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Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister

Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister

Sudan is to devalue its currency to 18 Sudanese pounds per dollar in January from the current exchange rate of…
US says it negotiated $285M cut in United Nations budget

US says it negotiated $285M cut in United Nations budget

The US government says it has negotiated a significant cut in the United Nations budget. The US Mission to the…
Vietnam escapes worst of typhoon that battered Philippines

Vietnam escapes worst of typhoon that battered Philippines

A powerful storm that left a trail of death and destruction in the Philippines was downgraded to a tropical depression…
Venezuela’s opposition reinvents itself with soup kitchens

Venezuela’s opposition reinvents itself with soup kitchens

Miguel Castillo hurried up a narrow, dusty street in a poor neighborhood in Venezuela’s capital city carrying a boy who…
China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown

China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown

China sentenced a prominent rights activist to eight years in jail for subversion on Tuesday, his lawyer said, the harshest…
North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast

North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast

South Korea predicted on Tuesday that North Korea would look to open negotiations with the United States next year in…
Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president

Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president

Russian election officials on Monday formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president, prompting calls from him…
China launches world’s largest amphibious aircraft with an eye on South China Sea

China launches world’s largest amphibious aircraft with an eye on South China Sea

China tested the world’s largest amphibious aircraft on Sunday. The 37-meter (121-feet) long AG600 aircraft plane, codenamed “Kunlong,” took off…
Vietnam braces for typhoon as Philippine toll rises to 230 dead

Vietnam braces for typhoon as Philippine toll rises to 230 dead

Authorities in Vietnam prepared to move a million people from low-lying areas along the south coast on Monday as a…
Donald Trump signs US tax overhaul into law

Donald Trump signs US tax overhaul into law

US President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday the most extensive overhaul of the US tax code in nearly…
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