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Independent Macau media outlet says it will close by December

Independent Macau media outlet says it will close by December

One of the last independent media outlets in Macau will close operations in December, the platform said on Thursday, citing "increasing pressure and risks".

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Shares in Jeep-maker Stellantis slump despite rising sales

Shares in Jeep-maker Stellantis slump despite rising sales

Shares in Stellantis suffered a double-digit fall on Thursday as the US-European auto giant whose brands include Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot warned of financial bumps ahead.

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Shelton beats Rublev to reach Paris Masters last eight

Shelton beats Rublev to reach Paris Masters last eight

American fifth seed Ben Shelton beat Russia's Andrey Rublev 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 on Thursday to book his spot in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters.

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Trump stirs tensions with surprise order to test nuclear weapons

Trump stirs tensions with surprise order to test nuclear weapons

President Donald Trump landed back in the United States Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the specter of renewed superpower tensions.

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Netherlands nailbiter as far-right, centrists in election dead-heat

Netherlands nailbiter as far-right, centrists in election dead-heat

The Dutch election climaxed in an unprecedented cliffhanger Thursday, with only a few thousand votes separating the far-right party of firebrand Geert Wilders and a pro-European centrist party.

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S.Africa court rules ANC leader Luthuli was killed in apartheid 'assault'

S.Africa court rules ANC leader Luthuli was killed in apartheid 'assault'

A South African court ruled Thursday that the 1967 death of ANC leader and Nobel prize winner Albert Luthuli was due to "assault" by apartheid policemen, overturning a finding that he was struck by a train.

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Stocks slide as investors digest Trump-Xi talks, earnings

Stocks slide as investors digest Trump-Xi talks, earnings

Stock markets mostly retreated Thursday as traders digested a high-stakes meeting between the US and Chinese presidents, mixed company earnings and uncertainty over further US interest rate cuts.

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No GDP data released as US shutdown bites

No GDP data released as US shutdown bites

A US federal data blackout deepened Thursday as a government shutdown halted the release of third quarter GDP figures, forcing policymakers, financial institutions and business owners to continue flying blind.

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PSG's injured Doue to miss Bayern match, out for several weeks

PSG's injured Doue to miss Bayern match, out for several weeks

Paris Saint-Germain's star young forward Desire Doue is "unavailable for a few weeks" following an injury in a Ligue 1 game, the club announced on Thursday.

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Litchfield ton guides Australia to 338 in World Cup semis

Litchfield ton guides Australia to 338 in World Cup semis

Opener Phoebe Litchfield hit a sparkling century to steer Australia to a mammoth total of 338 against India in the second semi-final of the Women's World Cup on Thursday.

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