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In US, inflation sparks tough Thanksgiving meal sacrifices
Sandra White normally has turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. - 'Had to really cut back' - The turkey is not the only component of a classic Thanksgiving meal that is more pricey.
Medical community frets over fate of Twitter
For days, doctors, scientists and public health experts have been telling their Twitter followers where to find them on other platforms if Elon Musk's newly-acquired company tanks.
Manchester United owners consider sale as Ronaldo exits
Manchester United's owners said Tuesday they were ready to sell the club, potentially bringing down the curtain on an acrimonious 17 years under the Glazer family. News of the Glazers inviting investment comes just weeks after Liverpool's American owners, the Fenway Sports Group, indicated they were willing to sell.
Looming freight train strike could derail Biden political momentum
Joe Biden faces the prospect of a crippling strike by railroad unions that could stall transport of fuel, corn and drinking water, dramatically complicate holiday season train travel, and dent the US president's political standing.
Zuma says court ruling ordering him to return to jail is 'cruel'
A South African court ruling that found former president Jacob Zuma was unlawfully granted medical parole and ordered his return to prison to complete his sentence, is "cruel" and "degrading", his representatives said Tuesday. Parole was granted by the head of South Africa's prison service, despite an opinion by the service's medical committee that Zuma did not meet the required conditions.
'Dangerous rhetoric' stoking nuclear tensions: UN chief
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday against "dangerous rhetoric" stoking tensions among nuclear-armed rivals. "Dangerous rhetoric is raising nuclear tensions," he warned.
Moscow says on alert after Crimea hit by 'drone attack'
Ukraine's Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula was targeted by a drone attack on Tuesday, Kremlin-installed authorities said, adding that Moscow's forces there were "on alert". There have been several explosions at or near Russian military installations in Crimea since February, including a coordinated drone attack on a key Russian naval port at Sevastopol in October.
Saudi Arabia stun Messi's Argentina to ignite World Cup
Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history on Tuesday, roaring back to beat Argentina 2-1 -- a result described by Lionel Messi as a "heavy blow". "It's a very heavy blow, a defeat that hurts, but we must continue to have confidence in ourselves," said Messi, who has never won the World Cup in his illustrious career.
French regulator approves state bid to renationalise power giant
France's financial markets regulator on Tuesday approved the state's plan to fully control heavily indebted national power utility EDF that is to spearhead efforts to relaunch the French nuclear industry. The Financial Markets Authority (AMF) in a Tuesday statement said the offer complied with stock market rules.
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