EU says will push US to lower steel tariffs
The EU will Monday urge the United States to implement more of the transatlantic trade deal struck in July, including cutting tariffs on steel, during talks in Brussels with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
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Jansen takes six as South Africa bundle out India for 201
Pace spearhead Marco Jansen took six wickets as South Africa bundled out India for 201 on day three Monday with the hosts in grave danger of losing the second Test and the series.
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Beloved Bollywood star Dharmendra dies at 89
India's hugely popular Bollywood star Dharmendra, who was equally at ease in romantic comedies and high-octane action blockbusters, died aged 89 on Monday.
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Belgium hit by three-day national strike
Belgium steeled itself for closed schools and disrupted train and air travel as three days of strikes kicked off Monday in protest at government austerity plans aimed at shrinking the national debt.
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Singapore sets course for 'green' methanol ship fuel supplies
Singapore will start issuing bunkering licences next year to companies supplying methanol as marine fuel, in an effort to help global shipping cut carbon emissions, officials said Monday.
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Eddie Jones tells Japan to beef up after bruising tour
Coach Eddie Jones on Monday warned his Japan players they must bulk up and train harder if they want to compete on rugby's world stage after another bruising European tour.
Read moreStocks rise as US rate hopes soothe nerves after torrid week
Stock markets in Asia and Europe rose Monday as fresh hopes for a US interest rate cut provided some calm after last week's rollercoaster ride fuelled by worries of a tech bubble.
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India reeling at 174-7 after South Africa's Jansen rips out four
Pace bowler Marco Jansen took four wickets to leave India tottering at 174-7 after the second session on day three of the second Test on Monday.
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UK budget tests Labour govt's credibility
Britain's centre-left Labour government unveils its annual budget Wednesday, with expected tax rises to curb debt and fund public services threatening to further dent its weak poll ratings.
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Turkey basilica emerges from lake, illuminating early Church life
When it was discovered a decade ago, the 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath a lake in northwestern Turkey.
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