Stocks waver in end-of-year trading
Stock markets diverged on Wednesday as investors looked for a traditional "Santa Claus rally" to close the year.
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'Nervous' Shiffrin lands giant slalom double for 79th World Cup win
Mikaela Shiffrin overcame her nerves to complete an outstanding double as she won her second giant slalom in successive days in Semmering on Wednesday.
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Ethiopian Airlines makes first flight to Tigray in 18 months
Families embraced and wept in emotional reunions Wednesday after the first commercial flight in 18 months between Ethiopia's capital city and the war-torn Tigray region to the north.
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Tension soars as Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia
Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the region's worst crises in years.
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Turkish court upholds rights leader's life jailing
A Turkish appellate court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a leading critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whose jailing has added to tensions in Ankara's uneasy ties with the West.
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Chelsea's Havertz hopes Bournemouth win signals turnaround
Kai Havertz believes Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Bournemouth can spark a winning run in the Premier League after a faltering spell before the World Cup.
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World champion Kriechmayr wins World Cup downhill in Bormio
World champion Vincent Kriechmayr showed his class as he conquered the icy conditions to win the downhill in Bormio on Wednesday, the 14th World Cup of his career.
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Shiffrin lands giant slalom double for 79th World Cup win
Mikaela Shiffrin completed an outstanding double as she won her second giant slalom in successive days in Semmering on Wednesday.
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Russia scraps pomp in New Year revelry amid Ukraine fighting
Russians are used to celebrating the New Year -- the country's main holiday -- with pomp, joy and high spirits.
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Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia
Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia, police said Wednesday, after Serbs set up more barricades on their side in one of the worst regional crises in years.
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