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Stephen King's "It" tops North American box office for second weekend

Followingitsrecord-breakingdebutweekendlastweek,Americanhorrormovie"It"continuestoleadNorthAmericanboxofficeforthesecondweekendinarowwithanestimated60millionU.S

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S. Korea considers humanitarian aid for DPRK

SouthKoreasaidonThursdaythatitwasconsideringprovidingeightmillionUSdollarsasaidtotheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)viainternationalorganizations,followi

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Celebrities gather millions for hurricane survivors

TopcelebritiesincludingStevieWonderandBeyonceonTuesdayraisedmillionsofdollarsforsurvivorsofmega-stormsHarveyandIrma.Theyalsodrewattentiononclimatechange.Dubbed"

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Japan seeks record military budget to develop new missiles

DaysaftertheDPRKlaunchedanintermediate-rangemissileovernorthernJapan,thedefenseministryinTokyohasrequested160millionUSdollarstodevelopswift,longer-rangemissiles

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Zara founder becomes new richest person in the world

AmancioOrtega,theco-founderofSpanishretailinggiantInditex–parentcompanytofashionchainZara-isnowtherichestpersonintheworld,witha200millionUSdollarsedgeoverprevio

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France's Macron spends 10,000 USD per month on makeup services

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronspent26,000euros(30,000U.S.dollars)--almostequaltotheFrenchpeople'saverageannualdisposableincome--onmakeupservicesinhisfirstthreemo

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JD.com, Thai retailer Central in talks for $500 million e-commerce JV

China'sJD.comIncisinadvancedtalkswithThailand’sCentralGrouptolaunchane-commercejointventureinThailandwithaplannedtotalinvestmentof500millionUSdollars,Reutersrep

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China provides aid as Sierra Leone disaster's death toll rises to 499

BodiesrecoveredfromthemudslideandfloodingonAugust14inSierraLeonehavetotaledat499,localmediareportedonSunday.Morethan600peopleremainmissing,andover3,000peopleare

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China reclaims its position as largest foreign holder of US Treasuries

ChinadisplacedJapanandreclaimeditspositionoflargestforeignholderofUSTreasuriesafterincreasingitsholdingsforfiveconsecutivemonths,accordingtodatareleasedonTuesda

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China reclaims its position as largest foreign holder of Treasuries

ChinadisplacedJapanandreclaimeditspositionoflargestforeignholderofUSTreasuriesafterincreasingitsholdingsforfiveconsecutivemonths,accordingtodatareleasedonTuesda

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News Corp revenue misses on weak demand for print advertising

News Corp on Thursday reported fourth-quarter revenue that missed estimates as the owner of the Wall Street Journal grapples with a declining demand for advertising in the print industry.

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China twitter-like Weibo posts strong Q2 financial performance

Chinesesocialmediagiant,SinaWeiboreportedstrongfinancialperformanceinthesecondquarter(Q2)ofthisyearthankstoboomingadvertisingandmarketingdemand.Thetechfirmraked

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Tension between DPRK and US drive gold prices up

GoldfuturesontheCOMEXdivisionoftheNewYorkMercantileExchangerosetothehighestlevelinnearlytwomonthsonWednesdayamidawarofwordsbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheDemocrati

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Oil prices fall on OPEC compliance concerns

Oil held above 49 US dollars as investors looked for signs of the oil supply-cut deal. The fall on Monday showed they were concerned that major oil exporters' output cut deal may not be effective enough.

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Experts hail rise of Egypt's foreign investments despite anti-terror war

TherecentincreaseofEgypt'sforeigndirectinvestments(FDI)amidthecountry'songoingwaragainstterrorismisapositiveindicatorthattheEgyptianeconomicreformprogramisonthe

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"The Dark Tower" topped North American box office with lowest No.1 opening of 2017

Sony and MRC's "The Dark Tower" topped North American box office with an estimated 19.5 million U.S. dollars, the lowest No.1 opening of 2017 so far.

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Survey: Most US families have no plan for college bills in advance

Nearly nine in ten US families always knew their child would go to college, but fewer than four in ten families ever created a plan for how to pay the bills, according to How America Pays for College 2017 report.