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AMP CEO resigns amid deepening banking scandal

TheCEOofAustralianfinancecompanyAMPresignedsuddenlyonFridayafterrevelationsofwidespreadabusesbythefirm,includingchargingthousandsofcustomersforservicesneverrece

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Experts warn Europe: Don't grant robots rights

Europeisthinkingaboutgivingadvancedrobotsrightsandresponsibilities.Manyexpertssaythat'saterribleidea.TheEuropeanParliamentpassedaresolutionlastyearthatenvisions

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China’s new governance: The National Supervisory Commission

SinceChina’sreformandopeningupbeganin1978,therehavebeensevenroundsofinstitutionalreformwithintheStateCouncil,orthecabinet.Eachtime,thesepolicyshellshaveprovedto

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China's top legislature decides on premier

Thefirstsessionofthe13thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)isholdingaplenarymeetingonSundayinBeijing.Duringthemeeting,nearly3,000NPCdeputieshavevotedtoapprovethenomin

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Xi Jinping elected Chinese president, CMC chairman

XiJinpingwaselectedChinesepresidentandchairmanofCentralMilitaryCommissionofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaSaturdaymorningattheongoingsessionofthe13thNationalPeople's

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China's State Council's sweeping reshuffle plan unveiled

TheStateCouncil,China'scabinet,willseeadrasticreformtoimprovegovernance,accordingtoadraftsubmittedtothefirstsessionofthe13thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)onTuesd

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EU splits expected as leaders meet for post-Brexit talks

UncertaintyoverBritain’sfutureafterleavingtheEuropeanUnionhasdominatedtheBrexitdebate,butthedirectionoftheblocoverthenextdecadewillbeinfocusonFridaywhenEUleader

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Google fined by India watchdog for 'unfair search bias'

Googlehasbeenfined1.36bnrupees(£15.2m;$21.2m)byIndia'scompetitionregulatorforabusingitsdominanceinthecountry.UserssearchingflightdetailsweredirectedtoGoogle'sow

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Ikea's tax affairs to be investigated by the EU

TheEuropeanCommissionistoopenanin-depthinvestigationintoIkea'scorporatetaxstructure.TheCommissionsaidDutch-basedInterIkea,oneoftheSwedishgiant'stwodivisions,may

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EU takes Czechs, Hungary, Poland to court over refugees

TheEuropeanUnionistakingtheCzechRepublic,HungaryandPolandtocourtforfailingtoaccommodatetheirfairshareofrefugeesunderaplanagreedtobythe28-countrybloc.EUnationsag

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Airbnb raided by Japan's fair trade watchdog, denies wrongdoing

AirbnbsaiditsofficesinJapanhavebeenraidedbyanti-monopolyofficials,butdenyanywrongdoingandpledgecooperation.Japan'sFairTradeCommissionreportedlycarriedouttheraid

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Qualcomm offers EU concessions over $38 billion NXP takeover bid

U.S.smartphonechipmakerQualcommhasofferedconcessionsinanattempttoallayEUantitrustconcernsoverits$38-billionbidforNXPSemiconductors,thelargesteverinthesemiconduc

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EU rolls out new plan to resettle 50,000 refugees in two years

TheEuropeanCommissionrolledoutanewschemeonWednesdaytobringatleast50,000refugeestoEuropeoverthenexttwoyears,inabidtocurbillegalhumansmugglingintheMediterranean.T

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Google challenges record EU antitrust fine in court

BolsteredbyIntel’spartialvictorylastweekagainstasimilarEUsanction,GoogleappealedagainstanEUantitrustfineofarecordbreaking2.9billionUSdollarsonMonday.Googlelaunc

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Google acts to comply with EU antitrust order

GooglehassubmitteddetailsofhowitplanstostopfavoringitsshoppingservicetocomplywithaEuropeanUnion(EU)antitrustorder,EUregulatorssaidonTuesday.Asoneofthemostpopula

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EU imposes new anti-dumping duties to Chinese steel

The European Commission decided on Wednesday to impose anti-dumping duties of up to 28.5 percent on certain corrosion-resistant steels from China.

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EU urges action on eggs crisis, not blame game

EggscontaminatedwithaninsecticidecalledFipronilhavebeendiscoveredinEurope,withmillionsbeingpulledfromsupermarketshelves.TheUKgovernmentsays700,000taintedeggshav