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Egyptian expatriates' remittances rise 42 pct in first 9 months of 2024
CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Remittances from Egyptian expatriates increased by 42 percent in the first nine months of 2024, reaching 20.8 billion U.S. dollars compared to 14.6 billion dollars during the same period last year, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Monday.
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Europeans will ramp up military support for Ukraine, says German defence minister
BERLIN (Reuters) -Europeans will step up military support for Ukraine, Germany's defence minister pledged on Monday after talks with his British, French, Italian and Polish counterparts on how to foster defence efforts as Donald Trump is set to return to the White House.
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Zimbabwean president calls for international support to resolve debt issues
HARARE, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday urged creditors and development partners to help the southern African country address its external debt, which is undermining economic development.
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France promises to help chemical submission victims amid mass rape trial
PARIS (Reuters) - France will launch reforms to help women who fear they have been drugged and then raped, including state-funded test kits, Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Monday, in the midst of a mass rape trial that has shocked the country.
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German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp to cut 11,000 jobs
BERLIN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Germany's largest steelmaker, ThyssenKrupp Steel, announced plans on Monday to cut 5,000 jobs by 2030 and an additional 6,000 through transfers to external service providers or the sale of business activities.
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U.S. retail chain Macy's finds employee hiding millions in delivery expenses
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. department store chain Macy's said on Monday that an employee had "intentionally" misstated and hidden up to 154 million U.S. dollars in delivery expenses over the past few years, forcing the retailer to delay a much-anticipated earnings report that Wall Street uses to gauge the strength of holiday shopping.
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Aging unfolds in one's body at remarkably different rates: research
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Scientists at Stanford University have found that aging is much more haphazard than we once thought, starting in different parts of our bodies at different times, possibly long before we're even thinking about aging, reported The Washington Post on Monday.
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Some U.S. bricks-and-mortar stores thrive in online world: WSJ
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- After years of worrying that e-commerce would decimate bricks-and-mortar stores, U.S. retail landlords now say the sector is stronger and more insulated from online competitors than even a few years ago, reported The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Monday.
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Nicaraguan lawmakers pass bill forcing local banks to ignore foreign sanctions
(Reuters) - Nicaragua's parliament on Monday approved a law that seeks to nullify foreign sanctions issued against President Daniel Ortega's vice president and wife Rosario Murillo, several of their children and some 50 high-ranking state officials.
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South Africa welcomes COP29 outcomes as step in right direction
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The South African government on Monday welcomed the outcomes of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as "a significant step in the right direction."
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Solar power glut boosts California electric bills, as other U.S. states reap benefits: report
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- California is making so much solar energy that large commercial operators are increasingly forced to stop production, raising questions about the state's costly plan to shift entirely to carbon-free sources of electricity, reported The Los Angeles Times on Monday.
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Expert insists on diary's helping role for gut health
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Christopher J. Cifelli, senior vice president of nutrition research at the U.S. National Dairy Council, has stressed the role of dairy foods for supporting healthy and sustainable eating patterns, reported USA Today on Monday.
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India's inflation to ease amid bumper harvest: ministry report
NEW DELHI, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Monthly Economic Review October 2024 released by India's finance ministry on Monday predicted a slowdown in food inflation due to a bumper summer crop harvest.
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Calin Georgescu, the far-right outsider who could be Romania's new president
BUCHAREST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Calin Georgescu, who has stunned Romania and its European allies by leading the first round of the eastern European country's presidential election, is a far-right, self-styled outsider critical of NATO and of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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U.S. experts warn about food safety during Thanksgiving celebration
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- As Thanksgiving is only days away, U.S. health experts are warning that outbreaks of some types of food poisoning tend to rise in November and December, as tainted turkey, undercooked stuffing and germ-laced gravy from holiday buffets having all led to past illnesses, and even deaths.
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U.S. private colleges slash tuition to stay viable: Bloomberg
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of private colleges across the United States have slashed prices in recent years to draw more students, which, described as tuition "resets," showed that these struggling institutions are making the moves in response to families increasingly questioning the value of high-cost degrees from anywhere except the most elite universities, said Bloomberg News on Monday.
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Man charged with bomb hoax outside U.S. embassy in London, UK police say
LONDON (Reuters) - A man has been charged with a bomb hoax after an incident outside the United States Embassy in London on Friday, British police said on Monday.
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Brawl erupts in Serbian parliament
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Scuffles broke out in the Serbian parliament on Monday after opposition legislators raised banners accusing the ruling coalition of trying to shirk responsibility for the collapse of a train station roof that killed 15 people earlier this month.
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More than 300 migrants detained in Libyan desert, military force says
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan soldiers said on Monday they had detained more than 300 migrants who were crossing the desert and trying to make it to the shores of the Mediterranean.
