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Asian shares rise to three-week high ahead of Powell's testimony

AsiansharesextendedtheirrecoveryonTuesday,hittingathree-weekhighasU.S.borrowingcostseasedaheadofFederalReserveChairmanJeromePowell’shighly-anticipatedfirstcongr

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Russian presidential candidates prepare to spar without Putin

CandidatesfortheRussianpresidencyarescheduledtoholdtheirfirstTVdebateonMonday–withoutincumbentVladimirPutin–aheadoftheMarch18election.Putinisexpectedtowinafourt

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Indian GDP growth in Oct.-Dec. likely 6.9% year-on-year, best in 2017

India’seconomygrewatitsfastestpaceinayearintheOctober-Decemberquarterasconsumers,businessesandthegovernmentsteppedupspending,aReuterspollpredicted.Thissuggestst

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Few phone makers will survive industry's brutal economics: Huawei

Thesmartphoneindustryisboundtoconsolidateastheheavyinvestmentsrequiredtoremaincompetitivemeanthat,inthelong-run,onlyahandfuloffirmscanmakemoney,theconsumerchief

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Trump tax cut fuels record profit for Buffett's Berkshire

WarrenBuffett’sBerkshireHathawayInconSaturdayreportedarecordquarterlyandannualprofit,fueledbyabigcutintheUScorporateincometaxratechampionedbyPresidentDonaldTrum

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Technology enriches Chinese lunar New Year customs: report

Giftingredenvelopesstuffedwithcashtorelativesandfriends,visitingtemplefairsandmakingtraditionaldishesarecustomsduringtheChineseLunarNewYear,alsoknownasSpringFes

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Amount of female protagonists decreased in 2017 films

2017mayhavebeentheyearof"WonderWoman,"butanewstudyfindsthatfemaleprotagonistsweredown5percentintheyear’s100top-grossingfilms.TheCenterfortheStudyofWomeninTelevi

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China remains as Philippines' top trading partner in 2017

ChinahaskeptthepositionofthePhilippines'topbilateraltradingpartnerforthesecondyear,aseniorgovernmentofficialsaidonWednesday."ThePhilippines'totalmerchandisetrad

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U.S. Intel plans $5 billion investment in Israeli plant: minister

IntelCorpplanstoinvest$5billiontoexpandproductionatitsKiryatGatplantinsouthernIsrael,IsraeliEconomyMinisterEliCohensaidonWednesdayaftertalkswiththeU.S.chipmaker

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Walmart shares tumble, online struggles spook investors

WalmartInc,theworld’sbiggestretailer,onTuesdaypostedasharpdropinprofitandonlinesalesgrowthduringthecriticalholidayperiodandforecastannualprofitatthelowerendofex

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Asia markets edge up as investor sentiment calms

AsianstockmarketsedgedupinthinholidaytradeonMonday,withinvestorsbuoyedbygainsonWallStreetdespiteongoingconcernaboutvolatility.TokyofollowedWallStreet'snarrowlyp

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Japan books first trade deficit in eight months

JapanloggedatradedeficitinJanuary,thefirstnegativefigureineightmonths,asimportsoffossilfueloverwhelmedtherevenuefromexports,governmentdatashowedMonday.Theworld'

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Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street's positive lead

TokyostocksopenedhigherMondayasWallStreet'scontinuedrallyattheendoflastweekbrightenedthemarketmood.Asof9:15am.,the225-issueNikkeiStockAveragegained260.28points,

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China sees more tourists, higher revenue during holiday

Chinahashosted214milliontouristsinthefirstthreedaysoftheChineseLunarNewYearholiday,up9.7percentfromthesameperiodlastyear,theChinaNationalTourismAdministration(C

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Pakistan's exports of services increase in six months

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Feb.17(APD)--Pakistan’sexportsofservicespostedapaltrygrowthofnearlyfivepercentinthefirsthalfofthisfiscalyearrangingfromJuly20

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South African stocks in demand after Zuma quits, rand soars

SouthAfricanstocksroseasmuchas5percentonThursday,puttingthemainindexontrackforitsbiggestone-daygaininmorethanthreeyears,onhopestheresignationofJacobZumaaspresid

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Being a single dad can shorten your life: study

Theriskofdyingprematurelymorethandoublesforsinglefatherscomparedtosinglemothersorpaired-updads,accordingtoastudyofCanadianfamiliespublishedThursday."Ourresearch