World stock markets rally on hopes for U.S.-China trade deal

   13 Feb 01:00:02   |  Reuters

Signs that the United States and China might reach an agreement in trade talks and news of a tentative deal to avoid another government shutdown in Washington helped push world stock markets and bond yields broadly higher Tuesday.

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Women sue Yale, saying off-campus fraternities discriminate, enable abuse

   13 Feb 01:00:02   |  Reuters

Three women sued Yale University and nine fraternities on Tuesday, saying the off-campus clubs harbored a culture of sexual discrimination and assault, and asked the court to order the all-male social organizations to admit women.

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Genetic Testing Company Caught Handing Customers’ Data Over To FBI

   12 Feb 01:00:01   |  duncanfatt

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Texas showdown: O'Rourke, Trump hold dueling rallies over wall

   12 Feb 01:00:01   |  Reuters

Beto O?Rourke, the former Democratic congressman considering a White House run, and President Donald Trump will hold dueling rallies in El Paso, Texas, on Monday over the U.S.-Mexico border and the president's push for a wall.

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Venezuela opposition delivers first cargo of humanitarian aid: Guaido

   12 Feb 01:00:01   |  Reuters

Venezuela's opposition leader, Juan Guaido, said on Monday his team had delivered a first cargo of the humanitarian aid that has become a flashpoint in his tussle with President Nicolas Maduro, without specifying how it had received it.

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Asian shares in tight range ahead of U.S.-China trade talks

   11 Feb 01:00:02   |  Reuters

Asian shares started the week on the backfoot on Monday as worries about global growth, U.S. politics and the ongoing Sino-U.S. tariff war kept investors cautious, while the safe-haven greenback held near a six-week top against major currencies.

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Climate change seen as top threat, but U.S. power a growing worry: poll

   11 Feb 01:00:02   |  Reuters

Climate change is the top security concern in a poll conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Center, followed by Islamist terrorism and cyber attacks while respondents in a growing number of countries worried about the power and influence of the United States.

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U.S.-backed Syrian force launches 'final battle' against Islamic State

   10 Feb 01:00:02   |  Reuters

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began an assault against the final Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria on Saturday, aiming to wipe out the last vestige of the jihadist group's "caliphate" in the SDF's area of operations.

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Exclusive: Venezuela shifts oil ventures' accounts to Russian bank - document, sources

   10 Feb 01:00:02   |  Reuters

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA is telling customers of its oil joint ventures to deposit sales proceeds at an account it recently opened at Russia's Gazprombank AO, according to sources and an internal document seen by Reuters on Saturday.

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