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Trump tweets: 'I won't stop tweeting'
Associated Press, Published on 02/08/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump may be trying for a reset in the West Wing, but he is making clear that he is not changing his twitter habit.
World economy forecast to slow in 2019
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2019
» DAVOS, Switzerland: The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for world economic growth this year, citing heightened trade tensions and rising US interest rates.
George HW Bush dies at age 94
Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2018
» HOUSTON: George HW Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.
Dow, S&P 500 at record highs
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2018
» Wall Street delivered another set of milestones Thursday as a wave of buying sent US stocks solidly higher, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the all-time high it closed at in January.
Malaysia plans new taxes to help pay off snowballing debt
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said Tuesday the government plans to new tax measures to help raise funds to pay off national debts that have snowballed due to corruption under the previous government.
Amazon to block Australians from global websites due to tax
Associated Press, Published on 01/06/2018
» CANBERRA: Amazon will block Australians from buying from its international e-commerce websites and restrict them to a smaller local platform from July in response to new tax rules that consumer advocates fear will reduce the range of choice for customers in Australia.
Another former Korean leader charged with corruption
Associated Press, Published on 09/04/2018
» SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors formally charged jailed ex-President Lee Myung-bak with a range of corruption charges on Monday, making him the country's fourth leader to face a criminal trial in about three decades.
At least 50 Indonesians dead in April from bootleg liquor
Associated Press, Published on 09/04/2018
» JAKARTA: More than 50 people have died in little more than a week after drinking bootleg liquor in western Indonesia, including in the capital, Jakarta, officials said Monday.
Marshall Islands creates virtual money to raise cash
Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2018
» MAJURO, Marshall Islands: The tiny Marshall Islands is creating its own digital currency in order to raise some hard cash to pay bills and boost the economy.
US defends trade barriers as Davos braces for Trump
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2018
» DAVOS, Switzerland: The United States is committed to free and fair trade while bracing itself for possible retaliation from China over new tariffs, top US Cabinet members said Wednesday, ahead of a much-ballyhooed visit by President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.