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U.S. House passes $900 billion COVID-19 relief package

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a long-awaited COVID-19 stimulus package of $900 billion on Monday night, along with funding of $1.4 trillion to keep the government running through September

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ECB refrains from rate cut, steps up liquidity measures amid COVID-19 concerns

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to leave key interest rates unchanged, but rolled out a comprehensive package of monetary policy measures to ensure liquidity support amid COVID-19

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White powder and 'racist' letter sent to Meghan Markle

ApackagecontainingwhitepowderandanallegedlyracistmessagesenttoPrinceHarryandhisfianceeMeghanMarkleisbeingtreatedasahatecrime,policesaidonThursday.Officersfromth

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Japan PM Abe announces $17.8 billion economic stimulus package

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonMondayorderedhiscabinettocompileneweconomicstimulusmeasuresinapackagewortharound2trillionyen($17.80billion)bytheendoftheyear.Spe

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Trump approves bill for $15B in hurricane aid

TheHousepassedasweepingpackagetodaythatauthorizesbillionsofdollarsforhurricanerecoveryefforts,raisesthedebtlimitandfundsthegovernmentthroughDecember,withsomeRep

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Austria passes bill of 5-million-euro aid package for Syria, Africa

The Austrian cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill of a 5-million-euro (5.7 million U.S. dollar) aid package for Syria and several African countries, Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said in a press release.

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Austria passes bill of 5-million-euro aid package for Syria, Africa

TheAustriancabinetonWednesdayapprovedabillofa5-million-euro(5.7millionU.S.dollar)aidpackageforSyriaandseveralAfricancountries,ForeignMinisterSebastianKurzsaidin

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Japan's cabinet approves 28.1 trillion yen stimulus package

The Japanese cabinet approved an economic stimulus package worth 28.1 trillion yen (274 billion U.S. dollars) on Tuesday to support Japan's sluggish economy in the wake of Britain's decision to leave the European Union.

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Samsung begins mass producing world's fastest 4GB HBM DRAM

​Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it has begun mass-producing the world's fastest 4-gigabyte high bandwidth memory (HBM) dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip, more than seven times faster than the previous fastest DRAM.

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Former HK leader describes proposed reform package as "starting point"

Tung Chee-hwa, vice chairman of China's top political advisory body, said on Wednesday that the proposed electoral reform package for choosing the Hong Kong's next leader marks the "starting point" of the "one man, one vote" election.

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Japan adopts new stimulus package to drive economy

The Japanese government on Saturday approved an emergency economic stimulus package worth about 3.5 trillion yen (about 29.06 billion U.S. dollars) to drive regional economies hit by higher prices due to sales tax hike and the yen's fast retreat.

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New Zealand trade minister to attend WTO Ministerial Conference

New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser will depart Monday for Bali, Indonesia to attend the 9th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference running from Dec. 3-6.

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U.S. treasury secretary urges Congress to ratify 2010 IMF governance reform

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Wednesday urged Congress to ratify the IMF 2010 quota and governance reform which has been delayed as the United States has not yet given it the green light.