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Mnuchin Says Trade Negotiations With China Are in ‘the Final Laps’

LOS ANGELES — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that trade talks between the United States and China were entering a critical point as an American delegation heads to Beijing this week to try to finalize a long-awaited deal. The United States and China have spent more than a year trying to resolve a […]

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Obituary: Monir Farmanfarmaian, the artist who opened the world’s eyes to Iran

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The mirrored ceiling of the Shah Cheragh mausoleum, was Monir Farmanfarmaian’s biggest inspiration Monir Farmanfarmaian looked up at the mosaic of mirrors that covered the mausoleum’s walls and ceiling. It was the moment that reshaped her artistic career. “The very space seemed on fire, the lamps blazing in hundreds

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Microsoft’s Profit Rises 19% as Its Cloud Business Drives Strong Results

SEATTLE — In the five years since Satya Nadella became Microsoft’s chief executive, he has transformed the company into a cloud computing leader. The quarter ending in March provided further evidence that the turnaround he has helmed shows little signs of abating. With its quarterly earnings released on Wednesday, Microsoft delivered a clean sweep for

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