NHL roundup: Mammoth win as Pens bitten by huge comeback (again)
The Pittsburgh Penguins, victims of a blown lead Saturday night, fell prey again Sunday, as the Utah Mammoth completed a wild comeback 5-4 win in Pittsburgh. Dylan Guenther scored the overtime-winning goal for Utah, one night after the slumping Pengui...
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Korea Zinc board to discuss smelter joint venture plan with US government, source says
By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Korea Zinc's board will discuss on Monday a plan to build a 10 trillion won ($6.8 billion) smelter to refine critical minerals in the United States by forming a venture with the U.S. government and U.S. compani...
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NFL roundup: Chargers KO Chiefs from playoff race; Patrick Mahomes tears ACL
Justin Herbert threw for 210 yards and one touchdown while counterpart Patrick Mahomes tore the ACL in his left knee while leading a drive in the final two minutes as the Los Angeles Chargers ensured the host Kansas City Chiefs will miss the playoffs f...
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HSBC's $13.6 billion buyout proposal wins Hang Seng Bank board committee's nod
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank said on Monday an independent board committee found HSBC's $13.6 billion take-private offer to be fair and reasonable, and recommended its minority investors vote in favour of the proposal. Under the offer...
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Reaction to Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's guilty verdict in national security trial
HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty on Monday of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of sedition under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life. La...
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Beachside shooting throws Australia's gun control regime into question
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - After Australia's worst mass shooting in 1996, it took the government 12 days to ban semi-automatic weapons, organise a gun buyback scheme and introduce a licensing system to weed out people considered unfit to ...
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L.A. police investigate 2 deaths at home of actor-director Rob Reiner as apparent homicide
LOS ANGELES, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Two people were found dead at the Los Angeles home of actor-director-producer Rob Reiner, with law enforcement officials investigating the circumstances in an apparent homicide, the Los Angeles Police Department said ...
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of collusion with foreign forces
HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court on Monday found pro-democracy campaigner and tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of collusion with foreign forces under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life. The case ...
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What we know about the shooting victims at Sydney's Bondi Beach Jewish event
By Scott Murdoch and Christine Chen MELBOURNE, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday were a rabbi who was a father of five, a Holocaust...
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China's home prices slide further in November
By Liangping Gao and Liz Lee BEIJING, Dec 15 (Reuters) - China's new home prices extended declines in November, official data showed on Monday, indicating that a recovery in demand remains elusive despite the government vowing to stabilise the sector....
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