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New US Ambassador Keen To See Chinese Dissident Go Abroad

The new US ambassador to China said on Wednesday he would "love" to see terminally-ill Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo get...

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Jury Awards $218 Mn To Farmers In Syngenta GMO Corn Lawsuit

A US federal jury on Friday ordered Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta to pay nearly $218 million to 7,000 Kansas...

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President Trump Quoted DJ Khaled At A Rally

Wednesday night, U. S. President Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was commonplace for his...

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Senate’s Obamacare Replacement Bill Will Cut Medicaid, Defund Abortion

Senate Republicans would cut Medicaid, end penalties for people not buying insurance and erase a raft of tax increases...

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Senate Republicans To Unveil Health Care Bill

US Senate Republicans were preparing to finally unveil their health care overhaul Thursday aimed at fulfilling...

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Trump Talks Up Solar Panel Plan For Mexico Wall

US President Donald Trump has told supporters that his proposed wall along the border with Mexico could have solar...

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US and China Officials Meet Under North Korea Cloud

Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts Wednesday to seek a tougher line on North Korea's nuclear...

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US Tries To Use Better China Ties To Press North Korea

Washington will host two of China's most senior officials Wednesday to deepen the dialogue between the world's greatest...

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Experts Say Sino-China Relations Revolves Around Competition and Cooperation

Competition and cooperation have become the new normal between China and the US, said experts attending a think tank...

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Chinese Think Tank Specialists Visit US Farmland For Agricultural Interactions

A Chinese think tank delegation on Sunday paid a visit to Kimberly farm in Iowa State, whose name became popular among...

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Top Career US Diplomat In China Embassy Steps Down

The top career diplomat at the US embassy in China has stepped down, an American official in Beijing confirmed Tuesday,...

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China Hails New US Ambassador’s ‘positive Role’

China welcomed on Tuesday the US Senate's confirmation of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as US ambassador to Beijing,...

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Branstad, Friend of Beijing, Confirmed As US Envoy To China

The US Senate on Monday confirmed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as the next ambassador to Beijing, providing President...

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Branstad, Friend of Beijing, Confirmed As US Envoy To China

The US Senate on Monday confirmed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as the next ambassador to Beijing, providing President...

International

App Fights Food Waste and Offering Free Meals

American households throw food worth $165 billion in the trash each year. Now they can share it with their neighbours...

International

China ‘crippled CIA By Killing US Sources’

Up to 20 CIA informants were killed or imprisoned by the Chinese government between 2010 and 2012, the New York Times...

International

Mayor, Journalists ‘mistakenly’ Arrested At Tanzania Bus Crash Victims’ School

23 people including Arusha mayor and ten journalists have been arrested during a visit to the school of the victims of...

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US Cities, States Mobilize Against Climate Change Without Trump

Even as President Donald Trump steers the United States away from actively fighting climate change, a number of...

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US Envoy Pick Says Will Push China On North Korea

US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Beijing said Tuesday he would urge his friend Chinese leader Xi...