Manufacturing growth in China falters in August and the services sector contracts for the first time since the height of the pandemic. The U.S. completes its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan after a 20-year military mission in the country. More than 120,000 people have been evacuated with thousands more hoping to escape Taliban rule. In corporate news, Porsche has announced plans to open a factory in Malaysia next year - its first outside Europe. Zoom shares fall despite beating quarterly earnings forecasts as revenue growth is set to slow.

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