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Cryptocurrencies tumble amid China crackdown on bitcoin miners

(Reuters) – Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Monday as China’s crackdown on bitcoin mining expanded to the

New Zealand weightlifter to become first transgender Olympian

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after

Axiata, Telenor sign deal to merge Malaysian telecoms units

(Reuters) – Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata Group Bhd (AXIA.KL) and Norway’s Telenor ASA (TEL.OL) have

Asian markets skid on jitters over future Fed action

(AP) — Asian markets skidded on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index down 3.4%, after

Three students dead after Nigeria school kidnapping, says principal

(Reuters) – Three children have died following a school kidnapping of 94 students and eight

8 kids in youth van among the 13 lives lost to Claudette

(AP) — Eight children in a van from a youth home for abused or neglected

Facebook’s ‘Neighborhoods’ faces crowded niche market, profiling concerns

(Reuters) – When Facebook (FB.O) began testing its new “Neighborhoods” feature in Canada last October

Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency as turnout low

(AP) — Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won the country’s presidential election in a landslide victory

Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths

(AP) — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

(AP) — Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren’t just