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Global markets rallied after America's Senate voted to advance a bill to end the longest ever federal shutdown on Sunday.

The SMP 500 and the NASDAQ closed 1.5%. the longest ever federal shutdown on Sunday.

The SMP 500 and the NASDAQ closed 1.5% and 2.3% higher, respectively, on Monday.

Indices across Europe and Asia rose.

The bill must still clear several procedural hurdles.

The Speaker of America's House of Representatives urged members to return to Washington, quote, right now. Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for

$1 billion in damages if it did not retract a, quote, defamatory documentary that appeared to selectively edit one of his speeches,

as well as apologize and pay compensation. Earlier, the British public broadcaster's chair

apologised for an, quote, error of judgment over the documentary, which was about the capital

insurrection.

The BBC's Director General resigned on Sunday.

America's Supreme Court rejected an attempt to overturn the legislation of same-sex marriage. The case was brought by a Kentucky official who refused to grant marriage licenses to gay couples on the grounds of religious freedom.

The court ruled 5'4 against the appeal, thereby protecting the constitutional right that has come under increased attacks by Republican lawmakers.

A court in Paris released Nicholas Sarkozy from prison after the former French

president had served just 20 days of his five-year sentence. Mr. Sarkozy was convicted in September

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