Global shares slide on U.S.-China spat over Hong Kong, dollar gains
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stock markets stumbled and the dollar climbed on Wednesday after China condemned U.S. Senate legislation aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong, the latest obstacle to reaching a deal in a prolonged Sino-U.S. trade dispute that has weighed on growth worldwide.Gold prices rose to their highest in nearly two weeks before paring gains, while the yield on Germany's 10-year bond tumbled to a 2-1/2 week low as worries over the direction of U.S.-China trade talks..