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European Parliament to EU leaders: Not so fast on your deal

German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron leave after their joint video press conference at the end of the four-day European summit. /John Thys/Pool/AFP As European

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Alibaba's Ant Group plans listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong

Alipay's office in Shanghai, China, November 20, 2019 /VCG Ant Group, Alibaba's fintech arm and the parent company of China's largest mobile payments business Alipay, announced on Monday that

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EU institutions welcome ECJ ruling on data sharing pact with U.S.

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) on Friday welcomed Thursday's decision by European Court of Justice (ECJ), which effectively annulled a data sharing arr

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Almost half million London workers claim jobless payments as coronavirus bites

Almost half a million Londoners claimed unemployment benefits at the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, the British capital's mayor said Thursday in a keynote speech. Mayor Sadiq Khan said the 494,800

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Apple and Ireland win appeal over EU's €13bn tax demand

The ruling prompts a backlash among opposition parties in Ireland as the prospect of a welcome tax windfall withers away.

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UN commission warns new Burundi leader needs watching

A United Nations commission of inquiry warns that it will take more than a new president to reverse the trend of repression in the East African country of Burundi.The c

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Somalia, China reiterate respect of each other's sovereignty, territorial integrity

Photo shows the Great Hall of the People. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou) Somali President Mohamed Farmajo has held talks with Chinese ambassador to Somalia Qin Jian, focusing on the respect for the sov

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French court OKs end to Rwanda genocide investigation

The Paris appeals court on Friday upheld a decision to end a years-long investigation into the plane crash that sparked Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, citing lack of sufficien

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EU banks to take on Visa, Mastercard with new payments system

VCG Sixteen banks from Germany, France and three other euro zone countries on Thursday said a "truly European" payments system was expected to be up and running in 2022 to fully digitalize a r

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U.S. special envoy holds talks with Pakistani FM on Afghan peace process

File Photo: People transfer an injured man into a hospital in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2020. (Photo by Abdul Aziz Safdari/Xinhua)

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The Latest: 52 countries welcome China's adoption of law on safeguarding national security in HK

Hong Kong citizens celebrate the passage of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in Causeway Bay of south

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Security Council pushes for talks between Afghan gov't, Taliban

The UN Security Council on Tuesday encouraged the Afghan government and the Taliban to work toward an early start of peace negotiations. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council

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HKSAR LegCo president, members support passage of law on safeguarding national security in HK

The president and 41 members of the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Tuesday welcomed the passage of the law on sa

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HKSAR justice secretary welcomes passage of law on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong

Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Teresa Cheng on Tuesday welcomed the passage of the law on safeguarding nationa

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HKSAR gov't welcomes Thailand's relaxation of inbound passenger control

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Monday welcomed the government of Thailand's decision to set up a special travel arrangement for cro

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India to allow private firms to build rockets, satellites

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C45 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India, April 1, 2019. /ReutersIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

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FCC set to finalize ‘988’ as the new National Suicide Prevention Hotline phone number

The FCC said Tuesday it will vote next month to designate 988 as the new three-digit U.S. nationwide number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.In a notice, the federal regulator overseei