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Preview of China's Central Economic Work Conference for 2018

‍China'sCentralEconomicWorkConferencefor2018willstartonMonday.Theannualmeetingwillsetthetoneforthecountry'sfutureeconomicagendaandallofChina'stopleaderswillbeth

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Serena Williams to play the Australian Open? Yes? No? Maybe?

Thetennisworldwentdarkinmid-November,anditwillprettymuchstaythatwayforthenextfewweeks,untilthestartoftheofficial2018ATPandWTAseasons.Anewyearalwaysushersinahost

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GOP betting that its fix for US economy will defy warnings

Thetaxoverhaulof2017amountstoahigh-stakesgamblebyRepublicansinCongress:Thatslashingtaxesforcorporationsandwealthyindividualswillaccelerategrowthandassuregreater

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Anita Hill to chair Hollywood harassment commission

AspecialcommissiontocombatsexualharassmentintheentertainmentandmediaindustrieswillbechairedbylawyerandacademicAnitaHill.ThefirstmeetingoftheCommissiononSexualHa

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New Austrian government will see country shift to the right

AnewAustriangovernmentwillshiftthecountrytotherightwithmembersofanationalistpartyinseveralkeyministries,whileconservativepartyheadSebastianKurzwillbecomeEurope'

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Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry on May 19

Britain’sPrinceHarryandhisAmericanfiancée,MeghanMarkle,willmarryonSaturdayMay19,KensingtonPalacesaid.QueenElizabeth’sgrandson,fifth-in-linetothethrone,andMarkle

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Airbus CEO to step down amid management shake-up

Airbushasannouncedchangesinitsmanagementteam,withitsCEOsteppingdownin2019precedednextyearbyitsplane-makingchief.Thecompanysaidtheboardhadactedtosecureanorderlys

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US plans Middle East peace push after 'cooling off' over Jerusalem

TheWhiteHouseistoreneweffortstoreachanIsraeli-Palestinianpeacedeal,officialssaidFriday,despiteoutrageoverPresidentDonaldTrump'sdecisiontorecognizeJerusalemasIsr

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Disney-Fox deal points to streaming wars

TheWaltDisneyCompanyannouncedThursdayitwouldacquirekeyfilmandtelevisionassetsof21stCenturyFoxInc.ina5.24-billion-U.S.-dollardealinstock,aspartofitseffortstocomp

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Samsung reportedly eyes first half of 2018 for smart speaker debut

Astonishingly,Apple'slong-delayedHomePodspeakermightnotbethelasttomarketwhenitlaunchesearlynextyear.Samsungwillreleaseitsownsmartspeakerinthefirsthalfof2018,acc

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US communications regulator votes to repeal net neutrality laws

TheUScommunicationsregulatorhascontroversiallyvotedtoabolishnetneutralityrulesthatguaranteeequalaccesstotheinternet.Thedecisionhadbeenwidelyexpecteddespiteacamp

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ADB approves 380 mln USD loan to improve roads in S. Philippines

TheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)hasapproveda380-million-U.S.-dollarloantohelpthePhilippinegovernmentstrengthentheroadnetworkinthesouthernMindanaoIsland,thecountry's

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World's steepest funicular railway to open in Switzerland

SwisstechnologyisduetohitnewheightsonFridaywhentheworld’ssteepestfunicularlineopensatoneofitsAlpineresorts.SwissPresidentDorisLeuthardwillofficiallyopenthe52mil

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Japanese company to start paying employees in bitcoin

AJapanesecompanywillstartpayingpartofitsemployees’salariesinBitcoin,asitaimstogainbetterunderstandingofthevirtualcurrency,aspokeswomanhassaid.GMOInternet,whicho

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Risks lie ahead amid Turkey's fast-growing economy

TheTurkishgovernmentannouncedthisweekthatTurkey'seconomygrew11.1percentinthethirdquarterof2017,thebiggestincreaseintheworld,butitwouldnotyieldsustainablefruitsw

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China to boost competitiveness in AI

Chinahasmovedtoforgenewcompetitiveadvantagesinartificialintelligence(AI),withgoalstoallowhomegrownbusinessestotakeonglobalrivalsby2020.TheMinistryofIndustryandI

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EU's Tusk warns of bruising Brexit battle ahead, urges unity

EuropeanUnionchiefDonaldTuskwarnedThursdayofabruisingBrexitbattleaheadasBritainandtheremaining27EUcountriesmoveontotodiscussionsovertheirfuturetraderelations.As