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Hezbollah fires at Israel as wars rage on Yom Kippur

Hezbollah fires at Israel as wars rage on Yom Kippur

Hezbollah said it launched a salvo of missiles at an Israeli military base on Saturday, as Israeli troops battled militants in Lebanon and Gaza on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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Analysts warn more detail needed on new China economic measures

Analysts warn more detail needed on new China economic measures

Analysts gave a cautious welcome to China's announcement Saturday of fresh fiscal stimulus to revive its ailing economy but warned that more details -- and specific headline figures -- were needed before its effect could be fully assessed.

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China tees up fresh spending to boost ailing economy

China tees up fresh spending to boost ailing economy

China said Saturday it would issue special bonds to help its sputtering economy, signalling a spending spree to bolster banks, shore up the property market and ease local government debt as part of one of its biggest support packages in years.

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China says will issue special bonds to boost ailing economy

China says will issue special bonds to boost ailing economy

China said Saturday it will issue special bonds to help its sputtering economy and that it had $325 billion in funds raised that it can deploy in the next three months to shore up the property market, ease local debt and bolster banks.

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China offers $325 bn in fiscal stimulus for ailing economy

China offers $325 bn in fiscal stimulus for ailing economy

China said Saturday it will make $325 billion in fiscal support available to its economy over the next three months, offering help to bolster banks, shore up the property market and free up consumption spending in Beijing's biggest aid programme since the global financial crisis.

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Dodgers drop Padres 2-0 to advance in MLB playoffs

Dodgers drop Padres 2-0 to advance in MLB playoffs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched five brilliant innings and Los Angeles homered twice in a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday that propelled the Dodgers into the National League Championship Series.

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Alexei Navalny wrote he knew he would die in prison in new memoir

Alexei Navalny wrote he knew he would die in prison in new memoir

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will to be released on October 22.

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Last-minute legal ruling allows betting on US election

Last-minute legal ruling allows betting on US election

Millions of dollars have poured into bets on who will win the US election after a last-minute court ruling opened up gambling on the vote, upping the stakes on a too-close-to-call race that has already put voters on edge.

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Despite hurricanes, Floridians refuse to leave 'paradise'

Despite hurricanes, Floridians refuse to leave 'paradise'

Florida resident Kristin Hale weathered Hurricane Milton tired and scared, but like many of her fellow Floridians, she refuses to move away -- even after a second hurricane has hit the state in as many weeks.

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Israel observes Yom Kippur amid firestorm over Lebanon strikes

Israel observes Yom Kippur amid firestorm over Lebanon strikes

Israel observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, on Saturday amid a firestorm of international criticism over its military offensive in Lebanon and its soldiers firing on peacekeepers.

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