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HSBC profits rise in 2019 but last quarter hit by trade jitters
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Banking giant HSBC said on Tuesday that pre-tax profit rose last year but it suffered a bruising final quarter as worries over the global economy…
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HSBC pre-tax profit up 16% at $19.9 bn in 2018
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Banking giant HSBC said on Tuesday that pre-tax profit rose 16 percent to $19.9 billion last year with growth across its global businesses despite a…
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Venezuela govt announces concert to counter Branson’s charity one
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Venezuela's government said Monday it will stage a concert on the Colombian border the same day Richard Branson has said he will hold one just…
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France rallies to denounce anti-Semitic insults at protests
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Mass rallies are planned in Paris and other French cities Tuesday to denounce a flare-up of anti-Semitic acts which culminated in a violent tirade against…

Hungary’s Orban bets on baby boom to boost population

Faced with a plummeting population, Hungary's fiercely anti-immigration Prime Minister Viktor Orban has come up with an answer sparking yet…
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N.Korean envoy en route to Hanoi ahead of Trump-Kim summit: Yonhap

The North Korean special representative for the US arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, apparently en route to Vietnam to meet…
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Sudan protesters remain resilient, but Bashir unbowed

Sudanese protester Osman Sulaiman has taken to the streets of Khartoum chanting "overthrow, overthrow" almost daily since demonstrations erupted against…
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Huawei’s founder says world can’t live without it

The founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei has hit back at US efforts to blacklist the company, saying defiantly that…
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Victims of Church sex abuse go global with fight for justice

After years of struggling alone or finding support in national groups, survivors of sex abuse by priests have formed a…
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US-China trade talks resume in Washington from Tuesday: W. House

US-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war will resume from Tuesday in Washington, the White House has…
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‘I obeyed like a robot’: Abuse survivor tells of predator priest

Denise Buchanan was 17 when she was raped by a seminarian who continued to abuse her when he became a…
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Group sees ‘disconnect’ between pope’s words, actions on sex abuse

A US-based group that compiles data on sexual abuse by Catholic clerics and bishops accused of covering it up fears…
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Two policemen killed in Cairo explosion: interior ministry

An explosion in Cairo on Monday killed two policemen who were chasing a man believed to have planted an explosive…
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Sixteen states sue Trump over border wall emergency

Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump's administration Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a…
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Two policemen killed in Cairo explosion: interior ministry

An explosion in Cairo on Monday killed two policemen who were chasing a man believed to have planted an explosive…
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‘Kissing sailor’ in iconic NY picture dies age 95

The sailor pictured kissing a woman in Times Square as people celebrated the end of World War II has died…
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Nicaraguan opposition leaders sentenced to 200 years over protests

Two opposition leaders in Nicaragua were handed sentences of more than 200 years on Monday for participating in violent protests…
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Cuban cigars hit record sales thanks to increasing Chinese demand

Boosted by growing demand from China, sales of Cuban cigars reached a record $537 million in 2018, a seven percent…
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Tiny S. Africa beach restaurant crowned best in world

A tiny beach restaurant in an isolated South African fishing village was named the best in the world on Monday.…
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Brazil president sacks close aide amid political scandal

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday sacked a close aide who helped get him elected, Gustavo Bebianno, after a storm…
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Parents of Italian ex-PM under house arrest in fraud probe

The parents of Italy's former prime minister Matteo Renzi were placed under house arrest on Monday amid an investigation into…
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Ireland expresses ‘frustration’ at Brexit deal delay

Ireland's deputy prime minister expressed annoyance on Monday at Britain's continued failure to ratify a deal on its orderly withdrawal…
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After IS, French women held in Syria say ready to go home

Detained after fleeing the Islamic State group's crumbling Syrian holdout, two women from France say they are ready to go…
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Kirchner corruption trial delayed by three months

The corruption trial of former Argentina president Cristina Kirchner, set to begin next week, has been postponed until May, authorities…
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Cuba eyes Qatar, Algeria for oil with Venezuela in crisis

With top ally Venezuela in crisis, Cuba is moving to cover its oil needs elsewhere, seeking possible alternative supplies in…
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Kiev reports first measles death as cases soar

Ukraine's capital has seen its first death from measles in a major outbreak, the health ministry said Monday. A 57-year-old…
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Port Sudan workers on strike over terminal transfer

Hundreds of workers at Port Sudan went on strike Monday against Khartoum's reported deal to transfer control of its container…
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Eurosceptic forces to gain in EU elections: poll

Eurosceptic populists are projected to make gains in European Parliamentary elections in May but mainstream political groups ought to retain…
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Venezuela begins crucial week in humanitarian aid stand-off

Venezuela's crisis was deepening Monday as opposition leader Juan Guaido's deadline to let in desperately needed humanitarian aid loomed, and…
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Seven MPs quit Labour Party as Brexit tensions mount

Seven MPs quit Britain's main opposition Labour Party on Monday, citing the leadership's support for Brexit and a growing culture…
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Amnesty urges release of Egyptian lawyer held over yellow vests

Rights group Amnesty International called Monday for the release of an Egyptian lawyer arrested after posing in a photo wearing…
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Venezuela state internet provider blocks volunteer aid page

Venezuela's state internet provider CANTV has blocked a webpage where volunteers sign up to answer National Assembly president Juan Guaido's…
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Maldives arrests ex-leader Yameen over witness tampering

Maldives authorities on Monday detained former strongman president Abdulla Yameen after he was accused of trying to bribe witnesses in…
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Israel denies house arrest for Australia paedophile suspect

A Jerusalem court refused Monday to release to house arrest an ultra-Orthodox Israeli woman sought by Australia over accusations of…
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