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Steve Mnuchin: US Treasury Secretary pledges tax cuts for 'middle class'

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How major United States stock indexes fared Thursday

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43 people identified as close contacts of coronavirus patient

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Trump made clear at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland , this week that his administration will move aggressively to negotiate a trade deal with B...

China cancels Lunar New Year events over deadly virus fears

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GM debuts autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel

While the cars are capable of self-driving on their own, human operators sit behind the wheel to monitor them, ready to take over if something unexpected happ...

'Africa's richest woman' named as suspect in Angola oil probe

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China Says 571 Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed

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Tesla passes US$100 billion, teeing up big payout for Elon Musk

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Delta thanks the employees with 2 months additional wages

That means every eligible employee will get a check next month for almost 17 percent of their annual salary. Full-time and part-time employees, regardless o...

France to put on hold digital tax plan, meet with US

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Trump says United States has plan to contain coronavirus

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How to avoid the deadly coronavirus now in the US

He said China was sharing information on the epidemic with the World Health Organisation ( WHO ), which is holding an emergency meeting about the outbreak a...

Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies

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Amazon India to include 10,000 EVs in delivery fleet by 2025

These EVs are in addition to the global commitment of 100,000 EVs in the delivery fleet by 2030 announced in the climate pledge signed by Amazon . The video sh...

IEA warns oil companies doing nothing on emissions is not an option

The energy sector can transform without the help of the oil and gas industry , the report reads, but that is a more hard and expensive path. The report, pr...

Trump’s Senate impeachment trial set to begin with fight over rules

Democrats want to call White House officials involved in withholding military aid, including chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and his adviser, Robert Blair, and bud...

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Donald Trump gives keynote address at Davos 2020

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India drags down International Monetary Fund global economic growth forecast

Monday's downgrades were driven by a downward revision of India's economy and increased social unrest around the world a year ago. Finance minister Nirmala Si...

South Korea plans to impose 20% income tax on cryptocurrencies

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Uber sells off underperfoming UberEats in India to Zomato

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As Brexit nears, UK's Johnson pushes for deeper trade ties with Africa

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France's Macron tells global CEOs: we're open for business

While he was still hopeful of a deal by Wednesday, the minister said: "I do not hide the fact that it is very hard, it is one of the most hard negotiations that...

Countries involved in Libya to respect arms embargo: Merkel says

But he warned that "proxy conflicts" only come to an end when the external powers decide they should. Libya has been in political and social turmoil since 201...

PM Imran to meet US President Donald Trump in Davos

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Trump impeachment trial: Schumer vows to "force votes" on witnesses

And they said the charge Trump obstructed Congress was "frivolous and dangerous" and represented an attempt to alter the separation of powers outlined by the Co...

Toyota to move Tocoma pickup production from USA to Mexico

On top of that, the No. 1 automaker in Japan had also added in its Friday's (January 17th) statement that it would end production of its Toyota Sequoia in IN ...

China targets takeout in bid to cut plastic waste

By 2025, towns and cities across China must reduce the consumption of single-use plastic items in the restaurant industry by 30 per cent. "The single-use p...

Ireland mirroring global trend on inequality - Oxfam

Women around the world work 12.5 billion hours combined each day without any pay or recognition, while the world's 22 richest men have more wealth than all t...