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Trump welcomes Chinese trade negotiators amid border drama


Washington (CNN) - It could be a make-or-break week for the delicate trade negotiations between the United States and China as they drift further beyond the ambitious 90-day clock set last year by the leaders of the world's two largest economic superpowers.

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Algerian President to Resign, Yielding to Protests


Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will step down as head of this major energy-exporting nation by the end of his term this month, as the ailing leader bowed to weeks of protests demanding his resignation after two decades in office.

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Treasury yields rise amid strong China data, progress in trade talks


U.S. government debt prices were lower Monday, as investors monitored strong manufacturing numbers out of China.

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Brexit: Theresa May vows to stand down if deal is passed


Theresa May has promised Tory MPs she will quit if they back her Brexit deal.

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IMF chief joins calls for big tech firms to pay more tax


The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has joined the growing clamour to further tax tech firms Google, Facebook and Amazon as part of a wider review of “outdated” global corporation tax rules.

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Italy Signs Up to China’s Global Infrastructure Plan Despite U.S. Ire


ROME—Italy and China signed an agreement to cooperate on Beijing’s global infrastructure plan, the Belt and Road Initiative, sealing an accord that has alarmed Italy’s U.S. and European allies.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) had pressed Donald Trump (left) to formally recognize Israeli control of the Golan Heights. AP

Trump reverses US policy, endorsing Israeli control of Golan Heights


President Donald Trump endorsed permanent Israeli control of the disputed Golan Heights, saying on Thursday that the area seized from Syria in the 1967 Arab war is "of critical strategic and security importance" to Israel.

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UK's Corbyn says he will try to renegotiate Brexit deal


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said after meeting the EU’s Brexit negotiator that he will push ahead with Brexit and seek to renegotiate the terms of the divorce deal.

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Fed May Retain Bias to Hike Interest Rates: Decision-Day Guide


Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank has no bias in whether its next move is up or down, but his colleagues may deliver a more hawkish message.

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OPEC cancels April meeting, leaving price-boosting oil output cuts in place through June


OPEC and other major oil producers on Monday canceled a meeting planned for April, a move that leaves the alliance’s price-boosting production cuts in place until at least June.