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Russia’s Medvedev says the world shouldn’t be dominated by one currency

Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images Russian and PM Dmitry Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin arrive at a meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo State Residence on July 28, 2017 outside of Moscow, Russia. Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that the world should not be dominated by one currency. Russia is …

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China is getting excited about the iPhone X

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The iPhone X is displayed during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on September 12, 2017 in Cupertino, California. Chinese consumers are picking up on the highly anticipated features not seen in previous iterations of the iPhone: Online, fans are saying that …

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Review: ‘The Light of the Moon’ and the Trauma of Rape

Photo Stephanie Beatriz in a scene from “The Light of the Moon.” Credit Imagination Films When we meet Bonnie, a young architect in Brooklyn, she’s on her way to a well-deserved night out. Bonnie drinks and dances, swatting away a few overeager hands. After turning down her friend’s offer to …

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Sony stock jumps 11% after earnings top expectations

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Guests attend a launch event for the new Sony PlayStation 4 Pro in New York City, September 7, 2016. Shares of Sony popped on Wednesday morning, touching a nine-year high after rising more than 11 percent early in the session. The move in share price came …

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Josh Hutcherson of ‘The Hunger Games’ Keeps His Wardrobe Basic

Photo Josh Hutcherson, wearing a Marc Jacobs leather jacket he got from a “Hunger Games” press tour. Credit Brad Torchia for The New York Times Josh Hutcherson, who has been acting since he was 9, is quite the veteran of sci-fi. At 25, he is perhaps best known for playing …

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Caixin and IHS Markit report China manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index

Feature China | Barcroft Images | Barcroft Media | Getty Images A woman works in a Macintosh boot factory in Lin’an, located in the east China province of Zhejiang. A survey focused on small and mid-size businesses in China is expected to show slight expansion in the manufacturing sector in …

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El Museo del Barrio to Close for Several Months During Renovations

Photo El Museo del Barrio will close for several months for renovations. Credit Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times El Museo del Barrio, the country’s oldest museum devoted to Latino art, announced on Tuesday that it will close its exhibition galleries and theater for several months as part of a …

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Doubling security group to 20,000 in 2018

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Colin Stretch, general counsel for Facebook arrives to testify before Senate Judiciary Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee hearing on on “ways to combat and reduce the amount of Russian propaganda and extremist content online,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2017. Facebook, under intensifying pressure …

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