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PBOC draft law provides legal basis for digital currency

China has launched a pilot program for digital renminbi in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. /CFP China's central bank has included the digital yuan in the latest version of a proposed ba

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UK parliament's lower house appoves bill able to break Brexit treaty

The EU flag hangs from Europa House in London, September 29, 2020. /AP Britain's House of Commons approved legislation on Tuesday that gives ministers the power to break its divorce deal with

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UK's Brexit treaty override powers approved by parliament's lower house

Britain’s House of Commons approved legislation on Tuesday that gives ministers the power to break its divorce deal with the European Union, despite the threat of legal

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China issues rules on Unreliable Entities List

China's Commerce Ministry on Saturday issued rules on its Unreliable Entities List (UEL).The list said it will target foreign entities, including foreign firms, other o

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Palestine says U.S. pressurizes Arab countries into normalizing ties with Israel

A senior Palestinian official on Saturday accused the United States of pressurizing Arab countries into normalizing relations with Israel."Washington exploits its polit

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US Oil Deal With Syrian Kurds Breaks International Law: Russian, Syrian Military

The US oil deal with the Syrian Kurds breaks international law and is used as cover for US illegal policy to undermine Damascus’ peace efforts, the heads of the Russian

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HKSAR suspends agreement on surrender of fugitive offenders in criminal matters with U.S.

A flag-raising ceremony is held by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherla

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Airbnb declares all parties over indefinitely at its listings

Airbnb has been implementing measures to help limit hosting of unauthorized parties at listings booked through its platform, and today it implemented the strictest of all: A global ban on all parties

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Uganda mulls reimposing ban on public transport

Passengers wait for buses at Kisenyi bus terminal in Kampala, capital of Uganda, on June 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Hajarah Nalwadda) The Ugandan government on Monday warned of reimposing a ban on publi

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Hong Kong suspends extradition agreement with Germany, shelves one with France

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced Wednesday the suspension of an extradition agreement with Germany and shelved a sim

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Russian fighter jet intercepts U.S. spy plane over Black Sea

File photo of a Russian Su-27 fighter jet. /Reuters A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled over the Black Sea on Sunday to intercept a U.S. Navy radio-technical reconnaissance aircraft, the

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India, Pakistan troops exchange fire on Kashmir LoC

Troops of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other's positions Friday on Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said. The two sides e

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Twitter temporarily freezes Trump's campaign account over false COVID-19 claims

Twitter said Wednesday it has temporarily frozen U.S. President Donald Trump's official campaign account until it removed a post containing false COVID-19 claims. The

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Russian fighter jet intercepts U.S. reconnaissance planes over Black Sea

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled over the Black Sea on Wednesday to intercept two U.S. reconnaissance planes, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "On August 5,

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Facebook just took down a Trump post that claimed kids are immune to COVID-19

Facebook took down a video President Trump posted to his account Wednesday, citing its rules against false claims about the coronavirus. The decision to remove the video signals a new direction for Fa

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Hong Kong suspends legal assistance deals on criminal matters with Canada, Australia, Britain

Hong Kong has suspended the implementation of agreements on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters with Canada, Australia and Britain, respectively. The Hong Kong

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Twitter temporarily suspends Donald Trump Jr over COVID-19 posts

Donald Trump Jr's Twitter account has suspended for 12 hours for violating the site's misinformation policy on COVID-19. /Gage Skidmore Twitter has temporarily suspended Donald Trump Jr's acco