The global demand for gold continues to slump. It fell nine percent last quarter—to the lowest level since 2009. While that’s the global trend, it turns out something different is happening in China.
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Venezuela’s economic crisis is deepening. Credit-rating agency Standard and Poor’s declared the country in default after it missed a $200 million-dollar payment. But the country’s leaders say they’re working on a fix.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal America’s Clean Power Plan. The plan was former President Obama’s signature policy to reduce carbon emissions, from coal-fired power plants, but some argue those plants are a lifeline for many communities.
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Informal street jobs – work without health, pension or any benefits, continues to be an option for many Colombians.
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A year after President Trump’s victory in the polls, has the U.S. political landscape changed?
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Showing a generational divide, the ruling party’s youth league, aligned with the 52-year-old first lady, on Tuesday criticized the army commander’s comments, saying youth were “ready to die for Mugabe.”
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The British government has decided to offer parliament a ‘take it or leave it’ vote on the final Brexit deal. A series of important debates begin, and will pave the way for the UK to leave the European Union.
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The U.S. Attorney General faced tough questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill on a wide range of subjects, including interactions with Russian officials. It’s the latest testimony that could shed light onto alleged Russian interference in last year’s presidential race.
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At this year’s China-ASEAN meetings, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for integration in the region. But the highlight of the summit is an agreement on a Code of Conduct plan in the South China Sea.
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President Xi’s visit to Laos was the first in 11 years by a Chinese head of state. The two presidents oversaw the signing many agreements, focused on improving infrastructure, but also with a new emphasis on social welfare.
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Get a sneak peak at Full Frame season 4! Helen Liang defied a fatal cancer diagnosis, proving that love and tradition can often be the most powerful medicine.
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It’s an important initiative for a country in which the UN says 13 million people can’t read or write, and only 1/3 have ever bought a book.
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A defiant Attorney General Jeff Sessions told Congress on Tuesday he never lied under oath about Russian interference in the 2016 election and said sleep deprivation and the “chaos” of the Trump campaign clouded his recollections of campaign contacts with Russians.
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Authorities have recovered a semi-automatic rifle and two handguns after the shootings in the rural subdivision described on its website as a “quiet private country community” where “the people are friendly and the pace is relaxed.”
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China is acquiring a taste for craft beer.
That’s beer made by small, independent brewers using traditional ingredients.
Now the editor of a Chinese craft beer magazine is trying to push that trend along.
CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy reports.
Iranian President Rouhani launched an investigation into why some government housing built by his predecessor collapsed during an earthquake.
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