China’s Woes Loom Large Over the Global Markets
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China’s Woes Loom Large Over the Global Markets

A downturn in the world’s second biggest economy, and growing fears about its real estate sector, are making investors jittery.
Tanker in Yemen Is Emptied of Oil, Averting Catastrophic Spill
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Tanker in Yemen Is Emptied of Oil, Averting Catastrophic Spill

More than a million barrels of oil on a tanker off the coast of Yemen were transferred to another ship bought by the United Nations. But now a new hurdle looms: Who owns the recovered oil?
Sweden Is Not Staying Neutral in Russia’s Information War
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Sweden Is Not Staying Neutral in Russia’s Information War

The country has empowered a government agency to openly combat online disinformation coming from foreign adversaries, and especially the Kremlin.