US stock markets drift lower on disappointing economic data
US stocks mostly edged lower Tuesday as negative economic news outweighed continued interest in tech stocks while European markets turned in a mixed performance.
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New York medical school scraps fees after $1 bn donation
A New York medical school will scrap tuition fees after receiving a "transformational gift" worth $1 billion from a wealthy benefactor, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's parent organization said in a statement.
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New dyeing method could help jeans shrink toxic problem
Can the multi-billion-dollar denim industry keep producing blue jeans in every shape, size and silhouette, while shrinking oversized levels of hazardous pollution? Research published Tuesday suggests a new dye could be a step in the right direction.
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Museum visitors to get first sight of King Charles banknotes
People in the UK can get their first glimpse on Wednesday of banknotes bearing King Charles III's image.
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EU leaders reject sending troops to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron faced uneasy reactions from European allies and a warning from the Kremlin on Tuesday after he refused to rule out the dispatch of Western ground troops to Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.
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Brighton's Mitoma set to miss rest of season with injury
Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma will miss the rest of the season due to a back injury, manager Roberto De Zerbi announced on Tuesday.
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Ambassadors pay homage to murdered politician Nemtsov in Moscow
Over a dozen Western ambassadors including US envoy Lynne Tracy paid homage to Boris Nemtsov on Tuesday, nine years after the Russian politician was murdered near the Kremlin.
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Baader-Meinhof militant arrested in Germany after decades on run
German police have arrested a fugitive member of Germany's notorious far-left militant group the Baader-Meinhof gang who had been on the run for more than 30 years, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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US, Qatar eye Israel-Hamas truce deal within days
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could start within days and last through Ramadan, US President Joe Biden said, with Qatar expressing hope on Tuesday that ongoing negotiations would produce a deal before the Muslim fasting month.
Read more'Urgent' for G7 to seize Russian profits for Ukraine: Yellen
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday it was urgent for G7 nations to jointly seize profits from frozen Russian assets and redirect them to Ukraine, as the group prepared to meet on the issue.
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