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Facebook reaffirms refusal to ban political ads on its platform

Facebook Inc. said Thursday that it will continue to allow political ads on its platform including Instagram, despite possible false information in those ads run by politicians. Facebook Director of

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Leonardo DiCaprio to donate 3 mln USD for Australia bushfire relief

Hollywood heart-throb Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organization said Thursday it will donate 3 million U.S. dollars to help firefighting efforts in Australia. The Oscar winner's Earth Alliance

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What is the War Powers Act?

00:59 The U.S. House of Representatives voted to limit the president’s power on military action against Iran.The War Powers Act requires the president get approval from Congress to go

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Sri Lanka prepared for economic uncertainty following U.S.-Iran tension

COLOMBO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government on Thursday said it is prepared to face economic uncertainty following escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, two of Sri Lanka's

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Big data: Guizhou's new calling card

01:20 In a recent commentary, Nature,a weekly international journal, concluded that China "has transformed from a low-cost manufacturing base to a center of knowledge creation." This p

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Ballard CEO applauds China's business environment, opportunities

As China has made advancements in protecting intellectual property (IP), foreign investors should not scare themselves away with IP worries from the world's biggest market, according to Randall MacEw

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Turkstream pipeline opening clouded by Middle East concerns

The ceremony of Turkstream launch in Istanbul, January 9, 2020. /Reuters Photo On January 8, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin took the stage in Istan

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Iran launches 16 missiles from 3 locations, says U.S. defense secretary

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Wednesday that Iran launched 16 short-range ballistic missiles from three locations within Iran in Tuesday's attack. Esper, w

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U.S. calls for complete cooperation with any probe into cause of Iran crash

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States was calling for complete cooperation with any investigation into the cause of the crash of a Ukr

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APD | Governor Benjamin Diokno calls on Filipinos not to be alarmed with developments in the Middle East

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA, Jan. 8 (APD) – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said there is no cause for alarm with what’s going on in the M

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Self-sinking golf balls and a flying taxi hit tech expo

Carmakers show off their creations revealing a concept of a car inspired by 2009 film Avatar and a prototype of a new city.

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Cyber security breaches hit unprecedented highs in UK defence industry

An unprecedented number of security incidents were reported to the Ministry of Defence during the last 12 months.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei Calls Overnight Missile Strikes 'a Slap in the Face' of US

In the early hours of Wednesday, Iran launched two missile attacks on American targets in Iraq in response to the assassination of its top military commander, General S

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Ikea to pay $46 mln to family of toddler killed in dresser accident

Ikea has agreed to pay 46 million U.S. dollars to the parents of a two-year-old boy who was killed when a chest of drawers tipped over on him, the family's lawyer said Tuesday.Jozef Dudek died in

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Australian trade minister rules out visa-free travel deal with UK

Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has ruled out visa-free travel and work arrangements with the United Kingdom (UK) as part of a post-Brexit free trade agreement (FTA). The Guardian reporte

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Why is TurkStream gas pipeline causing a fuss?

Photo via the TurkStream official website Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey on Wednesday for talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as the two leaders jointl

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Pentagon chief says Soleimani's threat to U.S. counted by days

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Tuesday that persuasive intelligence report shows the threat posed by Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was "a matter of days," in an effort to ju