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U.S. jobless claims drop to more than 45-year low

ThenumberofAmericansfilingforunemploymentbenefitsfelltomorethana45-yearlowlastweek,suggestingtheeconomyremainsstrongdespitesignsofaslowdowninthefirstquarter.Ini

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U.S. jobless claims rebound from 48-year low

ThenumberofpeoplefilingforU.S.unemploymentbenefitsincreasedby21,000intheweekwhichendsMarch3,reboundingfroma48-yearlowinthepreviousweek,theU.S.Labordepartmentsai

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Florida shooting: Student David Hogg denies 'actor' claim

Asurvivoroflastweek'sschoolshootinginFloridahasdeniedclaimsheisanactorwithananti-gunagenda.SpeakingonCNN,studentDavidHoggsaidhewasawitness.Conspiracytheoristson

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US jobless benefit applications fell by 14,000 last week

Thenumberofpeopleseekingunemploymentbenefitsdeclinedslightlylastweekbutstillremainedelevatedashurricanedisruptionsimpactedlayoffsforasecondweek.THENUMBERS:Appli

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US auto giant GM reaches settlement over faulty ignition switches

USautogiantGeneralMotorshasreachedasettlementwithhundredsofcarownersinalawsuitoverfaultyignitionswitcheslinkedto100deaths,thecompany'slawyerssaidFriday.Inalette

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Camel milk may have zero health benefits: Australian consumer watchdog

​Camel milk, now hugely popular among Australians and claimed to help with autism, diabetes and cancer, could be nothing but a dodgy product with untrue health claims, An Australian consumer watchdog has said.

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RBS to pay $1.1bn to settle certain US mis-selling claims

Royal Bank of Scotland is to pay $1.1bn (£846m) to settle two claims it mis-sold toxic mortgage securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.

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Aussie coal miners feared to have black lung disease: union

Up to 1, 000 coal marines are feared to have contracted black lung disease, 30 years after it was supposedly eradicated, Australia's mining union says amid claims of a cover-up.

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Australia's Defence Force to pay out millions in sexual, physical abuse compensation

Australia's Defence Department could be forced to hand over millions of dollars in payouts to current and former employees, after local media uncovered more than 300 compensation claims for abuse, damages, personal injury and a "defective administration".

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Top Australian bishop accused of covering up child sex abuse claims

​Australia's highest ranking member of the Catholic Church has been accused at a royal commission hearing of knowing about child sexual abuse claims against a Victorian priest from more than 30 years ago.

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Anti-crime campaign "not targeted at foreign nationals": S. Africa

​The South African government has rejected claims that an ongoing anti-crime campaign is targeted at foreign nationals living in the country.

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UN continues to respond to Afghan presidential candidates' technical concerns on audit

​The UN mission in Afghanistan on Monday said that it continues to respond to presidential candidates' technical concerns during the ongoing audit process.