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In sign of detente, North Korea skips annual anti-US rally

AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS | AFP | Getty Images Tens of thousands of Pyongyang residents gathered in the capital’s Kim Il-Sung Square on September 23 2017 to laud leader Kim Jong-Un’s denunciation of US President Donald Trump. Fist-pumping, flag-waving and slogan-shouting masses of Pyongyang residents normally assemble each year for …

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Trump is reportedly planning new restrictions against China

Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. President Donald Trump plans to bar many Chinese companies from investing in U.S. tech and to block …

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Bitcoin is not dead says crypto trader Brian Kelly

Surprisingly, the lows might actually be a good thing for bitcoin, Kelly said. “When we start to declare a funeral and things get really horrible, sentiment is approaching the lows,” he said. “So hopefully, we’ll use that funeral bug to say, ‘Hey. You know what? That was near the lows.'” …

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End to driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia

MARWAN NAAMANI | AFP | Getty Images Saudi activist Manal Al Sharif, who now lives in Dubai, flashes the sign for victory as she drives her car in the Gulf Emirate city Women in Saudi Arabia took to the roads at midnight on Sunday, ushering in the end of the …

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Trump urges OPEC to ‘keep prices down’ as oil cartel’s meeting wraps up

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion about trade in Duluth, Minnesota, June 20, 2018. President Donald Trump said on Friday he wants OPEC to raise its oil production. “Hope OPEC will increase output substantially. Need to keep prices down!” Trump said on Twitter. Tweet …

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OPEC ministers strike deal on oil production levels

Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Khalid Al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s energy and industry minister, arrives ahead of the 174th Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, June 22, 2018. OPEC ministers and their allied partners meeting in Vienna have agreed on oil production levels …

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Chinese media says US has ‘delusions’ as impact of trade war spreads

Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017. U.S. protectionism is self-defeating and a “symptom of paranoid delusions” that must not distract China from its …

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ABC picks up ‘Roseanne’ spinoff without Roseanne Barr

Robert Trachtenberg | ABC | Getty Images ABC’s ‘Roseanne’ stars Ames McNamara, Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, Jayden Rey, Roseanne Barr, Michael Fishman, John Goodman, Lecy Goranson, and Sarah Chalke. Disney-owned broadcaster ABC is moving ahead with a spinoff of the hit sitcom “Roseanne,” which was cancelled in May …

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Saudi Arabia to officially lift women driving ban on June 24

Sean Gallup/Getty Images Young women wearing the traditional abaya walk past a sign as they help to organize an outdoor educational driving event for women on June 21, 2018 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Women in Saudi Arabia will be able to legally drive for the first time on Sunday — …

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Taiwan’s Foxconn says biggest challenge is US-China trade war

Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Foxconn’s booth at the CES Asia 2018 show in Shanghai, China, on June 13, 2018. Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer and a major supplier for Apple, said on Friday the biggest challenge the company is facing is the threat of a …

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