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Biden announces student loan relief for borrowers who need it most

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that most U.S. university graduates still trying to pay off student loans will get $10,000 of relief to address a decade

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Colorado governor pardons 1,351 people for minor marijuana crimes

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced on Thursday he has pardoned 1,351 people for minor marijuana possession crimes.Polis signed an executive order granting individu

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DPRK leader condemns U.S. dialogue offer as 'facade'

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), condemned a U.S. offer of dialogue as a "facade," the official Korean Central News Agency (

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China steps up efforts to prevent unfair competition in internet sector

China's top market regulator on Tuesday moved to regulate the country's internet sector, drafting rules preventing unfair competition.The rules aim to protect the legit

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Britain, U.S. resolve Airbus-Boeing trade dispute

Britain and the United States announced they had agreed on resolving a tariff dispute over Airbus and Boeing on Thursday.Both sides have agreed to suspend retaliatory tariffs for five years and coope

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Namibian tribes petition UN over genocide deal with Germany

Namibian delegation attend a ceremony in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 29, 2018, to hand back human remains from Germany to Namibia following the 1904-1908 genocide against the Herero and Nama. /Xinhua

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UK, EU launch antitrust probes into Facebook 

Both the UK and the European Commission have opened anti-trust probes into whether social media giant Facebook illegitimately uses data and takes unfair advantage in ar

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UK, EU launch antitrust probes into Facebook

Both the UK and the European Commission have opened anti-trust probes into whether social media giant Facebook illegitimately uses data and takes unfair advantage in areas such as online classified a

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China to enhance antitrust adjudication and maintain fair competition

China will enhance anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition justice to maintain fair competition in the market, the head of the country's Supreme Court said in a symposium on Wednesday.The country w

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Mainland urges Taiwan's DPP authority to return to 1992 Consensus

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday urged Taiwan authorities to return to the common political foundation of the 1992 Consensus and stop making hostile moves, provocations and smearing acts.Z

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U.S. to impose anti-dumping tax on 18 countries and regions

A worker at German manufacturer of silos and liquid tankers, Feldbinder Special Vehicles, moves rolls of aluminium at the company's plant in Winsen, Germany, July 10, 2018. /Reuters The U.S. D

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What is in the U.S. Equality Act?

The U.S. House has passed the Equality Act, legislation that aims to ensure U.S. federal protections would extend to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questionin

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How should nations confront COVID-19 vaccine disparities?

01:02 Leaders from the Group of Seven Nations are pledging to do more to getCOVID-19 vaccines to millions of people in developing countries.The pledge comes after UN Secretary-General

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Italy fines Facebook 7M euros over data protection

Italy's antitrust regulator announced Wednesday a new fine of 7 million euros (about $8.45 million) against Facebook for misleading conduct on data protection.According to the Italian Competition Aut

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China's regulator probes Vipshop over suspected unfair competition

China's State Administration for Market Regulation on Thursday started an investigation into Vipshop (China) Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Vipshop E-Commerce Co., Ltd. for alleged practices of unfair compe

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China fines Alibaba, Hive Box for not reporting deals

China's market regulator said on Monday it will fine Alibaba Group, Tencent-backed China Literature and smart locker company Hive Box 500,000 yuan ($76,460) each for not reporting deals for anti-m

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U.S. federal appeals court rejects Trump's Pennsylvania election case

On Friday, a U.S. federal appeals court rejected a request by the U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state of