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Typhoon Talim forecast to hit southern China late Monday

Tropical storm Talim strengthened into a typhoon early on Monday and is set to be the first this year to make landfall in China, the national weather forecaster said, while authorities cancelled flights and urged residents to stay at home.

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Parents killed, daughter injured in Crimea Bridge emergency - Russian governor

The parents of a girl were killed and their daughter was injured in a passenger car on the Crimea Bridge early on Monday, Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region in southern Russia said.

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Sony's Microsoft truce marks new gaming reality

It’s almost a new dawn in videogames. After opposing Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard , Sony has signed an agreement over the latter's "Call of Duty" title. It will help the $2.6 trillion company appease regulatory holdouts, but Sony benefits too.

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Crimea Bridge, key Russian supply line, damaged, two dead amid reports of blasts

Two people were killed and their daughter was seriously injured on Monday after blasts on the Crimean Bridge, a major supply artery for Russian troops fighting in Ukraine and a prestige project that was personally opened by President Vladimir Putin.

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Dollar licks wounds as policy peak looms

A bruised dollar took respite on Monday after suffering its worst weekly drop of the year, as traders waited on economic data and policy decisions before selling it down any further.

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Old Cold War tool could help in new era of tension

U.S. President Joe Biden last week trumpeted the unity of the NATO alliance in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rich democracies need similar cohesion in the economic sphere to manage the dangers of a quasi-Cold War with China.

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India's HDFC Bank posts bigger-than-expected jump in Q1 profit

HDFC Bank , India's largest private lender, on Monday reported a bigger-than-expected 30% jump in first-quarter profit, helped by higher net interest income (NII) and strong loan growth.

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North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says US should stop 'foolish act' that risks security

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Monday that the United States should avoid any "foolish act" that could put its security at risk and rejected offers of talks as a ploy, state media KCNA news agency reported.

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Major Gulf bourse in red on falling oil prices

Major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade on Monday tracking oil prices lower, with the Dubai index on course to snap five sessions of gains.

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UBS investors warm to Credit Suisse deal

UBS's emergency takeover of Credit Suisse may lead to thousands of job losses, departures of key staff and a risky integration challenge, but for many UBS investors it increasingly looks like a good deal for Switzerland's biggest bank.

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