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Asian markets fluctuate with rates set to go higher

Asian markets fluctuate with rates set to go higher

Asian markets swung Tuesday, with traders trying to gauge the outlook for the US economy as they price in more interest rate hikes than previously feared.

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Jane Fonda warns oceans are 'dying' amid UN treaty talks

Jane Fonda warns oceans are 'dying' amid UN treaty talks

Actor and activist Jane Fonda on Monday warned that humanity is "losing the ocean," as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to protect the high seas.

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Man City fighting fires ahead of Champions League test

Man City fighting fires ahead of Champions League test

Manchester City's quest to finally conquer Europe resumes on Wednesday when Pep Guardiola's men travel to RB Leipzig, but all is not well for the English champions on or off the field.

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Alligator captured in New York park, possibly 'cold shocked'

Alligator captured in New York park, possibly 'cold shocked'

A "very lethargic" alligator was captured in a New York park, city officials said Monday, likely released by its owner far away from the species' warmer habitat in the southeast United States.

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LIV Golf completes lineup ahead of new season opener

LIV Golf completes lineup ahead of new season opener

Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen and Bubba Watson filled out their LIV Golf League teams on Monday with the latest players to join the Saudi-backed series ahead of Friday's season debut.

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'Food for the soul:' caring for elderly left behind in Venezuela exodus

'Food for the soul:' caring for elderly left behind in Venezuela exodus

An old radio plays background music as Cira Madrid, 83, prepares coffee for a rare visitor to her small but spotless apartment in Caracas, where she lives alone.

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New York 'can enrich my soul' says next Philharmonic head Dudamel

New York 'can enrich my soul' says next Philharmonic head Dudamel

The globally renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel is set to become the first Latino to lead America's oldest orchestra, and on Monday vowed that "New York will become my city too."

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UK summons Iran envoy over 'threats' to journalists

UK summons Iran envoy over 'threats' to journalists

The British government on Monday summoned Iran's top diplomat in London to condemn "serious threats" to the lives of UK-based journalists, after a Persian-language TV network was forced to relocate.

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Lula visits disaster zone after Brazil floods kill 40

Lula visits disaster zone after Brazil floods kill 40

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday toured a resort region turned disaster zone where torrential rains killed at least 40 people just as the country's famed carnival celebrations were held, with dozens remaining missing.

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'Everything was buried': Brazilians recount storm horror

'Everything was buried': Brazilians recount storm horror

Ankle-deep in muck, Brazilian domestic worker Patricia da Silva picks her way through the debris and mud of what used to be her home, trying to rescue what she can of her belongings.

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