SHANGHAI — Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, broadly endorsed free trade principles and promised to welcome foreign investment in a speech on Tuesday, but he stopped short of providing specifics or addressing his country’s long-running trade war with the United States. Speaking at the opening of the second annual China International Import Expo in Shanghai, […]
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Image copyright Science Photo Library A DIY home urine or swab test could potentially help more women discover whether they are at risk of cervical cancer, researchers say. The new method could be used as an alternative to the smear test and would not require a visit to the doctor. Scientists at Queen Mary University
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“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert spotted something very unusual in the transcripts released Monday from the House testimony during the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told the House of reading a report that Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was complaining about her, and turned to Gordon Sondland ―
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Image copyright Getty Images A government plan to create 200,000 new homes for first-time buyers has resulted in no homes being built, the National Audit Office has found. Announced in 2014, “starter homes” were meant to be aimed at those under the age of 40 and sold at a 20% discount. But legislation to take
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The ghosts are all around the gently rolling farmlands of eastern England. But you have to know where to look. These are not the kind of phantoms that scare or haunt — they are ghost ponds. Over the years, landowners buried them, filling in wetlands so they had more land for planting crops and other
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The Houston Rockets didn’t let Sunday’s anemic performance at Miami carry over into the second night of a back-to-back. With James Harden leading the way with 44 points, Houston was much more solid on Monday night, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 107-100. After the game, many of the Rockets referenced the 129-100 loss to the Heat,
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WASHINGTON — For once, the “four more years” chants at the White House had nothing to do with the president of the United States. The crowd on the South Lawn on Monday was actually cheering for Stephen Strasburg, the World Series MVP pitcher for the Washington Nationals, who just opted out of the remaining four
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Chinese President Xi Jinping promised more gradual market-opening steps at the start of an import fair Tuesday but no major initiatives to ease complaints about technology policy and other irritants that sparked a tariff war with Washington. Xi spoke at the opening of the second annual China International Import Expo, which is meant to mollify
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On the set of her 1980 film debut “9 To 5,” Dolly Parton wrote a working-class anthem that called out how workers don’t get compensated and recognized fairly for their contributions: “It’s a rich man’s game no matter what they call it / And you spend your life puttin’ money in his wallet.” Before Parton
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Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption Lorraine Kelly recently celebrated her 35th year in broadcasting Ahead of her 60th birthday, Lorraine Kelly discusses the evolution of breakfast TV and how her own experiences have encouraged her to speak more openly about life’s struggles. The gags begin several days before our interview with one of the UK’s
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