Global stocks tread water ahead of US inflation data
Global markets were in cautious mode Monday with Wall Street marking time while major European stock markets put the brake on following a record run last week as investors wait on key US inflation data.
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Former fixer Cohen testifies Trump told him to pay hush money
Donald Trump's one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness at his criminal trial testified Monday how, under Trump's directions, he paid a porn actress to hush up "catastrophic" revelations of a tryst.
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No.1 Scheffler arrives at Valhalla for PGA Championship
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler arrived at Valhalla on Monday afternoon and began practice for the 106th PGA Championship, searching for his third major title and fifth triumph in six starts.
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Medvedev battles past Medjedovic and into Rome last 16
Daniil Medvedev continued his Rome title defence with Monday's hard-fought 7-6 (7/5), 2-6, 7-5 win over qualifier Hamad Medjedovic as the men's tournament was left wide open by big-name exits, the latest being fourth seed Andrey Rublev.
Read moreFierce fighting rocks Gaza after US warning of anarchy, insurgency
Israel battled Hamas in Gaza on Monday, including in far-southern Rafah, despite US warnings against a full-scale invasion of the crowded city and of the threat from post-war anarchy or insurgency.
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'Do it': Former fixer Cohen testifies he lied for Trump
Donald Trump's one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness in the ex-president's criminal trial testified Monday that he lied and bullied to help his former boss hide "catastrophic" revelations of a tryst with a porn actress.
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Brazil's flooded south paralyzed as waters remain high
Brazil's flooded south remained paralyzed Monday, with schools and health centers shut and streets cut off as overflowing rivers showed no sign of receding after torrential rains in a disaster that has left 147 dead.
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UN nears landmark deal on combatting biopiracy
The fight against biopiracy -- plundering genetic resources and the traditional knowledge surrounding them -- could soon be based on an international treaty which is being finalised at negotiations that began on Monday.
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Georgia PM says copycat Russian law to be passed amid protests
Georgia's prime minister on Monday vowed to ram controversial "foreign influence" legislation through parliament the next day despite mass protests against the law criticised for mirroring repressive Russian legislation.
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OpenAI releases faster model to power ChatGPT
OpenAI on Monday released a higher performing and more efficient version of the artificial intelligence technology that underpins its popular generative tool ChatGPT, making it free to all users.
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