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Chelsea, Everton survive League Cup scares, Sheffield Utd crash

The pick of the third round ties sees treble winners Manchester City travel to last season’s runners-up Newcastle. Chelsea and Everton narrowly avoided humiliating League Cup exits against fourth tier opposition as they scraped into the third round on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Postecoglou defends selection after Spurs crash out of League Cup At Stamford Bridge,

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Zimbabwe’s carbon takeover scares locals and investors

Shortly after sunrise, Peter Mudenda looks for elephant tracks on a dirt road lined with mopane trees. Once a farmer, the 49-year-old abandoned his plow a few years ago when a massive forest protection project was launched in Binga, a remote semi-arid region in northern Zimbabwe. He now earns a living by digging fire shields,

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China’s economy is growing, but Xi’s new power scares investors

China’s economy expanded faster than forecast in the third quarter, official data showed on Monday, but investors reacted with dismay to President Xi Jinping’s new sweeping powers over the ruling Communist Party. Xi secured an expected third term as leader at a party convention last weekend, but surprised observers by sharing leadership positions with his

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