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Sagging Growth, Inflation Build Case for Europe Rate Cut
Official figures show inflation and growth have sagged in the eurozone, adding to the case for the European Central Bank to add another blast of monetary stimulus at its September meeting.
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Florida Man Gets 10 Years for Knowingly Spreading HIV
A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for knowingly spreading HIV.
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1 of East Coast’s Last Large Video Rental Stores to Close
A video rental store that is believed to be among one of the last of its size on the East Coast is set to close in Virginia.
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Iran Dismisses Pompeo’s ‘Hypocritical’ Offer to Visit
Iran has dismissed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s offer to visit and address the Iranian people as a 'hypocritical gesture.'
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Spanish Rail Services Disrupted by Strike Over Staffing
Spanish national rail operator Renfe has canceled hundreds of trains on one of the busiest travel days of the year due to a strike over staffing levels.
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Kenya Reopens Hotel Complex That Al-Shabab Stormed This Year
Kenya on Wednesday is reopening the luxury hotel complex that al-Shabab attacked in January in the deadliest extremist assault inside the country in several years.
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German Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 5% in July
Germany’s unemployment rate edged up to 5% in July as the summer holidays weighed on hiring and worries increase about the strength of Europe’s biggest economy.
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Frenchman to Retry ‘Flyboard’ Trip Across English Channel
A French inventor will try again to traverse the English Channel on a flying board after his first attempt failed halfway.
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Israel Approves Palestinian Construction in West Bank
Israel’s Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to build over 700 housing units for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in addition to 6,000 Israeli settlement housing units.
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Sri Lanka Gives Free Visa to Boost Tourism After Bomb Blasts
Sri Lanka announced Wednesday it will give a one-month free visa on arrival to visitors from nearly 50 countries in its latest effort to revive the island nation’s lucrative tourism industry that was badly hit by the Easter bomb attacks that killed 263 people.
