Stock markets drop as early US rate cut chances recede
Stock markets retreated Monday, extending a weak start to the year, after a forecast-busting US jobs report further dampened hopes of an early cut to interest rates in the world's biggest economy.
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Russia evacuates hundreds from border city amid Ukrainian strikes
Russia said Monday it had moved some 300 people from the border city of Belgorod due to Ukrainian shelling, the biggest evacuation from a major Russian city since the conflict began.
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Blinken to meet Saudi crown prince before heading to Israel
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler on Monday before heading to Israel as part of efforts to stop the Gaza war spiralling into a regional conflict.
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Israeli arts school battles for normality in wartime
Students rush from class to the anti-missile shelter at the High School of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, an early-morning exercise that has become a ritual during the Gaza war.
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Krejcikova, Badosa crash out in Adelaide first round
Former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova and fifth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia were high-profile casualties on day one of the ATP-WTA Adelaide International on Monday, both crashing out to qualifiers.
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Israel hits south Gaza as top US diplomat seeks de-escalation
Israel hit targets in south Gaza and across its border with Lebanon, the army said Monday ahead of a visit by the top US diplomat who is seeking to avert a wider war.
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Macron urges French to work out in Olympic year
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged French people to start exercising daily as Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.
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Sunderland's dreams of third Dakar title dashed
Two-time Dakar Rally motorcycle champion Sam Sunderland's dreams of a third crown evaporated on Monday as a mechanical problem ended his interest in this year's edition, organisers said.
Read moreBlown-out Alaska Airlines plane door part found, US authority says
A school teacher in Oregon has found part of an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 airplane door that blew out mid-flight, the US transport safety authority said Sunday, in a development that could help with the investigation.
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Bangladesh's Hasina celebrates 'absolute victory' after polls without opposition
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament, election officials said Monday after polls boycotted by the opposition as a "sham".
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