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China's rail freight volume rises in November

China's railway freight volume, an indicator of broad economic activity, expanded at a faster pace in November, official data

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Laura Ashley to close 40 UK stores amid a push into China

Fashion and home furnishings retailer Laura Ashley will close about 40 stores in the UK as it plans to expand its presence in

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Pemex aims for splash in shallow waters, retreats from the deeps

Mexican state-run oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos will focus on existing shallow water assets and refining next year at the exp

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Ten years on, Fed's long, strange, trip to zero redefined central banking

Whatever the acronym, when the U.S. Federal Reserve dropped its policy rate to near zero on Dec. 16, 2008, to counter a full-

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​insurance outfit helps aeta community through financial literacy and sports

BY APD writer Melo M. Acuna MANILA ,Dec.15 – A different kind of bond has been established between Allianz PNB Life Insurance

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China's foreign trade reaches milestones in 40 years

China's foreign trade has grown rapidly in the last 40 years. According to data from China's National Bureau of Statistics (N

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City investors call on listed companies to pay living wage

A group of City investors with assets worth more than £180bn has written to listed firms including Vodafone, Balfour Beatty a

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APD | World Bank recognises India as top remittance recipient

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan NEW DELHI, Dec.10(APD) -- According to World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief released on

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U.S. stocks close sharply lower amid soft data

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Friday as investors digested a batch of economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average f

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Xi-Trump phone talks a positive sign: expert

Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues of common interest over the phone with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thurs

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Muguruza survives scare in taking first step on grass

Former Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza suffered a scare before taking the first early steps that may help her forget her

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U.S. warns of "spill-over violence" from Syria crisis

The U.S. is very concerned by violence in Lebanon and sees the killing of a Hezbollah commander as an example of negative imp

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Iraqi PM due in Iran for official visit

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will pay an official visit to neighboring Iran in the coming days to discuss bilateral ti

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Iran foils oil pipeline bombing

Iran's security forces have thwarted a bomb attack on a strategic oil pipeline in the southwestern Khuzestan province, semi-o

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Russia opens criminal case against ex-defense chief

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, who is accused of negligen

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U.S. urges Iran to help return former FBI agent

The White House on Tuesday called for Iran's help in securing the return of Robert Levinson, a retired agent of the Federal B

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Geneva agreement 1st step to confidence: Iranian president

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that recent Geneva agreement is the first step to build confidence between Ir