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White House budget proposal aims to close deficit in 15 years

The White House on Monday unveiled a budget proposal for next fiscal year that would cut major domestic programs, claiming that solid economic growth would support substantial deficit reduction and

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China unveils tax policies to aid epidemic control

China has unveiled a raft of tax policies to reduce financial burdens on some sectors and support the country's fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic. For firms

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An app tasked with reporting the results of the Iowa caucus has crashed

A smartphone app tasked with reporting the results of the Iowa caucus has crashed, delaying the result of the first major count in nominating a Democratic candidate to run for the U.S. presidency.The

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Turkish forces envelope city in Idlib to thwart Syrian gov't forces

DAMASCUS, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish forces brought in military gears to the surroundings of the city of Saraqeb in the countryside of Idlib, northwestern Syria, on Saturday, in a bid to prevent

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France Asserts to Provide No Concession to Pakistan on Terror Funding During FATF Meeting

Pakistan is expected to be taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, as major powers including the US, UK, France, Germany, and even Japan appear to

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China to supervise treatment of medical waste from fighting novel coronavirus

China's environmental watchdog has urged local authorities to properly supervise and manage the treatment of medical waste produced in fighting the deadly novel corona

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Iran may review cooperation with IAEA if EU pressure mounts: TV

Iran will review its cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog should it face “unjust” measures, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said, after EU powe

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Pig farmers in Chinese agricultural province get 1.76 bln yuan of insurance payouts

Farmers in central China's Henan Province have been compensated 1.76 billion yuan (256.6 million U.S. dollars) for their losses in raising pigs in 2019, a local insura

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Military showdown displaces hundreds of families in western Aleppo: watchdog

Hundreds of families evacuated their homes in the western countryside of Syria's northern province of Aleppo as a result of the military showdown there, a war monitor

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Trump administration violated law in withholding Ukraine aid: watchdog

The Trump administration violated the law by withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine last summer "for a policy reason," the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a top governm

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Buttigieg’s CISO resigns, leaving no known cybersecurity chiefs among the 2020 candidates

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has lost his campaign’s chief information security officer, who cited “differences” with the campaign over its security practices.Mick Baccio, w

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Cloudflare is giving away its security tools to US political campaigns

Network security giant Cloudflare said it will provide its security tools and services to U.S. political campaigns for free, as part of its efforts to secure upcoming elections against cyberattacks an

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14 pro-Turkey Syrian militants killed in Libya: monitor

A total of 14 pro-Turkey Syrian rebels were killed during the fighting in Libya, a war monitor reported on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the bodies of 14 slain Syrian mi

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China's Hainan speeds up approval of imported medicine, medical devices

China's southern island province of Hainan has streamlined the approval of imported medicine and medical equipment in its medical pilot zone, shortening the approval p

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Trump signs legislation to add 4.7 trln USD to national debt: watchdog group

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed legislation that will ultimately add 4.7 trillion U.S. dollars to the national debt from 2017 to 2029, according to nonpartisan watchdog group the Committee fo

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Canadian transportation watchdog invited to Iran over plane crash investigation

Canada's Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has been invited by Iran's accident investigation agency to the site where a Ukrainian airliner crashed, killing 176 people

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Syrian troops ambushed in desert region, 7 killed

A bus transporting Syrian soldiers was ambushed on Tuesday morning in the desert of the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, leaving seven soldiers killed and 14 others w