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Wall Street's three indices Thursday almost broke its record on a spate of encouraging news.

Representative Kevin Brady of Texas, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, rallied outside the US Capitol in support of the USMCA on September 12, 2019

Google said it settled an investigation with a US labor agency by agreeing to remind employees they are free to discuss "workplace issues" but continues to encourage workers to avoid political debates on the job

The European Central Bank dropped interest rates by 1% and announced a new round of bond-buying.

"But when you look at the history books I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history." - Floyd Mayweather

Zimbabwe ex-president Robert Mugabe's family and the government squabbled over his burial on Thursday, with the place of the ceremony -- and even its date -- unclear after relatives snubbed a plan for him to be entombed at a national monument.Mugabe died in Singapore last week aged 95, leaving Zimbabweans torn over the legacy of a leader once lauded as a colonial-era liberation hero, but whose autocratic 37-year rule ended in a coup in 2017.

The shale oil boom in the U.S. is largely responsible for pushing up U.S. oil exports.

The People's Liberation Army confronted the patrolling Indian Soldiers on the banks of Pangong Tso, with reinforcements arriving for both armies, before the scuffle was eventually settled.

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The announcement is among the final actions to be taken by outgoing ECB President Mario Draghi.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, pictured September 10, said on CNBC he is "cautiously optimistic" about chances for a deal to resolve the conflict

Iraqi Oil Minister Thami al-Ghadhban (L) and UAE's Minister of Energy and Industry Suhail al-Mazrouei attend an OPEC-JMMC meeting in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi

The European Central Bank also instituted an aggressive bond buying program in a bid to isolate the eurozone from a slowing global economy and trade tensions.

US President Donald Trump has been pressing the Federal Reserve to match the rate cuts of the European Central Bank

Higher open likely for the U.S. markets Thursday after the main equity futures indices climbed following goodwill gestures by the two sides in the Sino-U.S trade war.

A 14-year-old girl died while attempting to imitate a DIY video using a drink can and an alcohol burner. She, with another 13-year-old girl, was making popcorn when the apparatus suddenly exploded in their faces, leaving the teens with severe burn injuries.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him that China would be the junior partner with revenues being split 60% to 40% in favor of the Philippines.

Increasing oil output, in particular by the United States, is putting pressure on OPEC and its allies to restrain production to keep prices stable

Saudi Arabia has been shouldering the burden of oil output cuts that came into effect in January, but other producers -- notably Nigeria and Iraq -- stand accused of exceeding their quotas

Humans are planning to set up a colony on Planet Mars, but a NASA engineer said they should instead plan on putting base on its moon.

A defiant protest anthem penned by an anonymous composer has become the unofficial new soundtrack to Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, belted out by crowds at flashmobs in malls, on the streets and in the football stands."Glory to Hong Kong" first appeared on YouTube on 31 August and has quickly won a huge following among those pushing for greater democratic freedoms in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.