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Japan's PM dissolves lower house of parliament for general election

Japan’slowerhousewasdissolvedonThursdayaheadofanexpectedsnapOct.22electionbeingcalledbyPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,asheseekstoconfirmhismandateinthefacearisingchalle

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French gov't unveils budget of "economic transformation" for 2018

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron'sgovernmentonWednesdaypresenteditsfirstbudgetwithbillionsofeuroscutinpublicspendingandtaxes.Thedraftbudget,presentedbytheFrenchmin

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UK Labour 'ready for government': Party leader Corbyn

Britain'smainoppositionLabourpartyis"nowthepoliticalmainstream"and"readyforgovernment",leaderJeremyCorbynsaidonWednesdayfollowingunexpectedadvancesinaJunegenera

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ADB keeps China's 2017 growth forecast at 6.7%

China'sgrowthisprojectedtobe6.7percentthisyearand6.4percentfor2018,saidtheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)onTuesday,stickingwithitsJulyestimates.Thisisduetobetter-than

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BHP Billiton: B&R Initiative to boost steel demand by 150 million tons

TheBeltandRoadInitiativewillseeChina’ssteeloutputmaintainitscurrenthighlevels,withproductionsettopeakbythemiddleofnextdecade,accordingtoBHPBilliton,theworld’sbi

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Fed Yellen underlines gradual monetary tightening amid low inflation

USFederalReserveChairJanetYellensaidonTuesdaythatit'sappropriateforthecentralbanktocontinuegraduallytightenitsmonetarypolicyinviewoftheuncertaintiesaroundinflat

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Yellen underlines gradual monetary tightening amid low inflation

USFederalReserveChairJanetYellensaidonTuesdaythatit'sappropriateforthecentralbanktocontinuegraduallytightenitsmonetarypolicyinviewoftheuncertaintiesaroundinflat

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China moves forward on green energy

SuWenhui,acivilservantineasternChina'sJiangsuprovince,gaineda16percentannualrateofreturnonherinvestmentinaroofin2015.Suspentover30,000yuan(about$4,450)tohaveaph

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Asian shares droop, yen gains as Korean tensions rise

AsiansharesslumpedonTuesdaywhilethedollarremainedoffrecenthighsagainsttheyenagainstthebackdropofrisingtensionsontheKoreanPeninsula.DPRK(DemocraticPeople'sRepubl

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Apple shares flirt with correction territory

SharesofAppleIncdippedonMondayandflirtedwithcorrectionterritoryfollowingareportthatthecompanyhadtoldsupplierstoscalebackshipmentsofpartsforitsupcomingiPhoneX.Di

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DPRK risks lift yen, euro struggles near four-week lows vs dollar

TheyenstoodtallonTuesdayastensionsontheKoreanpeninsulaflared-upanewamidanescalatingwarofwordsbetweenNorthKoreaandtheUnitedStates,whiletheeurostrugglednearafour-

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Japan’s Abe expected to announce snap poll amid worries over DPRK crisis

Withtheadvantageofimprovedratingsandoppositionindisarray,JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisexpectedtoannounceasnapelectionforOctoberonMonday,despitecriticismthath

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Chinese brands outstrip rivals in market share

Chineseautomakersaregaininganincreasinglylargermarketshareoftheirhomemarket,butindustryinsiderssaidtheyshouldnotbeoverlyoptimisticasthereisstillalongwaytogo.Mor

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Most Americans oppose preemptive strike on DPRK: poll

AnoverwhelmingmajorityofAmericansopposeapreemptivestrikeontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)andmostAmericanstrustU.S.militaryleadersinsteadofU.S.Preside

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84% Chinese can go out without cash: Report

About84percentoftheChinesepeoplecanacceptgoingoutwithoutanycash,accordingtoareportofmobilepaymentusageinChinareleasedbyChinesemobilepaymentsolutionWechatPay.The

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New Zealand's general elections yield no clear winner as tally ends

NewZealand'sparliamentaryelectionsonSaturdayyieldnoclearwinnerastallyendedintheweehoursofSunday,leavingthethirdlargestpartywith7.5percentofthevotesthekingmaker.

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Amazon affiliate to buy $27.6 m stake in Indian retailer Shoppers Stop

AnaffiliateofAmazon.comInchasagreedtobuya1.79billion-rupee($27.6million)stakeinIndianretailerShoppersStopLtd,theIndiancompanysaidinafiling.Amazon.comNVInvestmen