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China will step up macroeconomic policy adjustments and focus on expanding domestic demand, the Politburo, a top decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party, said on Monday, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.…
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Four people, including two children, are still missing after a catastrophic rainfall in Nova Scotia over the weekend. There were more than 200 millimetres of rain in 24 hours in parts of the province, with damages possibly amounting to hu…

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The US Senate is now debating an $886bn defense authorization bill. Unless there are major changes to the bill, I intend to vote against it. Here’s why.
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Wall Street futures edged higher early Monday as traders await the Federal Reserve’s next rate decision at midweek and brace for a flood of earnings. Major European markets were mixed after a lower start.…
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SEOUL, July 24 (Reuters) – A high-level Chinese delegation will travel to North Korea this week, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Monday, in the first acknowledged visit of its kind since Pyongyang shut its borders in the w…

Bill Black still gets letters and cards thanking him and other Canadian veterans for their service in the Korean War.
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(Bloomberg) — India rejected Chinese carmaker BYD Co.’s proposal to build a $1 billion electric-vehicle plant in partnership with a local company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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The Beijing symposium was the first of its kind between financial authorities and groups that manage US dollar funds. Their appetite for China deals has fallen as Washington works on plans to step up its screening of US investment in the country and af…

A few days ago, BYD, also known as Build Your Dreams, one of the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, announced that it plans to invest $1 billion in India and set up a factory for making EVs and batteries in the country.…
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TAIPEI, July 24 (Reuters) – Cities across northern Taiwan ordered cars off roads and people to stay indoors on Monday for an annual air-raid exercise as the island steps up preparations in the event of a Chinese attack amid rising military threat…

BEIJING, July 24 (Reuters) – China is struggling to revive foreign investment in its financially battered cities and provinces as foreign firms remain wary of political risks and new incentives fall far short of sweeteners once used to attract ov…

Pakistan scored a major triumph as its resolution introduced at the United Nations on behalf of the 57-nation OIC, against the burning of the Quran at Stockholm, called for the UN rights chief to publish a report on religious hatred and for states to r…