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In his trade war with China, Donald Trump has secret allies

In his tariff war with China, US President Donald Trump has some hidden allies. Just about every complaint US trade negotiators raised in Beijing last week – not to mention their doubts about the sincerity of China's concessions – are shared by Chinese entrepreneurs, who feel as under-appreciated and unwelcome as their foreign counterparts. Their common enemy: the Chinese industrial state, […]

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Can Parliament stop a no-deal Brexit?

This week will see Parliament finally vote on her hugely divisive Brexit deal – here's the latest on the ongoing Brexit crisis. Can Parliament stop a no-deal Brexit? The EU Withdrawal Act set in law that Britain will exit the EU on March 29 – two years on from the triggering of Article 50 by Theresa May. Once Britain exits […]

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Polish mayor Pawel Adamowicz dies after being stabbed in heart on stage at charity music event

Pawel Adamowicz was attacked around 8pm local time on Sunday during the fundraising event in Gdansk organised by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. Interior Minister Joachim Brudzinski said the Gdank mayor was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. He called the stabbing "an act of inexplicable barbarity." A suspect was arrested at the scene. Shocking footage  shows the suspect running […]

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Rick Zamperin: Handing out mid-season NHL awards

We have skated by the midway point of the 2018-19 NHL season, a campaign that has included a bunch of highlights and a few surprises along the way as well. Most hockey fans recognized that the Tampa Bay Lightning were going to be among the top teams in the league this year but who would have thought that the Bolts […]

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EU writes to UK providing assurances over Ireland Brexit backstop

LONDON (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker have written a letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May setting out assurances about the so-called Northern Ireland backstop. Below is a copy to the letter published on Monday: Dear Prime Minister, Thank you for your letter of 14 January 2019. As you are well aware, […]

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