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Britain stuck on recession path despite growth rebound

Britain stuck on recession path despite growth rebound

Britain's economy remains on course for a long-lasting recession on fallout from the highest inflation in decades, analysts said on Monday, even if official data showed growth in October.

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Mongolians brave freezing nights in fight for justice

Mongolians brave freezing nights in fight for justice

Bundled up in thick layers to battle temperatures below freezing, Mongolians are sleeping rough in the heart of their capital and say they will not leave until officials accused of corruption are punished.

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Four children 'critical' in hospital as UK hit by Arctic weather

Four children 'critical' in hospital as UK hit by Arctic weather

Four children were fighting for their lives on Monday, after being pulled from an icy lake as an Arctic blast sent temperatures tumbling across the UK.

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Rampant Wood fires England to series win over Pakistan

Rampant Wood fires England to series win over Pakistan

Mark Wood grabbed four Pakistan wickets to give England a hard-fought 26-run win Monday in the second Test in Multan and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

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Stock markets track Wall St down on inflation fears

Stock markets track Wall St down on inflation fears

Equity markets dropped and the dollar edged up Monday after a forecast-beating US inflation reading dampened hopes for a more dovish tilt by the Federal Reserve in its battle against soaring prices.

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Fearless Butler confident of slaying 'Monster' Inoue

Fearless Butler confident of slaying 'Monster' Inoue

Paul Butler said he "fears no one" as the underdog prepares to face Japan's unbeaten Naoya Inoue in Tokyo on Tuesday to become undisputed bantamweight world champion.

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Britain's GDP grows 0.5 percent in October: statistics office

Britain's GDP grows 0.5 percent in October: statistics office

Britain's economy grew 0.5 percent in October, official data showed Monday, after a sharp fall the previous month in part because of the national holiday for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

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Wood strikes twice as England close on win in second Pakistan Test

Wood strikes twice as England close on win in second Pakistan Test

Fast bowler Mark Wood grabbed two Pakistan wickets in successive overs Monday to take England within sight of a series-clinching victory in the second Test in Multan.

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DR Congo Tutsis face threats, prejudice amid rebel crisis

DR Congo Tutsis face threats, prejudice amid rebel crisis

Sitting in a small courtyard in Goma, eastern DR Congo, a 55-year-old Tutsi woman joked darkly that she would be killed if she spoke under her real name.

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China protests shine light on limits of Uyghur solidarity

China protests shine light on limits of Uyghur solidarity

Their deaths in a fire triggered China's biggest protests in generations, but few people seemed to know the victims were Uyghur families torn apart by Beijing's crackdown in Xinjiang.

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