World
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448Chile’s APEC cancellation raises new hurdle for US-China trade deal
Leaders from the United States and China encountered a new obstacle in their struggle to end a damaging trade war on Wednesday,...
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458Kamala Harris to cut staff and limit pay amid faltering campaign
Kamala Harris plans to cut staff and restructure her presidential effort as her once-ascendant campaign fails to catch on with Democratic voters...
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459Facebook agrees to pay 500,000 pound fine to UK over Cambridge Analytica
Facebook has agreed to pay 500,000 pound fine as part of a settlement with UK’s data protection watchdog over the Cambridge Analytica...
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480Fire engulfs World Heritage castle in Japan’s Okinawa
A major fire ripped through a historic Japanese castle on the southern island of Okinawa early on Thursday morning, spreading throughout the...
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601ISIS still dangerous, could attempt retribution attack after Baghdadi’s killing: US
A top American General has said the Islamic State is still dangerous and it could attempt a retribution attack after the killing...
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544Twitter bans all political advertisements
Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted,...
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550Airstrikes in southeast Afghanistan kill 47 terrorists: Afghan military spokesperson
Afghan army’s airstrike in Afghanistan’s Zabul province on Tuesday killed at least 47 Taliban terrorists and injured 15 others. According to an...
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524Your Netflix binge habit comes at a hefty cost to environment
Movie nights once required driving to the local video store to rent, rewind and return the latest blockbuster. Now on-demand video content...
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505Jingxi, the first choice hotel for China’s Communist party elite meetings
Even at normal times, the Soviet-style Jingxi hotel in west Beijing is out of bounds for walk-in guests and foreigners. When the...
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524Brexit explainer: 4 scenarios as UK heads for December 12 poll
Over three years after the 2016 referendum outcome to leave the European Union (52 percent leave, 48 per cent remain), the United...
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