Stocks steady as investors weigh US rate path
Global stocks were steady on Monday as investors assessed data that tempered expectations for higher US interest rates but indicated weakness in the world's biggest economy.
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'Nowhere to run': Indonesian quake survivors plead for help
Sulistiyah labours over a pot of rice cooking outdoors for a group of displaced people bracing for a third night sleeping on the ground under a tent after a deadly earthquake jolted east Indonesia.
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Taiwan's leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027
Taiwan's government will propose record defence spending for 2027, President Lai Ching-te said on Monday, as the island democracy faces growing military pressure from China.
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Belgium fire makes 'limited' spread overnight, more help on way
Air reinforcements were headed to Belgium Monday to help combat the country's worst wildfire in a century, which made "limited" advance overnight after threatening to spill into neighbouring Germany.
Read moreKushner meets Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan
President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas leaders, as he tries to revive a Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected.
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Cambridge head slams 'feeding frenzy' over dead academic
The head of Cambridge university on Monday condemned a "racist feeding frenzy" prompted by plagiarism claims against the black academic Jason Arday, who was found dead last week after resigning from his post.
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Vingegaard brings curtain down on season
Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard will not race again this season as he is still recovering from the broken collarbone he suffered in this year's race, his team Visma-Lease a bike announced on Monday.
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Ebola outbreak now DR Congo's deadliest ever
A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the country's deadliest ever after killing more than 2,300 people in three months, government figures showed on Monday.
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Dickwella, Dinusha hit fifties as Sri Lanka fight back
Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella struck half-centuries Monday as Sri Lanka recovered to post 215–5 at tea on day three in the first Test against India in Galle.
Read moreNearly 13,000 displaced by deadly Indonesian quake await aid
Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited aid on Monday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices.
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