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Fed pumps $2 bln into financial system
2019-04-08WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday pumped 2 billion dollars into the financial system to help beat back a widening credit crisis. The injection was announced by the...
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Jim Delligatti took two years to convince McDonald's that the Big Mac was a good idea but 40 years on he takes pride in having invented one of the world's most widely eaten foods that is getting its o...
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Toy Exports Face Closer Scrutiny
2019-04-08Inspection and quarantine authorities in south China's Guangdong Province have bolstered efforts to further scrutinize the quality of toys exported overseas.A new product quality licensing system was ...
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BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Heavy monsoon rains bursting the banks of rivers have caused the deaths of almost 1,800 people from drowning, house collapses, snakebite and waterborne diseases and Wed...
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MOSCOW, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia will sell 40 multipurpose Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets to India under a 200-million-U.S.-dollar contract to be inked this fall, a Russian aircraft company chief said...
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Samuel L. Jackson attends the 2007 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, California June 3, 2007.[Reuters]The Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its most Hollywood-friendly lineup in...
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GAZA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli troops on Friday night killed four Palestinians in two separate incidents in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem and in northern Gaza Strip, Israeli and Palestini...
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5 foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan
2019-04-08KABUL, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Three NATO soldiers were killed in operations in Afghanistan, while two coalition soldiers were killed in a road accident, the military said Friday. Three soldiers of the NA...
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Inflation still within controllable range
2019-04-08Over the past few months, meat, eggs, grains and cooking oil have all witnessed a substantial price rise in many parts of the country. The price rise of these foods then affected the prices of other g...
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Calvin Klein plan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their underwear brand with a star studded party during New York Fashion Week.The bash will take place in the city on September 4th and will be ho...