Fed’s Powell: ‘No Rush’ to Hike Rates in ‘Solid’ But Slowing Economy
2019-02-27
The Federal Reserve is in “no rush to make a judgment” about further changes to interest rates, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told U.S. lawmakers onчитати
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Erdogan Insists on Syria Intervention, in Face of Growing Opposition
2019-02-26
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his demand for a safe zone in Syria exclusively under Turkish armed forces control; however, the Turkish plans,читати
Creating Venice Carnival Masks — a Labor of Love
2019-02-26
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The famed annual Venice Carnival is in full swing with revelers donning beautiful costumes and extraordinary masks. The masks range from historical classics, to modern,читати
Erdogan’s War on Rising Food Prices Leaves Casualties
2019-02-26
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared war on inflation after food prices in the country soared by 30 percent after last year’s collapse ofчитати
Afghanistan Begins Exports To India Through Iranian Port
2019-02-25
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Afghanistan has started shipping goods to India for the first time through a newly developed Iranian seaport in a bid to improve exports and reduceчитати
Trump Postpones New Trade Tariffs on China
2019-02-25
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Trump Postpones New Trade Tariffs on China …читати
Poland Party Leader Promises More Pricey Social Benefits
2019-02-24
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Poland’s ruling party leader has pledged more social benefits for families with children and for the elderly as he opened the right-wing party’s campaign aheadчитати
Iceland Allows Killing of 2,130 Whales Over 5 Years
2019-02-24
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Iceland’s whaling industry will be allowed to keep hunting whales for at least another five years, killing up to 2,130 baleen whales under a newчитати
German Cardinal Says Lack of Transparency Damaged Catholic Church
2019-02-23
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On the third day of an unprecedented Vatican summit on clerical sexual abuse, the head of the church in Germany, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, said thereчитати
US-China Trade Talks Extended as March Deadline Approaches
2019-02-23
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The United States and China are discussing a meeting between their two leaders soon to finalize a trade agreement. To move things forward, the latestчитати
US-China Trade Hopes Lift Stocks
2019-02-23
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Stocks rose in major markets around the world Friday on bets of progress in trade talks between China and the United States, while crude futures hit their highestчитати
Trump Administration Denying, Delaying More Foreign Skilled-worker Requests
2019-02-23
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The Trump administration is denying and delaying more skilled-worker visa petitions than at any time since at least 2015, in keeping with its promise toчитати
Hundreds Arrested in Turkey in 2016 Failed Coup
2019-02-22
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Turkish police raided the homes of hundreds of military personnel Friday in connection with the July 2016 failed coup. The prosecutor’s office has charged theчитати
Searing Testimony Heard at Vatican Sex Abuse Summit
2019-02-22
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The day began with an African woman telling an extraordinary gathering of Catholic leaders that her priestly rapist forced her to have three abortions overчитати
Slovaks Protest Lack of Progress One Year Since Journalist’s Murder
2019-02-22
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Thousands of Slovaks rallied to mark the first anniversary of the killing of an investigative reporter and his fiancee on Thursday and to protest whatчитати
Signs Point to China, US Deal to Avert Further Tariff Hike
2019-02-21
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As China and the United States resume high-level talks in Washington Thursday, there are signs that the two may be closing in on a deal.читати
Male, Female or X? Air Passengers to Get More Gender Options From Airlines
2019-02-21
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British Airways and Air New Zealand have joined a wave of major U.S. airlines planning to introduce extra gender options for LGBT+ passengers who don’tчитати
Resumption of High-level US-China Trade Talks Raises Hopes
2019-02-21
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The Trump administration is set Thursday to resume high-level talks with Chinese officials, aiming to ease a trade standoff that’s unnerved global investors and cloudedчитати
Britain Debates Whether Islamic State Recruits Should Be Given Second Chance
2019-02-19
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British-born Sumaiyyah Wakil was sixteen-years-old when she sneaked away to war-torn Syria, flying first to Bulgaria, then Turkey, to join the Islamic State terror group.читати
Pressure Grows on Europe to Back Venezuelan Opposition Leader
2019-02-19
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Pressure is growing on the European Union to formally back Venezuela’s opposition, after three EU lawmakers were refused entry to the country — accused ofчитати
European Leaders Struggle with Growing Anti-Semitism
2019-02-19
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the resurgence of anti-Semitism is a central problem for Jewish communities. Netanyahu spoke Monday, a day before the plannedчитати
China Seizes $1.5 Billion in Online Lending Crackdown
2019-02-18
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Chinese police have investigated 380 online lenders and frozen $1.5 billion in assets following an avalanche of scandals in the huge but lightly regulated industry,читати
Trump: US Trade Talks with China Making ‘Big Progress’
2019-02-18
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President Donald Trump said Sunday “big progress” is being made in U.S. trade talks with China on what he calls “so many different fronts.” “Ourчитати
France’s Yellow Vests Mark 3 Months amid Racist Tensions
2019-02-17
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Paris authorities opened an investigation Sunday into anti-Semitic remarks hurled at a noted philosopher during a yellow vest protest in the capital, an incident thatчитати
In Brexit Limbo, UK Veers Between High Anxiety, Grim Humor
2019-02-17
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It’s said that history often repeats itself — the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. Many Britons feel they are living through bothчитати
UK PM May to Hold Brexit Talks With EU’s Juncker, Urges Party Unity
2019-02-17
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British Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold Brexit talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker next week, her office said on Saturday, following thisчитати
Sedans Take Back Seat to SUVs, Trucks at 2019 Chicago Auto Show
2019-02-17
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It’s billed as North America’s largest and longest-running auto show, now in its 111th year. The 2019 Chicago Auto Show offers a lineup of nearlyчитати
Payless ShoeSource to Close All Remaining US Stores
2019-02-16
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Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R Us andчитати
Chinese Leader Meets with US Trade Delegation in Beijing
2019-02-15
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met Friday with members of the U.S. trade delegation in Beijing where China and the U.S. are attempting to hammer outчитати
Report: British ID Third Suspect in Russian Spy Poisoning
2019-02-15
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British investigators have identified a Russian military intelligence officer as a third suspect in the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, two Europeanчитати
Polarized by Catalonia, Spain Heads to the Polls
2019-02-15
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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a general election for April 28 after his minority government’s budget proposal was rejected by lawmakers. The electionчитати
Transatlantic Rift Laid Bare as US Rebukes EU Allies Over Iran Deal
2019-02-15
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The United States has called on Europe to abandon the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which Washington pulled out of last year. At a two-dayчитати
‘Fintech’ Could Help Mexicans Abroad Send Money Home
2019-02-15
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Mexico’s new government is trying to slash the cost of sending cash home for Mexican families living abroad and is hoping competition from “fintechs” (financialчитати
US Taxpayers Face Bitter Surprise After Trump’s Tax Cuts
2019-02-14
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Some taxpayers are getting a bitter surprise this year as their usual annual tax refunds have shrunk — or turned into tax bills — evenчитати
Somalia Readies for Oil Exploration, Still Working on Petroleum Law
2019-02-13
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The Somali government says it will award exploration licenses to foreign oil companies later this year, despite calls from the opposition to wait until lawsчитати
Budget Defeat Puts Spain’s Center-Left Government on Ropes
2019-02-13
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Catalan separatist and right-wing lawmakers in the Spanish parliament’s lower house rejected Wednesday the ruling Socialist government’s 2019 budget plan, likely paving the way forчитати