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Trump Did Not Refuse To Shake Merkel’s Hand

Donald Trump's spokesman has denied that the US president refused to shake hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

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Trump ‘looks Forward To Visiting China’

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has told China's President Xi Jinping that President Donald Trump looks forward to...

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Xi To Meet Tillerson As North Korea Lobs Latest Taunt

Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson prepared to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday just hours after a North Korean...

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U.S., China Soften Tone, Say To Work Together On North Korea

The United States and China will work together to get nuclear-armed North Korea take "a different course", U. S....

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US Issues Trade Challenge At Fraught G20

The United States on Saturday challenged long-standing global principles surrounding free trade, refusing to renew past...

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G20 Finance Ministers Drop Anti-Protectionist Pledge

Finance ministers from world's biggest economies have dropped an anti-protectionist commitment after opposition from...

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Web-Based Counseling Lowers Blood Pressure As Much As Meds

People who received regular lifestyle counseling online were able to lower their blood pressure as much as a medication...

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Germany Owes NATO ‘vast Sums’

US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Germany of owing "vast sums of money" to NATO, and said Berlin should pay...

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Cholesterol-Slashing Drug Does Not Impair Brain

A new cholesterol-slashing drug that has shown promise for high-risk patients does not impair brain function, according...

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Tillerson To Face Chinese Ire Over Blame For North Korea Tensions

U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in China on Saturday for what is likely to be a prickly visit, with...

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Tillerson Brings Tougher N.Korea Line To A Wary China

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press the tougher new US line on North Korea during talks in China on Saturday...

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Half of Washington’s Cherry Blossoms Dead After Cold Snap

This week's bitter cold snap killed about half of Washington's beloved cherry blossoms, and the survivors are now...

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Trump Distances White House From GCHQ Wiretap Claim

Donald Trump has said he did not "make an opinion" over claims the UK's GCHQ spy agency carried out wiretapping on him...

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UN Official Says Quitting Over ‘Israel Apartheid’ Report

Jordanian UN official Rima Khalaf announced her resignation Friday, saying the secretary general had asked her to...

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Trump Accuses China of Doing ‘little’ To Contain North Korea

US President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of not doing enough to help contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions,...

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A Defining Moment For US and Germany

The world’s most powerful man is about to meet one of its most influential women. A snowstorm forced the cancellation...

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Goldwyn To Tackle Real-Life ‘Scandal’ In Watergate Movie

Thirty-five years ago on Monday, Richard Nixon's re-election campaign approved plans to bug Democratic Party offices at...

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Trump Hosts Merkel After Snowstorm Delay

President Donald Trump hosts Germany's Angela Merkel at the White House Friday, a meeting delayed by a snowstorm and...

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Trump, Xi Eye Mar-A-Lago Summit

The United States and China are finalizing plans for a summit between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at...