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US widespread blockade ahead of historic snowstorm
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The US suspended thousands of flights and declared a state of emergency to deal with a snowstorm super bomb.
Thailand arrests 20 people who escaped from notorious fraud den in Myanmar
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Thai authorities arrested 20 Chinese citizens after this group escaped from a fraud den and crossed a river from Myanmar to Tak province illegally.
Japanese people are less diligent, reducing deaths from overwork
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New data shows that the average working hours of Japanese people continued to decrease over 2 years.
US officially stops counterpart tax collection from February 24
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The US officially stopped collecting counterpart taxes enacted under the IEEPA Act from 0:01 AM on the 24th, Eastern time.
Russia shoots down 22 consecutive UAVs aimed at Moscow capital
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Russia activated a dense air defense net to completely neutralize a large-scale UAV attack on Moscow.
Ukraine declares deep penetration into Russian territory, attacks ballistic missile factory
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Ukraine affirms the attack targeted Russia's strategic weapons production facility.
Mr. Trump announces global tariff increase to 15%
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Mr. Trump said he would raise the temporary tariff applied to almost all imports into the US from 10% to 15%.
China surpasses the US to become Germany's largest trading partner
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China surpasses the US to become Germany's largest trading partner. It is known that German exports to the US decreased by more than 9% last year.
US deploys more than 60 fighter jets to base in the Middle East
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The US has deployed more than 60 fighter jets to a base in Jordan, an important center for the US military's plan to attack Iran.
World 24h: Forecast of the time of fierce bomb storm
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World news 21. 2: Hungary strikes with huge EU loan for Ukraine; Forecast of the time of fierce bomb storm...
US wants India to buy oil from Venezuela
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The US is negotiating trade to persuade India to abandon Russian oil supplies.
Hungarian Prime Minister mentions the party involved in Nord Stream and Druzhba incident
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Kiev must be responsible for the Nord Stream explosion as well as the suspension of the Druzhba oil pipeline.
Gold and silver prices rise as US global tariffs and tensions with Iran
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World gold prices were at 5,108.40 USD/ounce at 3:40 PM on February 20, EST time, up more than 2%.
President Trump may visit China at the end of March
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President Trump will visit China from March 31 to April 2 for the highly anticipated meeting between the leaders of the two largest economies in the world.
Hungary strikes with huge EU loan to Ukraine
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Hungary will block a 90 billion euro loan from the European Union (EU) for Ukraine.
US military airstrikes ship suspected of transporting drugs, 3 dead
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The US military again launched an airstrike targeting a ship suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific, killing 3 people.
Strong bomb typhoon forecast this weekend
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Extremely strong winter storms like nor'easter combined with "bomb cyclones" will attack a series of cities in the northeastern United States.
Mystery 4. 200 years of the place where humans first domesticated horses
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Horses were first domesticated in Russia about 4,200 years ago, deciphering a long-standing mystery.
President Donald Trump orders 10% global tax
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On February 20, President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on all imports into the US after a Supreme Court ruling.
Gold prices rise, revealing the countries that buy and sell gold the most
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Amidst strong gold prices, China and Poland bought the most gold, and the Philippines sold the most.
