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Israel strikes southern Lebanon; China cuts short-term rate, and more
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Israel warned residents of several villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate, as it stepped up its attacks there. Also, China’s central bank cut an important short-term policy rate and injected more liquidity into its banking system.
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