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    Germany's Social Democrats came first by a narrow margin in Sunday's national election, projected results showed, putting them in pole position to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to end 16 years of conservative-led rule under Angela Merkel.

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    Switzerland votes to make same-sex marriage legal by near two-thirds majority
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    China Evergrande had a busy few days last week… They say cars lose value as soon as you drive them off the lot, but what about modern aircraft in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and new environmental rules?... And the SEC plans to iron out fraud in the pink sheets 

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    Far-right AfD sees silver lining in weak result: Merkel is out
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    German conservative candidate makes voting blunder on election day
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    UK Labour deputy leader calls governing Conservatives 'scum'
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    Caught on camera: Kremlin releases photos of Putin's Siberian fishing trip

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    Tunisians protest against president's power grab as opposition deepens
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    Rwandan genocide 'kingpin' Bagosora dies in Mali prison - sources
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    Lavrov says Mali asked private Russian military company for help
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    Libya PM draws crowd for mass wedding and protest against parliament

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    Amid attention on Petito case, Native mother seeks justice
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    U.S. border agents briefly detain 14 Mexican soldiers in El Paso
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    Court sets hearing for Wednesday on New York City schools vaccine mandate
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    Pelosi says U.S. infrastructure bill will pass, eyes smaller social spending bill

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    Canada foreign minister says eyes wide open when it comes to normalizing China ties
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    China steps up funding oversight of Evergrande property projects -Caixin
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    Taiwan opposition party's new leader pledges renewed talks with China

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    Evergrande's EV unit terminates plans to issue RMB shares
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    Singapore reports 1,939 COVID-19 cases, highest since April last year
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    Japan's Kono says same-sex marriage should be discussed in parliament
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    Italy says Taliban government cannot be recognized, but Afghans must be helped

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    Tesla Shanghai to make 300,000 cars Jan-Sept despite chip shortage -sources
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    Credit Suisse board backs CEO, chairman tells SonntagsBlick
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    Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi to clean up existing mainland clients by end-2021
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    Google to slash amount it keeps from sales on its cloud marketplace- CNBC

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    New York may tap National Guard to replace unvaccinated healthcare workers
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    Cuba kicks off COVID-19 vaccine exports with shipment to Vietnam
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    Vietnam to relax COVID-19 restrictions to revive pandemic-hit economy
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    El Salvador to begin giving third dose of COVID-19 vaccine

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    La Palma's airport reopens but no flights as volcano still erupting
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    Australian PM refuses to commit to phasing out fossil fuels
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    'Hard diplomacy', Labour's Miliband says UK PM is miles off U.N. climate success
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    World's youth take to the streets again to battle climate change

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    New York Fed researchers develop climate stress test for banks
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    Bulk of S&P 500 embraces sustainable accounting standard, foundation says
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    Sri Lanka to cease building coal-fired plants, aims to be net-zero emitter by 2050
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    Zimbabwe bolsters emissions targets ahead of climate summit

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    Europe needs long-term energy plan, Eni CEO says
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    Quad nations to focus on clean-energy supply chain, says Australia PM
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    China tells energy firms to raise output to keep homes warm in winter
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    Essar Oil in talks to extend January UK VAT payment deadline

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    MLB roundup: Rays clinch AL East title with victory
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    Europe face 'really tall task' versus United States in Ryder Cup finale
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    Arsenal trounce Tottenham as resurgence continues
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    Hamilton goes back on top with his 100th F1 win

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    Women win big at San Sebastian Film Festival
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    Autopsy shows 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams died of drug overdose

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