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UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. But impatient voters mean big challenges

Official results show that Britain’s Labour Party has swept to power after more than a decade in opposition, as a jaded electorate appeared to hand the party a landslide victory but also a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation

UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win. But impatient voters mean big challenges
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Polls open in Iran runoff election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash

Iranians are voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a May helicopter crash in the country’s northwest along with the foreign minister and several other officials

Polls open in Iran runoff election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash
Economy|News

US labor market losing steam as unemployment rate climbs to 4.1%

U.S. employment increased solidly in June, but government and healthcare services hiring made up about three-quarters of the payrolls gain and the unemployment

US labor market losing steam as unemployment rate climbs to 4.1%
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Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia

The indictment of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation with more potentially in store

Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia
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Hong Kong retailers bank on duty-free quota hike to boost sales

An increase in the duty-free quota for Chinese tourists to Hong Kong may go some way to support the city's retailers, but visitors from the mainland

Hong Kong retailers bank on duty-free quota hike to boost sales
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Canada approves Glencore takeover of Teck coal unit, with conditions

The Canadian government has approved Glencore's $6.93 billion acquisition of miner Teck Resources' steelmaking coal unit with strict

Canada approves Glencore takeover of Teck coal unit, with conditions
Business|Economy

Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals

Canada on Thursday put the mining industry on notice that any major deals targeting the country's producers of critical minerals would only be approved under "

Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals
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Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity, calls for de-escalation

Taiwan on Friday reported renewed Chinese military activity nearby with another "combat patrol" as the government called on Beijing not to escalate tensions after the seizure of a

Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity, calls for de-escalation
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Brexit campaigner Farage promises trouble after election to UK parliament

Brexit kingpin Nigel Farage has finally won a seat in Britain's parliament at the eighth attempt and is as determined to be as much of a "

Brexit campaigner Farage promises trouble after election to UK parliament
Economy|News|Technology

Bitcoin set for worst week in nearly a year on Mt. Gox liquidation fears

Bitcoin was set for its biggest weekly fall in nearly a year on Friday, as traders fretted over the likely dumping of tokens from defunct Japanese exchange Mt.

Bitcoin set for worst week in nearly a year on Mt. Gox liquidation fears
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Man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison

A South Korean court says a man who stabbed the country's opposition leader in the neck earlier this year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison

Man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
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Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says

The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, has won the country's run-off

Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says
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Left-wing champion Corbyn defeats Labour to win parliament seat

Veteran left-winger Jeremy Corbyn won his parliamentary seat, beating the candidate of the Labour Party he used to lead and promising to be a thorn in the side of Keir Starmer's

Left-wing champion Corbyn defeats Labour to win parliament seat
Sports

MLB roundup: Ian Happ homers from left, right side in Cubs' rout

Ian Happ hit a pair of three-run homers -- one from each side of the plate -- as the Chicago Cubs salvaged the series finale Thursday with a 10-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.

MLB roundup: Ian Happ homers from left, right side in Cubs' rout
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Argentina reached Copa America semifinals, beats Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks after 1-1 draw

Defending champion Argentina advanced to the Copa America semifinals, beating Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw after conceding a tying goal in second-half injury time

Argentina reached Copa America semifinals, beats Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks after 1-1 draw
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New Zealand will radically ease zoning rules to try to relieve its stubborn housing shortage

New Zealand's housing minister says the country will drastically ease restrictions on land use in a bid to “flood the market” with land for homes and override the powers of local councils to curb development

New Zealand will radically ease zoning rules to try to relieve its stubborn housing shortage

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