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US Consumer Prices Rise Solidly, But Underlying Trend Tame

U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in 14 months in March, but the underlying inflation trend remained benign amid slowing domestic and global economic growth. The mixed report from the Labor Department on Wednesday was broadly supportive of the Federal Reserve’s decision last month to suspended its three-year campaign to raise interest rates. The …

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US Consumer Prices Rise Solidly, But Underlying Trend Tame

U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in 14 months in March, but the underlying inflation trend remained benign amid slowing domestic and global economic growth. The mixed report from the Labor Department on Wednesday was broadly supportive of the Federal Reserve’s decision last month to suspended its three-year campaign to raise interest rates. The …

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Facebook Cracks Down on Groups Spreading Harmful Information

Facebook says it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combatting the spread of false and harmful information on the social media site. The updates will limit the visibility of links found to be significantly more prominent on Facebook than across the web as a whole. The company is also expanding its …

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Facebook Cracks Down on Groups Spreading Harmful Information

Facebook says it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combatting the spread of false and harmful information on the social media site. The updates will limit the visibility of links found to be significantly more prominent on Facebook than across the web as a whole. The company is also expanding its …

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Mexico Slams US Border Slowdown as ‘Very Bad Idea’

Mexico’s foreign minister on Wednesday criticized hold-ups in the flow of goods and people at the U.S-Mexico border, and said he planned to discuss the matter with U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials later in the day. After days of traffic delays at sections of the border that have alarmed businesses, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard …

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Mexico Slams US Border Slowdown as ‘Very Bad Idea’

Mexico’s foreign minister on Wednesday criticized hold-ups in the flow of goods and people at the U.S-Mexico border, and said he planned to discuss the matter with U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials later in the day. After days of traffic delays at sections of the border that have alarmed businesses, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard …

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US Praises German 5G Standards as Huawei Battle Simmers

The top U.S. diplomat for cybersecurity policy has praised Germany’s draft security standards for next generation mobile networks, which he said could effectively shut out China’s Huawei. Rob Strayer said Wednesday the standards published last month were a “positive step.” They call for mobile providers to use “trustworthy” telecom equipment suppliers that comply with national …

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US Praises German 5G Standards as Huawei Battle Simmers

The top U.S. diplomat for cybersecurity policy has praised Germany’s draft security standards for next generation mobile networks, which he said could effectively shut out China’s Huawei. Rob Strayer said Wednesday the standards published last month were a “positive step.” They call for mobile providers to use “trustworthy” telecom equipment suppliers that comply with national …

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На міжбанку попит на долар суттєво переважає пропозицію

На українському міжбанківському валютному ринку другий день поспіль триває послаблення гривні. Як повідомляє сайт «Мінфін», що відстежує перебіг торгів, станом на 13:00 котирування становили 26 гривень 81 – 84 копійки. «На торгах по долару попит істотно перевищує пропозицію, що відбивається зростанням котирувань. Ринок «розігрівають». Тривають операції по лотах до 1 мільйона доларів, але великих лотів …

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На міжбанку попит на долар суттєво переважає пропозицію

На українському міжбанківському валютному ринку другий день поспіль триває послаблення гривні. Як повідомляє сайт «Мінфін», що відстежує перебіг торгів, станом на 13:00 котирування становили 26 гривень 81 – 84 копійки. «На торгах по долару попит істотно перевищує пропозицію, що відбивається зростанням котирувань. Ринок «розігрівають». Тривають операції по лотах до 1 мільйона доларів, але великих лотів …

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‘The Stakes Are Too High’: Christian Faithful Take up Climate Protest

Cloaked in black and carrying white buckets filled with artificial blood, the group filed in silence to the entrance of London’s Downing Street, behind a troupe of child and teen activists. Ringing a bell as they walked, the 45 adults — all participants in Extinction Rebellion, a protest movement seeking rapid action to curb global …

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Fishermen Turn to Maps as India’s Coasts Cleared for Tourism, Industry

After generations of trawling the same waters, the fishermen on the coast of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India know where to cast a net or park a boat without resorting to signs or GPS maps. But their customary rights over this common space – a right won by families who have fished it for centuries …

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Fishermen Turn to Maps as India’s Coasts Cleared for Tourism, Industry

After generations of trawling the same waters, the fishermen on the coast of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India know where to cast a net or park a boat without resorting to signs or GPS maps. But their customary rights over this common space – a right won by families who have fished it for centuries …

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White Supremacist Content Challenges Social Media Companies

The live-streamed video of the Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque shooting last month highlighted the continuing struggle by social media companies to police extremist content on their platforms. Facebook and Google representatives told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday the effort to balance free speech with oversight of white supremacist content is ongoing. VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson has …

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White Supremacist Content Challenges Social Media Companies

The live-streamed video of the Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque shooting last month highlighted the continuing struggle by social media companies to police extremist content on their platforms. Facebook and Google representatives told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday the effort to balance free speech with oversight of white supremacist content is ongoing. VOA’s congressional correspondent Katherine Gypson has …

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Virgin Galactic’s 1st Test Passenger Gets Commercial Astronaut Wings

Virgin Galactic’s first test passenger received her commercial astronaut wings from the U.S. aviation regulator on Tuesday after flying on the company’s rocket plane to evaluate the customer experience in February. Virgin Galactic’s chief astronaut instructor, Beth Moses, who is a former NASA engineer, became the first woman to fly to space on a commercial …

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Virgin Galactic’s 1st Test Passenger Gets Commercial Astronaut Wings

Virgin Galactic’s first test passenger received her commercial astronaut wings from the U.S. aviation regulator on Tuesday after flying on the company’s rocket plane to evaluate the customer experience in February. Virgin Galactic’s chief astronaut instructor, Beth Moses, who is a former NASA engineer, became the first woman to fly to space on a commercial …

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Top Senate Democrat Says Trump’s Fed Picks Unqualified   

Rob Garver contributed to this report The top Senate Democrat says President Donald Trump’s picks to fill two vacant seats on the Federal Reserve Board are unqualified for the job. Trump has nominated former pizza chain boss Herman Cain and conservative economic commentator Stephen Moore for the Fed — posts that need Senate confirmation. Both are strong …

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Top Senate Democrat Says Trump’s Fed Picks Unqualified   

Rob Garver contributed to this report The top Senate Democrat says President Donald Trump’s picks to fill two vacant seats on the Federal Reserve Board are unqualified for the job. Trump has nominated former pizza chain boss Herman Cain and conservative economic commentator Stephen Moore for the Fed — posts that need Senate confirmation. Both are strong …

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Boeing Records Zero New MAX Orders Following Global Groundings

Boeing’s orders and deliveries sank in the first quarter, with zero new orders for the 737 MAX following a worldwide grounding in March in the wake of two fatal plane crashes. The groundings forced Boeing to freeze deliveries of the MAX, which had been its fastest-selling jetliner until a March 10 crash on Ethiopian Airlines …

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Boeing Records Zero New MAX Orders Following Global Groundings

Boeing’s orders and deliveries sank in the first quarter, with zero new orders for the 737 MAX following a worldwide grounding in March in the wake of two fatal plane crashes. The groundings forced Boeing to freeze deliveries of the MAX, which had been its fastest-selling jetliner until a March 10 crash on Ethiopian Airlines …

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US Penalizes British Bank $1B in Iranian Trade Sanctions Case   

Britain’s Standard Charter Bank has agreed to more than $1 billion in fines and forfeited assets to the U.S. and New York state for violating U.S. sanctions against trade with Iran. Federal and state prosecutors said Tuesday that between 2007 and 2011, the global financial institution processed about 9,500 financial transactions worth about $240 million …