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Landslides and floods kill 63 in Nepal, India
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No handshakes again as India, Pakistan meet at Women's World Cup
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Georgia PM announces sweeping crackdown on opposition after 'foiled coup'
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Syria selects members of first post-Assad parliament
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Russian strikes kill five in Ukraine, cause power outages
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World champion Marquez crashes out of Indonesia MotoGP
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Babis to meet Czech president after party tops parliamentary vote
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Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 37
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OPEC+ meets with future oil production hanging in the balance
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Dodgers down Phillies on Hernandez homer in MLB playoff series opener
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Philadelphia down NYCFC to clinch MLS Supporters Shield
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Syria selects members of first post-Assad parliament in contested process
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Americans, Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
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Negotiators due in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release talks
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Trump authorizes troops to Chicago as judge blocks Portland deployment
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Wallabies left ruing missed chances ahead of European tour
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Higgo stretches PGA Tour lead in Mississippi
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Blue Jays pummel Yankees 10-1 in MLB playoff series opener
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Georgia ruling party wins local polls as mass protests flare
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Depoortere stakes France claim as Bordeaux-Begles stumble past Lyon
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Vinicius double helps Real Madrid beat Villarreal
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New museum examines family life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
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Piccioli sets new Balenciaga beat, with support from Meghan Markle
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Lammens must be ready for 'massive' Man Utd scrutiny, says Amorim
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Arteta 'not positive' after Odegaard sets unwanted injury record
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Slot struggles to solve Liverpool problems after third successive loss
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Netanyahu hopes to bring Gaza hostages home within days as negotiators head to Cairo
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Ex-NFL QB Sanchez in hospital after reported stabbing
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Liverpool lose again at Chelsea, Arsenal go top of Premier League
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Liverpool suffer third successive loss as Estevao strikes late for Chelsea
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Diaz dazzles early and Kane strikes again as Bayern beat Frankfurt
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De Zerbi living his best life as Marseille go top of Ligue 1
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US envoys head to Mideast as Trump warns Hamas against peace deal delay
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In-form Inter sweep past Cremonese to join Serie A leaders
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Kolisi hopes Rugby Championship success makes South Africa 'walk tall' again
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Ex-All Black Nonu rolls back the years again as Toulon cruise past Pau
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Hundreds of thousands turn out at pro-Palestinian marches in Europe
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Vollering powers to European women's road race title
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Struggling McLaren hit bump in the road on Singapore streets
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'We were treated like animals', deported Gaza flotilla activists say
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Czech billionaire ex-PM's party tops parliamentary vote
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Trump enovys head to Egypt as Hamas agrees to free hostages
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Arsenal go top of Premier League as Man Utd ease pressure on Amorim
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Thousands attend banned Pride march in Hungarian city Pecs
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Consent gives Morris and Prescott another memorable Arc weekend
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Georgian police fire tear gas as protesters try to enter presidential palace
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Vollering powers to European road race title
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Reinach and Marx star as Springboks beat Argentina to retain Rugby Championship
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Russell celebrates 'amazing' Singapore pole as McLarens struggle
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Czech billionaire ex-PM's party leads in parliamentary vote

Stock markets fall as Trump tax cuts clear House
Stock markets mostly fell and US long-term borrowing costs surged Thursday as investors fretted over the US debt pile after President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax cut plan passed the House of Representatives.
Wall Street's three main indexes were mixed at the open, with the broad-based S&P 500 and Dow falling while the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose.
The yield on 30-year US government bonds climbed to 5.15 percent following the House vote, nearing levels last seen in 2007 at the start of the global financial crisis.
"The increase in longer-term borrowing costs reflects renewed investor concerns over the ever-expanding size of the US budget deficit, and overall national debt," said David Morrison, senior market analyst at financial services firm Trade Nation.
A weak auction of 20-year US government debt on Wednesday had already flashed a warning sign that the bond market was worried about the country's finances.
Last week, Moody's lowered its top-tier credit rating for the world's biggest economy, citing the growing US debt mountain.
The dollar remained under pressure while bitcoin reached a new record, nearing $112,000, and oil prices fell.
"The growing mountain of US debt is causing ripples of worry across financial markets," said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown.
"As the dollar has weakened, amid concerns about the US fiscal position, bitcoin has flexed even more muscle, as investors appear to be looking for alternatives to the greenback."
European stock markets were in the red in afternoon deals, as investors also reacted to weak business activity data out of the eurozone and Britain.
Traders in Asia were also worried about rising Japanese bond yields, analysts said.
Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" passed by one vote, 215-214, and along party lines after Republican leadership quelled a rebellion among fiscal conservatives.
Independent analysts warn the bill would increase the deficit by as much as $4 trillion over a decade.
The White House Council of Economic Advisors says the package will spur growth of up to 5.2 percent while Trump's spokeswoman insisted it would not add to the deficit.
- Key figures at around 1335 GMT -
New York - Dow: DOWN 0.2 percent at 41,821.92 points
New York - S&P 500: DOWN 0.2 percent at 5,832.49
New York - Nasdaq Composite: UP 0.1 percent at 18,886.82
London - FTSE 100: DOWN 1.0 percent at 8,786.46
Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 1.2 percent at 7,814.41
Frankfurt - DAX: DOWN 0.9 percent at 23,898.53
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.8 percent at 36,985.87 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 1.2 percent at 23,544.31 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.2 percent at 3,380.19 (close)
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.1297 from $1.1334 on Wednesday
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.3413 from $1.3421
Dollar/yen: DOWN at 143.60 yen from 143.66 yen
Euro/pound: DOWN at 84.23 pence from 84.42 pence
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 1.5 percent at $60.68 per barrel
Brent North Sea Crude: DOWN 1.4 percent at $64.01 per barrel
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