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U.S. Fed Chair Powell calls on Congress to cut budget deficit

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday called on Congress to reduce the federal budget deficit, which is expected to exceed 1 trillion U.S. dollars this year. "Putting the federal budge

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Sprint/T-Mobile merger gets federal judge approval

The U.S. mobile landscape is on track to look a whole lot different. A hotly contested $26 billion deal between T-Mobile and Sprint just got the go ahead from a U.S. district court judge. The merger w

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Ukraine's president fires chief of staff after reports of turf war

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed his chief of staff Andriy Bogdan on Tuesday, a lawyer whose links with a prominent tycoon had made him one of Zelenskiy's most controversial appointm

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South Korea celebrates big Oscar wins of film 'Parasite'

Sunday night belonged to director Bong joon-ho and his crew, as South Korean film "Parasite" became the biggest winner pocketing four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Internatio

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Bribery trial begins against ex-Ecuador leader Rafael Correa

Prosecutors opened what some are calling Ecuador’s trial of a century Monday against former President Rafael Correa and 20 other high-ranking politicians and business l

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Xerox sweetens HP offer to $24 per share as take-over drama continues

Ever since Xerox set its sights on HP last November, the companies have been engaged in an ongoing battle. Xerox would like very much to take over the much larger HP, while the printer giant has so f

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China rushes to save pregnant women, newborns from coronavirus

Protecting pregnant women and newborns from the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak is the focus of a recently released strategy paper on the crisis.The issue of maternal and neonatal health risk fl

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Oscars put on diversity show after #OscarsSoWhite

Janelle Monae and Billy Porter perform onstage at the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, February 9, 2020. /AP Photo Slammed for failing to nominate female directors and

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U.S. tariffs on derivative steel, aluminum imports take effect

Amid wide opposition, U.S. administration's decision to increase tariffs on derivative steel and aluminum imports by 25 percent and 10 percent respectively took effect on Saturday. U.S. President Do

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U.S. tariffs on derivative steel, aluminum imports take effect

Amid wide opposition, U.S. administration's decision to increase tariffs on derivative steel and aluminum imports by 25 percent and 10 percent respectively took effect on Saturday. U.S. President Do

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Commentary: Respond to coronavirus with facts, not fear

A touching video has gone viral on social media in recent days, delivering the powerful message that care and support, instead of fear and prejudice, are needed when s

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Cambodian PM says ties with China closer after Beijing visit

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has said that the kingdom's relations with China have become closer after his visit to Beijing earlier this week. "It's

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Spain's far-right Vox party takes Twitter to court over tweet ban

Flags of Spain and far-right party VOX are seen during a rally in protest against the new coalition government led by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, at Cibeles Square in Madrid, Spain, Jan

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Chinese, Egyptian FMs discuss cooperation in combating novel coronavirus outbreak

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Friday, underlining bilateral cooperatio

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Investigators find no engine failure in Bryant's helicopter crash

In the latest revelation on the tragic helicopter crash that led to basketball legend Kobe Bryant's death along with eight others, federal investigators said that the two engines of the chopper sh

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Los Angeles-based SureSale is developing an independent certification service for used cars

Donny Hall, the chief executive and co-founder of the used car certification service, SureSale, knows used cars. The serial entrepreneur built and sold a previous business, CarSure, which was an insur

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The historic pubs protected thanks to their stunning architecture

A Liverpool pub has been upgraded to the same architectural protection as Buckingham Palace (Credit: Historic England) For the first time, a UK pub has been given the same protected status as