Stocks diverge as investors track China Covid surge
LONDON - Stock markets mostly rose in Europe and the United States but sank in Asia on Thursday as investors weighed the economic impact of China's Covid surge as the country reopens.

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Prayers and emotion in ailing ex-pope Benedict's home region
REGENSBURG, Germany: The declining health of former pontiff Benedict XVI has sparked a wave of emotion in the region of Bavaria where he was born, while the controversies that marked his time in office remain vivid for many.

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Spacewalker Josh Cassada Prepares to Deploy Roll-out Solar ArraySpacewalker Josh Cassada Prepares to Deploy Roll-out Solar Array
Spacewalker Josh Cassada Prepares to Deploy Roll-out Solar Array | NASA...

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Donald Trump&s redacted tax returns to be made public
Former US Republican president Donald Trump&s redacted tax returns will be made public tomorrow, a spokesperson for the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee said.

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China set to issue visas as it eases virus restrictions
China says it will resume issuing ordinary visas and passports in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of millions of Chinese going abroad for next month&s Lunar New Year holiday.

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Netanyahu&s new hardline regime earmarks West Bank expansion as a priority
Benjamin Netanyahu&s incoming hard-line government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities yesterday, vowing to legalise dozens of illegally built outposts and annex the occupied territory as part of its coalition deal with its ultranational allies.

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