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How relevant is traditional Chinese paper cutting art today

Chinesepaper-cuts,asthenameimplies,isanartofcuttingoutpatternsfrompaperwiththehelpofascissororaknife.Withahistorydatingbackthousandsofyears,theartischaracterize

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US deficit to approach $1tn after Trump tax cuts and spending bill: CBO

ThecombinedeffectsofDonaldTrump’staxcutsandlastmonth’sbudget-bustingspendingbillissendingtheUSbudgetdeficittowardthe$1tnmarknextyear,accordingtoanewanalysisbyth

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Mattis: US national security focus no longer terrorism

USDefenceSecretaryJamesMattishassaidcompetitionbetweengreatpowers,notterrorism,isnowthemainfocusofAmerica'snationalsecurity.TheUSfaced"growingthreatsfromrevisio

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Tax cuts will be popular when people see paying less: US Senate leader

RepublicanSenateleaderMitchMcConnellsaidonSundayheisoptimisticthetwohousesofCongresswillproducetaxcutlegislationthatcanbesignedintolawbyDonaldTrump.“We’llbeable

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Republican legislative success at last

TheUSSenate,aseeminglyinsurmountableroadblockfortheRepublicanagendaformuchofthisyear,hasatlastgivenitsassenttoamajorpieceoflegislation.Perhapsunsurprisinglyitwa

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US Senate passes sweeping tax overhaul bill

USsenatorshavepassedasweepingtaxcutsbill,pavingthewayforDonaldTrump'sfirstbiglegislativevictory.Thepackagewouldmarkthebiggesttaxoverhaulsincethe1980s.Itwaspasse

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Trump outlines major tax cut plans

USPresidentDonaldTrumphascalledformajortaxcutsaspartofalongstandingRepublicanefforttooverhaultheUStaxsystem.AframeworkreleasedbyRepublicanscallsforloweringtheta

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French President Macron's popularity rating drops

French President Emmanuel Macron's popularity rating has slumped by 10 percentage points this month, according to an Ifop poll on Sunday - the biggest decline for a new president since 1995.

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Oil prices plunge after OPEC decision to extend cuts

Oil prices finished sharply lower on Thursday reflecting disappointment with the decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to extend production cuts by nine months from investors' side, who had hoped for further cuts.

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Oil prices plunge after OPEC decision to extend cuts

OilpricesfinishedsharplyloweronThursdayreflectingdisappointmentwiththedecisionbytheOrganizationofthePetroleumExportingCountries(OPEC)toextendproductioncutsbynin

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OPEC meets to extend oil cuts for up to one year

OPECandnon-memberoilproducersaregearinguptoextendoutputcutsonThursday,possiblybyaslongas12months,tohelpclearaglobalstocksoverhangandpropupcrudeprices.TheOrganiz

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OPEC, non-OPEC hold informal talks to nail new oil cuts

OPEC and non-OPEC ministers meet for informal consultations in Vienna on Wednesday in a last-ditch bid to agree the duration of oil output cuts as they seek to clear a global stocks overhang that has pulled down the price of crude.

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OPEC, non-OPEC hold informal talks to nail new oil cuts

OPECandnon-OPECministersmeetforinformalconsultationsinViennaonWednesdayinalast-ditchbidtoagreethedurationofoiloutputcutsastheyseektoclearaglobalstocksoverhangth

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Trump adm. seeks 3.6-trillion-dollar spending cut to balance budget

TheTrumpadministrationwouldcut3.6trillionU.S.dollarsingovernmentspendingoverthenext10yearstobalancethefederalbudget,accordingtosummarydocumentsprovidedbytheWhit

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Greek parliament approves new austerity measures

TheGreekparliamentlateThursdayadoptedanewroundofausteritycutswhichthegovernmenthopeswillsecureapledgeofdebtreliefandloandisbursementsbyEU-IMFcreditorsthismonth.

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Russia, Saudi agree to extend oil output cuts until March 2018

SaudiArabiaandRussiahaveagreedtoextendcrudeoiloutputcutsuntilMarch2018intheirlatestefforttorebalancetheglobalcrudemarket,oilministersforthetwocountriessaidonMon

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Oil stable on expected OPEC cut extension, drop in U.S. inventories

OilpricestradedlargelyflatonFriday,supportedbyexpectationsofanextendedOPEC-ledproductioncutandfallingU.S.crudeinventoriesbutcappedbyconcernsoverglobaloversupply