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Republicans win narrow vote to open debate on repealing Obamacare

US Republicans have pulled off a narrow victory to move closer to a repeal of Obamacare.

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Germany eyes European Medicines Agency after Brexit

Germany said Wednesday it would apply for the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to move from London to Bonn after Brexit, pitting the western city against EU competitors from Helsinki to Barcelona.

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Establishing diplomatic ties to herald mutual benefits to China, Panama

ChinaandPanamaonTuesdayestablishedformaldiplomaticrelationsinahistoricmovethatwillheraldanewchapterforcomprehensiveandmutuallybeneficialcooperation.PanamanianPr

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Melania Trump and son Barron finally move into the White House

MelaniaTrumpandsonBarronhavemovedintotheWhiteHouse-fivemonthsafterherhusbandDonaldtookoffice.MrsTrumpandthecouple's11-year-oldsonhadstayedbehindinNewYorksoBarro

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Iraqi Kurds set to vote on independence referendum in September

Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday announced it has set a date to hold a referendum on independence on September 25, a move that expected to be opposed strongly by Baghdad central government.

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India's annual growth slows to 7.1% after controversial note ban

India's growth slowed to 7.1 percent last year, according to official data released Wednesday, weaker than analysts expected but still the fastest rate of growth of any major economy.

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India's annual growth slows to 7.1% after controversial note ban

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IBM tells thousands of remote employees to come back to office or find n

IBM,oneoftheearliestcompaniestoembracetheconceptofemployeesworkingenmassefromhomeorsmallsatelliteoffices,hasinformedthousandsofemployeesthatit'stimetoreturntoth

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Israel urges U.S. to transfer embassy to Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the United States to move its embassy to Jerusalem, responding to an earlier statement by U.S. State Secretary Rex Tillerson.

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Morgan Stanley exploring move to Manhattan's West Side

Morgan Stanley is exploring a move to Hudson Yards, the vast development site on Manhattan's West Side, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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You won't be able to look away from this eyelash clock

Time is a huge cause of our everyday stress. It's always either passing too slowly or too quickly.

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Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect officially starts

China's stock connect between Hong Kong and Shenzhen started on Monday morning, allowing investors to buy and sell shares on each other's bourse, as part of the latest move to improve connectivity between the two capital markets

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China's luxury cars hit by surtax

Move aims to curb lavish spending and cut auto emissions

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Indian opposition parties call for nationwide bandh over demonetisation

​As a mark of their disapproval with regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetization move, the leaders of the Opposition parties have called for a nationwide bandh on November 28.

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Tens of thousands protest against India's 'financial emergency' after shock cash ban

​Tens of thousands of people joined nationwide protests yesterday against India's ban on high-value banknotes, which organisers said had caused a "financial emergency" in a country that operates almost entirely on cash.

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Indians run out of patience as banks & ATMs run out of cash, post-demonetisation

​India's sudden move of scrapping currency notes of higher denominations to curb the menace of black money seems to be a nightmare for the country's poor and the middle class.

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Scramble as India scraps large banknotes

Indian petrol stations were swamped yesterday with people keen to spend their 500-rupee (S$10.50) and 1,000-rupee bank- notes, as they reacted to an unexpected government move to scrap the use of these notes.