Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed on signs of slowing growth in the US and China
Asian shares have begun the week with mixed trading
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Syria revokes BBC's media accreditation and accuses the British broadcaster of spreading 'fake news'
Syria’s Information Ministry has canceled the BBC’s media accreditation, accusing the British public broadcaster of biased and fake news in its coverage of the war-torn country
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12 homes evacuated in Southern California city after ground shifts
Officials say twelve homes were evacuated in a Los Angeles-area city Saturday night after a major ground shift put them at risk of collapse
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‘Insidious 5’ topples 'Indiana Jones' before ‘Mission: Impossible’ launches
Indiana Jones’ reign atop the box office was short-lived
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German government wants ex-minister to foot $267 million bill for a failed highway toll plan
The German government is considering whether it can make former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer foot at least part of the quarter-billion euro compensation it has to pay a private company over a failed plan to introduce highway tolls
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South Korean lawmakers berate IAEA chief over Japanese plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater
South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant during a tense meeting in Seoul on Sunday, with protesters screaming outside the door
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Yellen says Washington might 'respond to unintended consequences' for China due to tech export curbs
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a visit to Beijing aimed at reviving strained relations
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Y2K fashion has taken over. And Gen Z is loving it
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase Y2K
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From poverty to power, new California Speaker seeks Democratic caucus unity but offers few details
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has assumed one of the most influential political offices this month
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US Treasury chief Yellen appeals to China for cooperation on climate and other global challenges
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has appealed to China not to let disagreements about trade and other irritants disrupt cooperation on climate change and other global challenges
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Weeklong dock strike on Canada's west coast is starting to pinch small businesses, experts say
Experts say Canadian consumers aren’t yet feeling the impact of the weekold port strike in British Columbia, but businesses are beginning to be pinched by the shutdown of docks that handle 25% of the country’s foreign trade
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California utility pays $22 million to settle federal claims over 2016 wildfire
Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a 2016 wildfire that burned thousands of acres of national forest
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