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Anti-Japanese Korean independence hero remembered in China

Representatives of a South Korean civic group on Monday paid their respects to a revered Korean independence hero who assassinated a prominent Japanese …

[Newsmaker] Kerry: Israel to take steps to calm holy site unrest
[Newsmaker] Kerry: Israel to take steps to calm holy site unrest

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Israel had agreed on steps to calm tensions over Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque, at the center of …

China takes one-third stake in U.K. nuclear project

China vowed Wednesday to finance one third of Britain’s first nuclear power plant in decades in a project led by French energy giant EDF confirmed on the …

Syrian President Assad travels to Moscow to meet Putin

President Bashar Assad has traveled to Moscow in his first known trip abroad since war broke out in Syria in 2011, meeting his strongest ally Russian leader …

[Graphic News] Major countries face deflation
[Graphic News] Major countries face deflation

The world economy is experiencing deflation due to falling prices of raw materials and a slowdown in growth. According to Global Finance magazine Wednesday, …

[Newsmaker] Canada’s new P.M. vows to bring hope, change
[Newsmaker] Canada’s new P.M. vows to bring hope, change

OTTAWA (AFP) — Canada’s Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, the son of a popular former prime minister, won the general election in a landslide, television …

Greece adopts more painful reforms demanded by creditors

ATHENS (AFP) — Greece’s parliament on Friday narrowly adopted further reforms demanded by the country’s international creditors in return for …

Jury hits Apple with $234 m tab in chip patent case

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — A U.S. jury on Friday declared that Apple owes $234 million in damages for infringing on mobile chip technology patented by …

GE beats 3Q forecasts as it refocuses on industry
GE beats 3Q forecasts as it refocuses on industry

    Industrial conglomerate General Electric Co. on Friday reported a decline in third-quarter profit, but strong performances from its core units helped …

Obama to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016: officials

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration …

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