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Faster economic growth seen in the Philippines

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Xi sends congratulations to Sisi on re-election as Egyptian president

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U.S. stocks close lower amid trade concerns, tech rout

U.S.stocksendedloweronMonday,thefirsttradingdayinApril,asworriesabouttradeissuesandasharpdeclineinthetechnologysectorweighedonthemarket.TheDowJonesIndustrialAve

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Asia stocks start new quarter on front foot, dollar steady

AsianstocksbeganthenewquarteronMondaywithmodestgainsfollowingastrongperformancebyglobalequitieslastweek,whilethedollarheldsteadyaheadofkeyeconomicindicators.MSC

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China's airlines feel pressure from oil prices and high-speed rail

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Oil prices, high-speed rail put pressure on China's airlines

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Vietnam's CPI up 2.8 pct in Jan-March

Theconsumerpriceindex(CPI)ofVietnamrose2.82percenton-yearinthefirstthreemonthsof2018,thecountry'sGeneralStatisticsOfficeannouncedonThursday.InMarchalone,theinde

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Namibian economy contracts by 0.8 pct in 2017: statistics office

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China's Huawei net profit up 28 percent in 2017

China'stechnologyfirmHuaweisaidFridaythatitsnetprofitlastyearhadgrownby28percentto47.5billionyuan(7.55billionU.S.dollars).Itssalesincreasedby16percentfrom2016,r

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Egypt's Sisi wins second term with 92% of vote: state media

EgyptianPresidentAbdelFattahal-Sisihasbeenre-electedforasecondtermwithabout92percentofthevote,preliminaryresultsshowedonThursday,withjustover40percentofvotersca

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Facebook, Amazon, who's next? Chinese stocks suffer in global tech slump

OngoingnegativitysurroundingUStechcompanieshasseensomeofChina’sbiggestcompaniesfeelingtheburnasglobalstockpricescontinuetoslump.TheongoingCambridgeAnalyticascan

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China meets carbon target three years earlier, sets eyes on 2030

Chinaannouncedmeetingcarbonintensitytargetthreeyearsaheadofschedule.Theworld'slargestemitterofcarbondioxidehadpledgedtocurtailemissions,duringCopenhagenclimates

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Are lonely hearts prone to cardiovascular disease?

Feelinglonelycontributeslesstotheriskofcardiovasculardiseasethanrecentresearchsuggests,scientistssaidTuesday,butsocialisolationreallydoesuptheoddsofdyingafterah

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U.S. stocks rebound strongly as trade worries ease

U.S.stockssurgedonMondayasworriesabouttradetensionsbetweentheUnitedStatesandChinaappeartoease.TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragerose669.40points,or2.84percent,to24,20

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Philippines: Consumer sentiment weakens for first quarter of 2018

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcuñaMANILA,Mar.26(APD)–TheBangkoSentralngPilipinasreportedtodaythatconsumerconfidenceweakenedthoughitremainedpositiveforthefirstquarterof2018.

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Philippines | Consumer sentiment weakens for first quarter of 2018

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcuñaMANILA,Mar.26(APD)–TheBangkoSentralngPilipinasreportedtodaythatconsumerconfidenceweakenedthoughitremainedpositiveforthefirstquarterof2018.

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Fewer than half of Americans trust Facebook on personal data: poll

FewerthanhalfofAmericanstrustFacebooktoobeyUSprivacylaws,accordingtoaReuters/IpsospollreleasedonSunday,illustratingthechallengefacingthesocialmedianetworkaftera