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Netflix raises prices for U.S. subscribers

Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) is raising monthly fees for its U.S. subscribers by between 13 percent… Read More

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Taliban seek venue change for peace talks with U.S.

PESHAWAR: The Taliban will not attend planned peace talks with the United States in Saudi… Read More

Iran

Iran to send warships to the Atlantic, closer to U.S. waters

LONDON: The Iranian navy will send warships to deploy in the Atlantic from March, a… Read More

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U.S. issues China travel advisory amid increased tensions

WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department on Thursday renewed its warning for U.S. citizens traveling in… Read More

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U.S. retirees try to keep cool as stocks tumble

BOSTON: Nancy Farrington, a retiree who turns 75 next month, admits to being in a… Read More

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States help run U.S. National Parks in federal government shutdown

WASHINGTON: U.S. National Parks will be left with just a skeleton staff during the federal… Read More

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Putin: Nothing to stop new states joining nuclear pact with U.S. and Russia

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that there was nothing to stop Russia and… Read More

New York Sues Giant US Opioid Maker Over Alleged Deceptive Marketing Practices

NEW YORK: The state of New York sued US pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma and its… Read More

Dueling tariffs raise fears of long U.S.-China trade battle

Dueling tariffs raise fears of long US-China trade battle

WASHINGTON: The United States and China exchanged the first salvos in what could become a… Read More

Chinese media says US has ‘delusions’, urges focus on domestic development

SHANGHAI/ BEIJING: U.S. protectionism is self-defeating and a “symptom of paranoid delusions” that must not… Read More

US lawmakers want Google to reconsider links to China’s Huawei

WASHINGTON: Some Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers asked Alphabet Inc’s  Google on Wednesday to reconsider… Read More

U.S. quits U.N. human rights body, citing anti-Israel bias

WASHINGTON: The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council… Read More

Trump in surprise summit move says he will halt Korea war games

SINGAPORE: U.S. President Donald Trump made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong… Read More

Trump, Trudeau swap jokes but hold firm in trade dispute

LA MALBAIE, Quebec: U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were all… Read More

US plans to release American captured in Syria in September

WASHINGTON: The U.S. government said on Wednesday it would release in Syria an American citizen… Read More

China says it does not want U.S. trade frictions to escalate

BEIJING: China’s Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that the country does not want an escalation… Read More

Singapore to restrict airspace during U.S.-North Korea summit

SINGAPORE: Singapore airspace will be restricted during the planned U.S.-N.Korea summit next week, according to… Read More

U.S. sanctions on Iran threaten vital Afghanistan trade project

WASHINGTON/KABUL: U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear accord and… Read More

U.S. Senate announces Gina Haspel as first woman CIA director

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday to be director of the CIA, ending… Read More

U.S. FDA approves new drug for prevention of migraines

Amgen Inc won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval on Thursday for the first drug… Read More