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Danish inventor Peter Madsen charged with Kim Wall murder

ADanishinventor,PeterMadsen,hasbeenchargedwithmurderingtheSwedishjournalistKimWallonhissubmarine,prosecutorsannouncedTuesday.Madsenhasbeenchargedwithpremeditate

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Kenya's repeat election gets green light after court collapses

KenyawillholdacontroversialrepeatpresidentialelectiononThursdayasplanned,theheadoftheelectioncommissionhasannounced.UhuruKenyatta,whoisseekingasecondterm,woninA

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U.S. spends 18 percent of GDP on health care: study

Americansspent3.51trillionU.S.dollarsonhealthcareayear,accountingfor18percentofGrossDomesticProduct,aratiothatishighestamongalldevelopedeconomies,saidarecentstu

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German economy powers ahead as industrial output grows

Germanindustrialoutput,akeyindicatorofeconomichealth,grewfasterthanexpectedinAugust,datashowedonMonday,puttingEurope'sbiggesteconomyoncourseforastrongperformanc

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Eurozone jobless rate 9.1% in August, lowest since February 2009

TheunemploymentrateacrosstheEurozoneremainedunchangedat9.1%inAugust,thelowestlevelrecordedinthesinglecurrencyareasinceFebruary2009,officialdatahasshown.Inthewid

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Euro zone economic sentiment jumps more than expected to a 10-year high

EurozoneeconomicsentimentimprovedmorethanexpectedinSeptember,reachinglevelslastseeninJuly2007,withoptimismrisinginallsectorsexceptfinancialservices,datafromtheE

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China's industrial output up 6 pct in August, economy show resilience

China'sindustrialoutputslowedinAugust,whileinvestmentandretailsalesbothsawaslightgrowth.Theslowergrowthcanbeattributedtothegovernment'sfresheffortstocutindustri

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China's consumer inflation, producer prices pick up in August

China'sconsumerinflationpickedupinAugust,drivenbyhigherfoodprices,whilethefactory-gatepricesalsorose,fueledbyrisingcommoditycosts.Consumerpriceindex(CPI),amaing

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Diesel gets cold shoulder as German car sales rise

SalesofnewcarsinGermanyroseinAugust,officialfiguresshowedMonday,butuncertaintyoverthefutureofdieselsawregistrationsofvehiclespoweredbythefuelcontinuetoslide.The

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42 children die in 48 hours in gov't hospital in northern India

HorrorreturnedtoGorakhpur'sBRDMedicalCollegeandHospitalinlessthanthreeweekswith42childrendyinginthelast48hours,reportssaidonWednesday.Nearly60childrenhaddieddue

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WannaCry cyber attack hero could face 40 years in U.S. prison

MarcusHutchins,ayoungBritishcomputerexpertwhohelpedshutdowntheWannaCryransomwareattackinMay,couldfaceamaximumofroughly40yearsinjailintheUnitedStatesforwritingan

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Brazil's president faces key congressional vote

ForBrazilianleaders,Augustisthecruelestmonth—andonethatnowpresentsapotentiallyfatalchallengetothepresidencyofMichelTemer.Inmoderntimes,Augusthasbeenadevastating

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Bolt to run in 100m and 4x100m relay at World Athletics Championships

JamaicansuperstarUsainBolthasconfirmedhewillrunthe100metersand4x100mrelayatthe2017WorldAthleticsChampionships.The30-year-oldmultipleOlympicandworldchampionhasal

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The Galaxy Note 8 might be announced on August 23rd

WereportedonarumorlastmonththattheSamsungGalaxyNote8wouldbeannouncedinAugust.We'renowgettingfurtherconfirmationonthattimeframefromtwoKoreanpublications.TheBellr

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Taiwan manufacturing continues to show upbeat signs

​Taiwan's manufacturing sector continued to display signs of improvements in August after it ended its 15-month recession in July, the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research said Friday.

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Consumer confidence in Brazil at highest point since January 2015

Consumer confidence in Brazil rose in August for the fourth month in a row to 79.3 points, the highest level since January 2015, according to a report by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) business school.

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Leap in Chinese tourists drives record New Zealand visitor numbers

A surge in the number of Chinese arrivals helped drive a record number of overseas visitors to New Zealand last month, the government statistics agency said Monday.