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US CEO average pay jumps 8.5% last year
Business, Associated Press, Published on 25/05/2017
» NEW YORK: The typical CEO at the biggest US companies got an 8.5% raise last year, raking in $11.5 million in salary, stock and other compensation last year, according to a study by executive data firm Equilar for the Associated Press. That's the biggest raise in three years.
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Myanmar police arrest journalists over satirical story
Associated Press, Published on 05/06/2017
» YANGON -- Police in Myanmar have arrested a newspaper's chief editor and a columnist for allegedly defaming the military by publishing an article mocking its role in the country's efforts to reach a peace agreement with fractious minority groups.
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Northern Ireland party leader in talks with Conservatives
Associated Press, Published on 26/06/2017
» LONDON -- The leader of a Northern Ireland-based party is in London to finalise an agreement with Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative-led government to support it in a crucial vote on the government's legislative package later this week.
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Myanmar ethnic groups, govt begin peace talks
Associated Press, Published on 24/05/2017
» YANGON -- Representatives from Myanmar's ethic rebel groups and the government have gathered in the capital for peace talks aimed at ending decades of ethnic rebellions in the country.
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Saudis back Opec extension of oil production cuts
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» BAGHDAD - Saudi Arabia's energy minister said Monday that he doesn't expect any objections to a nine-month extension to the existing production cut deal between Opec and non-Opec members - an agreement that would extend the deal through March 2018.
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Trump shocks, scolds Nato, turns plan aside
Associated Press, Published on 26/05/2017
» BRUSSELS - Surrounded by stone-faced allies, President Donald Trump rebuked fellow Nato members Thursday for failing to meet the military alliance's financial benchmarks, asserting that leaves it weaker and short-changes "the people and taxpayers of the United States."
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Putin says US election allegations are 'fiction'
Associated Press, Published on 31/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - Russia's President Vladimir Putin says the allegations of Russian meddling in the US presidential election are "fiction" invented by the Democrats in order to explain their loss.
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Agreement on spending bill averts US govt shutdown
Associated Press, Published on 01/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans and Democrats have agreed on a US$1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund most government operations until Sept 30, but denies President Donald Trump money for a border wall and rejects his proposed cuts to popular domestic programmes.
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$1.1 trillion agreement ends threat of US shutdown
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2017
» WASHINGTON -- The White House and top lawmakers endorsed a US$1.1 trillion spending bill on Monday to carry the nation through September, erasing the threat of a disruptive government shutdown.
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Greek seamen and journalists go on strike
Associated Press, Published on 16/05/2017
» ATHENS - Greek seamen and journalists walked off the job Tuesday, a day before a nationwide general strike to protest new austerity measures the government is legislating for in return for more bailout funds.
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