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Markets sink as US jobs data fan rate hike bets
Markets sink as US jobs data fan rate hike bets

Stock markets sank Monday as forecast-beating US jobs data fanned expectations for another big Federal Reserve interest rate hike, while traders are now focusing on an upcoming inflation report.

October 10, 2022

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'Extraordinary moment': the 1970s abortion case that changed French law
'Extraordinary moment': the 1970s abortion case that changed French law

Five decades ago, a lawyer convinced a French court to acquit a teenage girl who illegally terminated her pregnancy after being raped, a landmark case that would pave the way for the right to abortion in France.

October 10, 2022

Venezuela landslide leaves 25 dead, more than 50 missing
Venezuela landslide leaves 25 dead, more than 50 missing

A landslide in Venezuela has left at least 25 people dead and more than 50 missing after a river overflowed, officials said Sunday, in the latest deadly disaster caused by heavy rains to hit the country.

October 10, 2022

Confusion, crane and now cost cap risk taking gloss off Verstappen feat
Confusion, crane and now cost cap risk taking gloss off Verstappen feat

Max Verstappen said the confusion at the end of the Japanese Grand Prix that saw him declared Formula One world champion was "quite funny", but an impending cost-cap ruling could wipe the smiles off faces in the Red Bull garage.

October 10, 2022

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Air France, Airbus trial to open over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
Air France, Airbus trial to open over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

Air France and Airbus will go on trial Monday on charges of involuntary manslaughter over the fatal 2009 crash of a jet heading to Paris from Brazil, killing all 228 people aboard.

October 10, 2022

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Padres blank Mets to book MLB playoff series against Dodgers
Padres blank Mets to book MLB playoff series against Dodgers

San Diego pitcher Joe Musgrove was overwhelming in a one-hit victory Sunday as the Padres blanked the New York Mets 6-0 to advance in the Major League Baseball playoffs.

October 10, 2022