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Hong Kong dollar funding cost drops in FX intervention aftermath
Hibor extended its drop as it fell below 1% on Tuesday (May 20) for the first time since 2022 Hong Kong’s key interbank borrowing cost…
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UK in better place on trade than any other country - Reeves
The UK is now in a better place on trade "than any other country in the world", the chancellor has said. Rachel Reeves suggested the…
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Japan PM hits out at farm minister over free rice claim
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday reprimanded the farm minister for claiming he never buys rice because he gets it free,…
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Trump Economic Adviser Has Ridiculous Defense for Lack of Trade Deals
The settlement reverses a 2021 DOJ finding that Babbitt’s civil rights were not violated and it was reasonable for the officer who shot…
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Why governments keep losing the ‘war on encryption’
Reports that prominent American national security officials used a freely available encrypted messaging app, coupled with the rise of…
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Trump Transportation Chief Sure Chose a Convenient Time to Sell Stock
The settlement reverses a 2021 DOJ finding that Babbitt’s civil rights were not violated and it was reasonable for the officer who shot…
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Tornadoes Just Wrecked Multiple States. Where Are Trump and FEMA?
The settlement reverses a 2021 DOJ finding that Babbitt’s civil rights were not violated and it was reasonable for the officer who shot…
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Brooklyn Bridge ship crash: Mexico mourns killed Navy cadets
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Watch: Brooklyn Bridge events were 'illogical', says victim's family Mexicans are mourning the death of two…
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DOGE Loses Shady Battle to Take Over $500 Million Nonprofit Building
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Department of Government Efficiency’s takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace, saying that…
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What the wins and losses for 2025 lunar exploration mean for the future
Half a century after the Apollo astronauts left the last bootprints in lunar dust, the Moon has once again become a destination of fierce…
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Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for Venezuelans
The U.S. Supreme Court let Donald Trump’s administration on Monday strip temporary protected status from Venezuelans living in the United…
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Taxpayers Will Pay Ashli Babbitt’s Family $5 Million Thanks to Trump
The settlement reverses a 2021 DOJ finding that Babbitt’s civil rights were not violated and it was reasonable for the officer who shot…
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‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee’s Kurosawa-Inspired Kidnapping Drama Isn’t So Much a Remake as a Manifesto
There’s enormous risk in remaking a movie like “High and Low.” Japanese master Akira Kurosawa set the bar high with his 1963 take on a…
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Iran and Britain summon envoys over alleged spying in UK
Britain and Iran have summoned each other's envoys after three Iranians were charged with spying in the UK. Three Iranian men were…
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The Biden Diagnosis
We wish the former president well, but there is nothing untoward or scurrilous about the citizenry asking who knew what — and when. Source…
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MAGA Is Now Threatening Walmart for Responding to Trump’s Tariffs
Walmart may be wading through dangerous waters with Donald Trump’s administration after announcing that the president’s tariffs would…
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Gaza: Israel allows in five UN aid lorries after 11-week blockade
An Israeli military body says it has allowed five UN lorries carrying humanitarian aid, including baby food, into the Gaza Strip after 11…
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Trump’s China Tariff Deal Is About to Come Back to Bite Him
The president’s tariffs on China appear to have backfired. Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that U.S. tariffs on…
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Who Is the President Here?
On Russia and beyond, the VP seems to be signaling policy preferences that do not comport with those of the administration he serves.…
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Cancer touches us all, says Biden after outpouring of support
Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington DC Joe Biden expressed his gratitude for the words of support that have poured in from across the world,…
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MAGA Melts Down as Trump Officials Say Epstein Killed Himself
“The wonderful country of Qatar, after agreeing to invest more than 1.4 Trillion Dollars in the United States of America, deserves much…
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JD Vance Snubs Netanyahu as Israel Ramps Up War on Gaza
Vice President JD Vance has reportedly decided to skip visiting Israel on Tuesday due to the country launching a massive operation to…
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The World Health Organization Is Excluding Taiwan — at China’s Behest
It is time for the WHO to take a more pragmatic and inclusive approach — one that puts public health above politics. Source link
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Morning Joe Stunned as Oncologist Says Biden Had Cancer for Years
The fact that the cancer had spread to the bone, Emanuel told hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, indicated that it has been in…