Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received Amnesty International's "Ambassadors of Conscience" award on Monday, days before a major UN climate summit in New York. The 16-year-old, who is

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Almost the entire population of Ecuador had their personal data leaked online in a major security breach, officials and security experts said Monday. Data on an estimated 20 million people, including almost seven million minors

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The United States and Belarus are preparing to exchange ambassadors after more than a decade-long freeze, a senior US diplomat said on Tuesday. US Undersecretary for Political Affairs David Hale met with Belarusian President Alexander

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The Washington Post on Tuesday unveiled a new ad tech platform touted as a way to help newspapers counter the loss in online revenue to major platforms Google and Facebook. The daily, which is owned

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The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously extended its mission in Afghanistan after China withdrew its threat of a veto if the text did not mention Beijing's "Belt and Road" trade initiative. For 15 days

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Cotton prices fell nearly 2% on Tuesday, dragged down by falling crude oil prices and a lack of follow through buying of the natural fibre after hopes of a deal between the United States and

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China Molybdenum Co on Tuesday saw off fierce competition from a rival bidder to win an auction of ammonium paratungstate (APT) inventory, formerly held by China's Fanya Metal Exchange, for 3.27 billion yuan. The series

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Copper edged lower on Tuesday as investors doubted that U.S-China talks this week would lead to a speedy resolution of a long-running trade dispute and a recovery in metals demand. Deputy-level talks between the world's

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Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures rose to a nearly 1-month high on Tuesday on speculation that soaring oil prices triggered by attacks on Saudi crude facilities would boost synthetic rubber prices, which may bolster natural

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Malaysian palm oil futures jumped over 4% on Tuesday, their highest in more than three weeks, as gains in related oils on the Dalian Commodity Exchange and a sliding ringgit powered sentiment. The benchmark palm

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