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Trump seeking tariffs on $60 bln Chinese goods, targets tech, telecoms
Trade across borders is undeniably good as Adam Smith taught us some 250 years ago. The US attempt to unleash a trade war on China creates a unsafe precedent which could undermine the very principle of free trade, Huang Weiping, professor at the People's University of China, warns.
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Global Index: Bangladesh happier than India, Sri Lanka
The UN released its 2018 World Happiness Report on Wednesday. India is becoming unhappy day by day. Pakistan has beaten India , Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and China and become the 75th happiest country in the world. The rankings are based on a variety of Gallup polls and research methods. The report also indicated that Somalia, another crisis-torn nation, is Africa's sixth happiest country ahead of Cameroun, Gaborn and South Africa which ranked seven, eight and nine respectively.
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FBI Recommends to Fire Andrew McCabe
McCabe stepped down as Federal Bureau of Investigation deputy director in January amid blistering criticism from Trump and conservatives. If he is fired by Friday, McCabe may not be entitled to his pension benefits. Trump tweeted past year. McCabe has been the subject of political attacks by President Trump and Republican supporters since the 2016 presidential campaign .
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Labour MPs back PM´s response on Salisbury attack
Anger at his failures came from internal rivals, including former cabinet minister Ben Bradshaw who told parliament that "most of us on these benches fully support the measures she has announced". But in a later Facebook post, Mr Corbyn called for the Russian authorities to "be held to account on the basis of the evidence and our response must be both decisive and proportionate".
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Summit on UNRWA funding gets $100m in aid pledges
Donors from over 70 countries around the world vowed to provide up to $100 million in additional funds at the conference. New pledges for about 100 million US dollars were made during the conference, according to the United Nations. It runs 710 schools, its doctors carry out a total 9mn consultancies a year and it feeds some 1.7mn people - mostly in the Gaza Strip. It offers support in food supply, access to education, healthcare, social services and employment.
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Alabama hospital shooting leaves 2 wounded, suspected gunman dead
UAB students were asked to shelter in place during the incident. One victim was killed and one victim was critically injured, but stable. This story has been corrected to show that all statements from Birmingham police Lt. All surgeries scheduled for March 15 at UAB Hospital-Highlands are canceled. His fears grew when a phone call with his fiancee went dead after she was confronted by SWAT on an elevator.