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Global stocks down on weak Chinese data

Global stocks fell Tuesday after disappointing data from China deepened concerns over its economy, while strong US retail numbers and worries surrounding the American banking sector cast a pall on Wall Street.

UK railways hit by latest staff walkout

Rail workers in Britain held their latest strike over pay and conditions on Saturday, as more than a year of walkouts on the country's train network grinds on.

UN talks seek to fix 'broken' global food system

A three-day United Nations summit opened in Rome on Monday aimed at tackling a "broken" global food system where millions are starving, two billion are overweight or obese and the planet is suffering.

UK water crisis pollutes privatisation legacy

Britain's biggest water supplier staving off renationalisation, trains derailed by strikes and consumers suffering huge energy bills -- the nation's vital sectors are mired in chaos decades after their controversial privatisation.

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