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Euro currency remains a work in progress on 20th birthday
The euro is about to celebrate its 20th birthday, but the countries that use it are still wrestling with how the shared currency should work and how to fix flaws…
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Investigation finds health company exaggerated benefits of its products
Quanjian Nature Medicine Technology Development, a Tianjin-based company, has exaggerated the benefits of some of its products, a joint investigation team has found. The company has been accused of misleading…
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The Obamas were 2018’s most admired people: Gallup Poll
According to an annual Gallup poll, former U.S. President Barack Obama and then First Lady Michelle Obama were voted as the most admired man and woman of this year. Barack…
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The third C919 aircraft completes its first flight
The third of China's domestically-developed C919 passenger planes to roll off the production line landed safely at Shanghai Pudong International Airport after successfully completing 21 different tests during a 1…
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Chinese Foreign Ministry: Xi, Putin to exchange visits in 2019
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will exchange visits in 2019. China and Russia have a…
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Trump signals no end to shutdown: ‘You have to have a wall’
A shutdown affecting parts of the federal government appeared no closer to resolution Wednesday, with President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats locked in a hardening standoff over border wall money…
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What is Boxing Day and how did it get its name?
In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here's a brief look at some theories about…
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Canoe capsizes in Vietnam, killing 2
A canoe carrying 22 people including 21 Chinese citizens capsized on Wednesday in Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam's central Khanh Hoa province, killing a Chinese tourist and the Vietnamese tour guide,…
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Trump visits U.S. troops in Germany after surprising brief stay in Iraq
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday arrived at Ramstein Air Base in Germany after his surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq. According to reports by media outlets traveling with…
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Chinese American leaders honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Two prominent Chinese Americans were honored on Wednesday with the President's Volunteer Service Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) for recognition of their lifelong service to enhance the life quality of the…