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U.S. Treasury considers extending tax filing deadline to mitigate COVID-19 impact

The Trump administration is considering postponing the April 15 tax filing deadline for individual taxpayers and small businesses to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, U.S. Tre

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Saudi Arabia arrests three princes in fresh crackdown

Saudi Arabia has reportedly detained three senior members of the Saudi royal family including Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, a younger full brother of King Salman, and the monarch's nephew Prince Moh

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Fed cuts rates over fear of economic impact of a coronavirus outbreak

A trader passes a hand sanitizing station on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell noted that the coronavirus "poses evolving ri

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Dow soars nearly 1,300 points, best one-day point gain in history

The Dow soared nearly 1,300 points on Monday, its best one-day point gain in history, following a massive rout in the previous week. NEW YORK, March 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. equities finished sharply hig

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Reopening of museums postponed in high-risk outbreak regions

All sorts of museums, memorials and cultural heritage sites in high-risk regions of the COVID-19 epidemic should postpone reopening to the public, according to a circu

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China says WSJ admitted mistakes, demands formal apology and probe

China's Foreign Ministry Wednesday confirmed that the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) had recently made contacts to the Chinese government and admitted its mistake in publish

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Comcast acquires free streaming service Xumo

Comcast has acquired Xumo, a free, ad-supported streaming service with more than 190 different channels.The service has a complicated ownership history — it began in 2011 as a joint venture between P

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China not "silent lamb" in face of malicious insults, smears: spokesperson

In the face of malicious insults and smears, China will not be a "silent lamb," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday, citing a recent article by The Wal

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Oil prices fall 2% on demand concerns as coronavirus spreads

VCG Oil prices tumbled more than two percent on Monday as investors worried about a hit to demand from the coronavirus outbreak, which is spreading rapidly outside China.Brent crude fell by 1.

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Twitter suspends 70 accounts promoting presidential wannabe Mike Bloomberg

The Bloomberg campaign is outspending all the other Democratic nominee candidates combined on social media.

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China says Wall Street Journal's behavior is unprofessional

Wall Street Journal's decision to publish an article with a racist title to maliciously attack China violated professional ethics of a media organization, said Chinese

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Trump proposed budget includes new U.S. consulate in Greenland

In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo, large Icebergs float away as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland. Scientists are hard at work, trying to understand the alarmingly rapid melting of the ice. (AP Ph

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Newman released from hospital following Daytona 500 crash

Ryan Newman, driver of the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 4, 2018. /VCG File Driver Ryan Newman has been release

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'Racist-like remarks are not welcome,' China says as it revokes press cards of three WSJ journalists

China has revoked the press credentials of three journalists from the Wall Street Journal, citing the paper's "racist-like" remarks on China and attacks on China's medi

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China's Great Wall Motors to buy GM's production facility in Thailand

China's Great Wall Motors (GWM) on Monday announced its decision to purchase the car manufacturing facility of General Motors (GM) in Rayong, Thailand. This is the company's third such acquisition ou

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Will Apple, Facebook or Microsoft be the future of augmented reality?

Apple is seen by some as critical to the future of augmented reality, despite limited traction for ARKit so far and its absence from smartglasses (again, so far). Yet Facebook, Microsoft and others ar

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Asia Album: India Auto Expo kicks off with new products and concepts

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2020 shows the unveiling of the Volkswagen Taigun car (L) and Tiguan car (R) during the India Auto Expo 2020 in Great Noida near New Delhi, India. (Xinhua/Stringer) NEW DELHI