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Stocks steady as rate cut hopes bring Christmas cheer

Stocks steady as rate cut hopes bring Christmas cheer

Stock markets steadied on Tuesday, while gold and silver hit fresh records as optimism for US rate cuts helped investors ease into the festive break.

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Liverpool's Isak faces two months out after 'reckless' tackle: Slot

Liverpool's Isak faces two months out after 'reckless' tackle: Slot

Alexander Isak is expected to be out of action for two months after fracturing his leg against Tottenham, with Liverpool manager Arne Slot accusing Tottenham's Micky van de Ven of making a "reckless challenge".

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For director Josh Safdie, 'Marty Supreme' and Timothee Chalamet are one and the same

For director Josh Safdie, 'Marty Supreme' and Timothee Chalamet are one and the same

Pulling out the stops in a high-octane promotional campaign, Timothee Chalamet has fully immersed himself in the role of "Marty Supreme", a 1950s table tennis player consumed by grand ambitions, says director Josh Safdie.

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Locals sound alarm as Bijagos Islands slowly swallowed by sea

Locals sound alarm as Bijagos Islands slowly swallowed by sea

Turquoise waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos archipelago, where locals fear rising sea levels will swallow their islands whole.

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In Bulgaria, villagers fret about euro introduction

In Bulgaria, villagers fret about euro introduction

In Bilyana Nikolova's grocery store in Chuprene, a village in northwestern Bulgaria, prices are now displayed in levs and euros on hundreds of food products and other items.

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Key to probe England's 'stag-do' drinking on Ashes beach break

Key to probe England's 'stag-do' drinking on Ashes beach break

England managing director Rob Key pledged Tuesday to investigate whether players' drinking on a mid-Ashes beach break went too far, after reports said it had been like a "stag-do."

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Delayed US data expected to show solid growth in 3rd quarter

Delayed US data expected to show solid growth in 3rd quarter

The US economy is expected to post another solid economic growth reading Tuesday, but the much-delayed figures likely will not settle debate on the labor market, AI and other variables.

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Thunder bounce back to down Grizzlies, Nuggets sink Jazz

Thunder bounce back to down Grizzlies, Nuggets sink Jazz

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back to winning ways with a 119-103 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

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Amazon says blocked 1,800 North Koreans from applying for jobs

Amazon says blocked 1,800 North Koreans from applying for jobs

US tech giant Amazon said it has blocked over 1,800 North Koreans from joining the company, as Pyongyang sends large numbers of IT workers overseas to earn and launder funds.

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Trump says US needs Greenland 'for national security'

Trump says US needs Greenland 'for national security'

President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that the United States needed Greenland for "national security" after his appointment of a special envoy to the Danish Arctic island triggered a new spat with Copenhagen.

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