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Switzerland's economy contracted in the third quarter of the year, suffering from high US tariffs which abruptly curtailed exports across the Atlantic, the economy ministry said on Monday.

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Much talk in the Australian media has centred on Root's lack of a Test century in this country and his preparations were curtailed when he hooked Matthew Potts to mid-wicket for one.

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But low prices that year led producers to curtail output and power generators to favor natural gas, and by the end of the 2024 injection season the surplus was down to around 5%.

When oil refineries evaded pollution caps through what organizers called a “gaping loophole” in Environmental Protection Agency policy, Marquez and others sued, overturning the policy and successfully curtailing pollution spikes at California plants.

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Government services that had been curtailed or suspended entirely will resume.

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