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    China's economy stumbles on power crunch, property woes

    China · 5:16 AM UTC

    China's economy hit its slowest pace of growth in a year in the third quarter, hurt by power shortages, supply chain bottlenecks and major wobbles in the property market and raising pressure on policymakers to do more to prop up the faltering recovery.

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    Asia Pacific

    Asia Pacific · 7:12 AM UTC

    Analysis: Echoing the opposition, Japan's Kishida woos voters with Abenomics critique

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is seeking to steal opposition thunder at this month's general election by mimicking their criticism of predecessor Shinzo Abe's "Abenomics", promising to shrink income gaps and bolster the middle class.

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    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom
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    Asking prices for UK homes rise in unison for 1st time in 14 years
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    UK finance chiefs fear supply chain drag for at least another year
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    Spain's 'Crying Room' seeks to banish mental health taboo

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    Americas

    Americas · 4:48 AM UTC

    U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti as gangs grow more brazen

    A U.S. Christian aid organization on Sunday said a group of its missionaries had been kidnapped in Haiti, a further sign the Caribbean nation's gangs are growing increasingly brazen amid political and economic crises.

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