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Nepal rescuers search for missing after flash flood

Nepal rescuers search for missing after flash flood

Nepali rescuers searched for five missing people on Monday, a day after devastating flash floods swept away more than 200 houses and five bridges along the Budhi Gandaki river.

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Minister's resignation rocks German coalition

Minister's resignation rocks German coalition

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government faced new turbulence on Monday when a key minister from its junior coalition partner unexpectedly quit and criticised "attacks" from the chancellor's party.

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Oil rises as Trump comments roil energy markets

Oil rises as Trump comments roil energy markets

Benchmark oil prices topped $105 a barrel Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched strikes on Saudi Arabia, heightening worries about tight global supplies heading into the northern hemisphere winter.

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Hurricane Simon lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, threatens landfall

Hurricane Simon lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, threatens landfall

Hurricane Simon lashed Mexico's Pacific coast with severe winds and heavy rain on Monday, as it threatens to make landfall this week, according to the US National Hurricane Center.

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Premier League in limbo as Manchester City soar

Premier League in limbo as Manchester City soar

Manchester City silenced a hostile Liverpool crowd in their first match since being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations but there is a deep sense of uncertainty over what it actually means.

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France schools protest rumbles on as Macron urges 'respect'

France schools protest rumbles on as Macron urges 'respect'

Some 130 French high schools remained closed on Monday, the education ministry said, with authorities hoping the protest movement that has rocked the nation in recent weeks would ease ahead of half-term holidays.

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Zelensky vows to respond as Moscow silent on 'energy ceasefire'

Zelensky vows to respond as Moscow silent on 'energy ceasefire'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday his country would respond if Russia did not agree to the "energy ceasefire" announced by US President Donald Trump.

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Americans Hall and Woodford win economics Nobel for stabilisation models

Americans Hall and Woodford win economics Nobel for stabilisation models

Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can better stabilise disruptive economic fluctuations.

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Thousands march in India's capital to demand election chief resign

Thousands march in India's capital to demand election chief resign

Thousands of protesters marched in New Delhi on Monday demanding the resignation of India's election chief over alleged misconduct during a voter roll revision, the latest showdown with authorities in the heavily fortified capital.

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MEXC Brings AI, TradFi and the Future of Trading to Life at TOKEN2049 Singapore

MEXC Brings AI, TradFi and the Future of Trading to Life at TOKEN2049 Singapore

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, concluded its TOKEN2049 Singapore presence with a series of interactive experiences and industry discussions spanning TradFi access, AI-powered trading and the future evolution of global trading platforms.

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