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Trump's former national security adviser Flynn seeks to drop guilty plea

Michael Flynn, U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, is asking a federal court to let him withdraw his guilty plea on charges of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigatio

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Past interest rates and future growth

Editor's note: Willem H. Buiter, a former chief economist at Citigroup, is a visiting professor at Columbia University. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of

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Hong Kong detects zero serious pneumonia case related to Wuhan cases: chief executive

Hong Kong has detected zero serious pneumonia case related to those in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province, said Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Adminis

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Erdoğan wades into the Libyan quagmire

Editor's note: John Andrews, a former editor and foreign correspondent for The Economist, is the author of The World in Conflict: Understanding the World's Troublespots. The article reflects the a

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Protect 30% of planet by 2030: UN's rescue plan

Thirty percent of the Earth's surface across land and sea should become protected areas by 2030 to ensure the viability of ecosystems essential to human well being, according to a UN plan released Mo

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US troops in Iraq got warning hours before Iranian attack

American troops were informed of an impending missile barrage hours before their airbase in Iraq was struck by Iran, U.S. military officials said Monday, days after the

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Pelosi says Republicans will pay price for denying impeachment witnesses

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats will determine on Tuesday when to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate and

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Xinjiang makes major progress in "three battles"

Authorities have made major progress in the battles against poverty, pollution and major financial risks in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2019

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Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano threatens big eruption

Nearly 50,000 people living near a volcano on an island close to the Philippine capital have heeded official warning to evacuate as fears of an eruption grew, official

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Startups Weekly: In a crowded field of unicorns, ClassPass becomes another unicorn

I hope you’ve all had a good week. Normally I’m behind the scenes (where I’m most comfortable), but I’ll be managing the Startups Weekly newsletter until I assign it to someone else. More

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Trump, Pelosi trade barbs over impeachment

U.S. President Donald Trump, who was impeached by the Democrat-led House for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress last month, traded barbs with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday over the impeachm

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CBA All-Star Weekend on Saturday: Youngblood and a grassroots dunker

Jiang Weize #11 of the CBA team shoots the ball in the Rising Stars Challenge game of the CBA All-Star Weekend in Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, January 11, 2020. /C

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Let's face it, democracies are ill-suited to mitigate climate change

Aerial photo shows burnt bushes near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Nov. 11, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Li Yihao is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University. The article refle

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Let's face it, democracies are ill-suited to mitigate climate change

Aerial photo shows burnt bushes near Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Nov. 11, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Li Yihao is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University. The article refle

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EU chief warns PM full Brexit trade deal not possible before deadline

Boris Johnson has told the new European Commission chief he will not extend the transition period beyond the end of the year in their first face-to-face talks.The prime

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Geely, Mercedes-Benz launch $780 mln joint venture in E China

China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Germany's Mercedes-Benz announced on Wednesday the establishment of a China-based joint venture (JV) under the Smart brand.The two carmakers jointly invest

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Japan minister launches counterattack after Ghosn blasts justice system

Japan’s justice minister launched a rare and forceful public takedown of auto executive-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn after he blasted the country’s legal system as allo