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China’s Yi Gang nominated as new central bank governor, officials say

Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images Yi Gang, Deputy Governor of People’s Bank of China (PBC), answers a question at a press conference during the First Session of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing. Yi Gang, a vice governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has been …

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Trump unveils plan to combat opioid addiction, will push for death penalty for dealers

Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump attends a signing ceremony for the Interdict Act into law, to provide Customs and Border Protection agents with the latest screening technology on the fight against the opioid crisis, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington D.C. President Donald Trump …

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Exit poll say that Vladimir Putin has won Russia’s presidential election

Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a campaign concert as supporters, celebrities and dignitaries look on at Luzhniki Stadium on March 3, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. An exit poll and early returns suggest that Vladimir Putin has easily won a fourth term, keeping him as …

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Nerve agent could be from British lab, says Russia’s EU ambassador

Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images Military personnel wearing protective suits remove a police car and other vehicles from a public car park as they continue investigations into the poisoning of Sergei Skripal on March 11, 2018 in Salisbury, England. The nerve agent used in an attack on a former spy and …

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Baidu’s video streaming unit iQiyi launches $2.4 billion US IPO

Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images A man walks past a sign for Baidu Inc. at the entrance to the Baidu Technology Park in Beijing, China, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Chinese video streaming service provider iQiyi, a unit of search engine giant Baidu, has launched an initial public …

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Everyone ‘will hear my story very soon’

Getty Images Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill June 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Former FBI Director James Comey exchanged barbs with President Donald Trump on Saturday, responding to the president’s latest broadside by promising to reveal his take on Trump’s ongoing …

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LSEV is a $7,500 3-D printed electric car from XEV

LSEV is a $7,500 3-D printed electric car from XEV To view this site, you need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser, and either the Flash Plugin or an HTML5-Video enabled browser. Download the latest Flash player and try again.

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Russia summons British ambassador as it readies to expel diplomats

Mikhail Metzel | TASS | Getty Images Russia’s President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with his election representatives at Moscows Gostiny Dvor; Putin is running for re-election in the 2018 Russian presidential election scheduled for March 18, 2018. Russia has decided to expel 23 British diplomats who must …

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Russia summons British ambassador as it readies to expel diplomats

Mikhail Metzel | TASS | Getty Images Russia’s President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with his election representatives at Moscows Gostiny Dvor; Putin is running for re-election in the 2018 Russian presidential election scheduled for March 18, 2018. Russia has decided to expel 23 British diplomats who must …

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Australia and Southeast Asian nations to share intelligence to fight terror

Thaier Al-Sudani | Reuters Vehicles used for suicide car bombings, made by Islamic State militants, are seen at Federal Police headquarters after being confiscated in Mosul. Australia signed an agreement on Saturday with Southeast Asian nations including Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines promising to share intelligence to combat terrorism. …

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