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Stocks spin wheels despite upbeat US jobs data

Stocks spin wheels despite upbeat US jobs data

Optimism over better-than-expected jobs data in the United States proved short lived with stocks failing to hold onto gains as investors worried about delays to interest rate cuts.

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Arsenal boss Arteta lauds 'extraordinary' Frank after Spurs axe

Arsenal boss Arteta lauds 'extraordinary' Frank after Spurs axe

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta described Thomas Frank as "extraordinary" after the Dane was fired by Tottenham on Wednesday, but said football managers are all vulnerable to the sack.

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New drones provide first-person thrill to Olympic coverage

New drones provide first-person thrill to Olympic coverage

Whether chasing skiers as they fly down the mountain or tracking the luge as it tears around bends, new drone-mounted cameras are offering Winter Olympics viewers a wild ride.

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Instagram CEO to testify at social media addiction trial

Instagram CEO to testify at social media addiction trial

Instagram's CEO Adam Mosseri takes the stand Wednesday in a landmark trial that could determine whether social media giants knowingly hooked children on their platforms for profit.

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Deadly mass shooting in Canada: What we know

Deadly mass shooting in Canada: What we know

Canada was reeling after a mass shooting targeting a school in a remote mining town, with nine people gunned down in one of the deadliest attacks in the country's history.

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NATO launches 'Arctic Sentry' mission after Greenland crisis

NATO launches 'Arctic Sentry' mission after Greenland crisis

NATO on Wednesday said it had launched a new mission to bolster security in the Arctic, in a move to assuage US President Donald Trump after he backed off claims on Greenland.

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Israel's Netanyahu at White House to push Trump on Iran

Israel's Netanyahu at White House to push Trump on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, after rushing to Washington to push the US president to take a tougher stance in nuclear talks with Iran.

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Canada stunned by deadliest school shooting in decades

Canada stunned by deadliest school shooting in decades

Canada was in mourning Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, after a lone shooter killed at least nine people, including seven at a school, and injured dozens more in a remote western town.

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US lawmakers grill attorney general over Epstein file release

US lawmakers grill attorney general over Epstein file release

US lawmakers grilled US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday over the Justice Department's slow release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and the redactions made to the documents about the convicted sex offender.

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Cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar as 2nd-largest city '75% destroyed'

Cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar as 2nd-largest city '75% destroyed'

A cyclone packing violent winds killed at least 20 people as it struck Madagascar, toppling houses and causing major flooding, the Indian Ocean island's disaster authority said Wednesday.

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