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Communist Party Priorities Complicate Plans to Revive China’s Economy

Ideology is driving Beijing’s economic policy to a degree not seen since the opening to the West nearly half a century ago.

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Japanese Companies Are Making Big Promises to Boost Their Stock Prices

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has pushed them to pay closer attention to market valuation and shareholder return. 

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Anti-Assad protests take hold in southern Syria amid anger over end to fuel subsidies

Dozens of people demonstrate in Daraa, Sweida provinces, openly call for end to Syrian president’s rule, 12 years after bloody civil war began

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Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation’s capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles. (Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

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Super typhoon Saola threatens northern Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) – Tropical storm Saola has intensified into a super typhoon, the Philippine weather bureau said on Sunday, raising the possibility of heavy rain and powerful winds hitting important rice and corn growing areas in northern provinces. Saola, with

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Wanted Mexican fugitive official in Israel claims ‘political persecution’

Mexico seeks extradition of Tomas Zeron, ex-head of Criminal Investigation Agency, accused of compromising probe into 2014 disappearance of 43 students; he awaits asylum answer

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Allergy doctors say it’s time to bring back Bamba as new school year set to start

Israeli Medical Association group cites research saying that kids with food allergies do not suffer serious reactions if others bring allergenic foods to class

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Inside the most expensive zip code in America

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The Exact Age When You Make Your Best Financial Decisions

Research has pinpointed the prime years for making smart financial decisions.

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‘Mega talent Juice’ among three Ukrainian military pilots killed in mid-air collision

Three Ukrainian military pilots, including a “mega talent”, were killed when two L-39 combat training aircraft collided over a region west of Kyiv on Friday, the air force has said.

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