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(CNN) — Asian stock indexes have made sharp early gains Wednesday, bouncing back from two days of big losses after a surprise steep rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 421.27 points, or 3.35 percent, to end morning trade at 12,994.32.
Australia’s benchmark SP/ASX200 index rose 238.5 points, or [...]

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GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — A newborn in Sierra Leone has the lowest chance in the world of surviving until age 5, and the prospects are almost as bad for children in Angola and Afghanistan, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday.

In 2006, nearly 9.7 million children died worldwide before their fifth birthdays, [...]

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(CNN) — As Democrats debated Monday night in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, readers also came out swinging. CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute hosted a discussion that got a lot of readers’ attention and changed a few opinions along the way.

Many looked at candidates’ interactions with one another, and said they [...]

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LONDON, England (AP) — German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG announced Monday it has agreed to buy Britain’s Laing Rail, which runs passenger services in central and southern England.

Laing, part of infrastructure company John Laing PLC, runs Chiltern Railways services between central England and London’s Marylebone station.
It also has [...]

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Two private planes collided Sunday over a Los Angeles suburb, killing four people, including one on the ground, police and the Federal Aviation Administration reported.

The collision occurred about 3:35 p.m. Sunday (6:35 p.m. ET) in Corona, California, about 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, FAA spokesman [...]

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