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

EuropeanUnionchiefDonaldTuskwarnedThursdayofabruisingBrexitbattleaheadasBritainandtheremaining27EUcountriesmoveontotodiscussionsovertheirfuturetraderelations.As

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Net neutrality rules weakened by US regulator

RestrictionsonUSbroadbandproviders'abilitytoprioritiseoneservice'sdataoveranotheraretobereducedafteravotebyaregulator.TheFederalCommunicationsCommissionvotedthr

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China tightens monetary policies on US rate hike alarm

TheUSFederalReserve’slatestratehikealertisalreadyhavinganimpactonChina.ThePeople'sBankofChina(PBOC)raisedinterestratesforitsmedium-termLendingFacilityandreverse

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China-Russia gas pipeline construction gains steam

TheChinaNationalPetroleumCorporationsaidWednesdaythatithadspeduptheprocesstolaynaturalgaspipelinesconnectingChinaandRussia,thelargestenergycooperationbetweenthe

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EU summit: Brexit, PESCO and Jerusalem on the menu

Brexit,theeurozone,andmilitarycooperationareexpectedtoleadtheagendaasEUleadersgatherinBrusselsonDecember14-15forthefinalEUCouncilsummitof2017.Discussionswilltak

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Walmart gives workers a way to get paid before payday

Walmartisprovidingworkerswithanappaimedathelpingthembudgettheirmoneyandgetpaidbeforepayday.TheretailersaidWednesdaythatitteamedupwithfinancialtechnologystartupE

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S.Korea bans Bitcoin trading among certain people, financial institution

TheSouthKoreangovernmentonWednesdaybannedthetradingofBitcoinamongcertaintypestopeopletopreventspeculativeinvestmentinthecryptocurrencyandprohibititfrombeingused

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Saudi Arabia 'set' to hike domestic petrol prices by 80% next month

SaudiArabiaplanstoincreasedomesticpetrolandjetfuelpricesinJanuary2018,aspartofaprogramtograduallyeliminateenergysubsidiesasthekingdomseekstooverhaulitseconomyan

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Russian Olympic Committee approves athletes competing under neutral flag

TheRussianOlympicCommittee(ROC)onTuesdaygaveagreenlightforitsathletestocompeteunderaneutralflagatthe2018WinterOlympicGamesdespiteabanonthecountry’snationalteam.

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Trump to meet House, Senate tax cut negotiators Wednesday: White House

PresidentDonaldTrumponWednesdaywillhostcongressionalnegotiatorsforlunchtodiscusstheirprogresstowardtaxcutlegislation,theWhiteHousesaid.Thelunchwilltakeplaceahea

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Russia weighs moves to climb timber industry value chain

Longseenasakeysupplierofrawtimber,Russiaislookingtomoveuptheloggingindustryvaluechain.Moscowisconsideringlegislationtolimittheexportofroundtimberandintroduceaqu

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In Brexit Britain, economic gravity will take its toll

BritainlookssettogetwhatitcravesinitsnegotiationswiththeEuropeanUnion.TheBritishgovernmenthascontrivedawayaroundtheimpasseoveravoidingcontrolsattheIrishlandbord

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FCC and FTC outline how they’ll cooperate after net neutrality vote

TheFCCisscheduledtovoteonitsproposaltorollbacknetneutralityprotectionsonDecember14thandaheadofthatvote,theFCCandFTChavereleasedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU)re

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Japanese gov't approves plan to join new U.S.-led space station project

TheJapanesegovernmentonTuesdaygavethego-aheadtojoinaU.S-ledplantobuildanewspacestationinthemoon'sorbit.TheJapanesegovernmenthopestheambitiousplanwillprovideoppo

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Trump to send astronauts back to the moon, eventually Mars

USPresidentDonaldTrumpsignedhisadministration'sfirstspacepolicydirectiveonMonday,formallydirectingtheUSspaceagencyNASAtosendastronautsbacktothemoonandeventually

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Opinion: Tax cut today, tax hike tomorrow!

PresidentDonaldTrump’sbringingbusinessacumentopoliticsisonfulldisplaywhenitcomestohisplanforthetaxsystemoverhaulintheUS.HecertainlylearnedthelessonfromGeorgeH.W

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More military technologies targeted for civilian sector to boost economy

Chinawillstrengtheninnovationbydevelopinghigh-techindustrieswithmilitarytechnologiestoboostmilitary-civilintegration,amovethataimstocultivatenewgrowthdriversand