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Cina
For China’s Pickup Artists, Sex Is the Goal and Urging Suicide Is a Tactic
In China, teaching men the manipulative ways of the pickup artist became big business. A crackdown is revealing a curriculum of abuse.
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Cipro
Solution is possible with cooperation before a solution, Turkish Cypriot FM says
Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay has said that before the solution (in Cyprus) there should be a cooperation between the parties in the island and the region.
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Cina Hong Kong
Hong Kong protests cause economy to shrink in fourth quarter
Hong Kong’s economy is set to contract in the fourth quarter as the city reels from six months of violent social unrest, the financial chief ...
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In bid to revive flagging economy, Dubai plans record spending
Dubai unveiled a 2020 budget on Sunday projecting record spending of $18.1 billion, up 17 percent on this year, as it seeks to revive its ...
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Portogallo
Greve da Portway provoca atrasos e cancelamentos de voos em Lisboa
A adesão à greve dos trabalhadores da Portway tem estado a provocar este domingo atrasos e cancelamentos de voos em Lisboa, podendo os constrangimentos neste aeroporto virem ainda a piorar, disse fonte do Sindicato Nacional dos Trabalhadores da Aviação Civil.
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USA
US bank lending plateaus as businesses hold back
With trade concerns crimping investment, commercial loan growth stalled in second half
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USA
What Does California’s New Data Privacy Law Mean? Nobody Agrees
The statute was meant to standardize how companies disclose their consumer data-mining practices. So far, not so much.
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Brasile USA Uruguay
Six Tons of Cocaine Seized in Uruguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The authorities are speaking of the largest blow to the drug trade in the country's history. The sale value of the seized cocaine is estimated by the authorities at US$1 (R$4) billion. The Navy has posted a picture of the find on Twitter. It is ...
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Brasile
Brazil Signs Agreement with Israel to Fight Organized Crime
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The focus this time is on fighting corruption and organized crime. The agreement will be published in the Federal Gazette next Monday, December 30th, and provides for major points of international cooperation and knowledge sharing. According to a note published by the Ministry of Foreign ...
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USA
The three stages to zero carbon success
OPINION: The broad priorities for us to reach a carbon zero economy by 2050.