Trump said to have lost his shirt in '95 tax filing

Donald Trump's business losses in 1995 were so large that they could have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for as many as 18 years, according to records obtained by The New York Times.

PM to trigger Brexit by March

British Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger the divorce process from the European Union by the end of March, firing the starting gun on the country's biggest shift in policy since World War II.

Big hurricane churns across Caribbean

Jamaican fishers on cays and banks should head to safe harbor as Hurricane Matthew headed to the Caribbean country within hours, the meteorological service of Jamaica warned on the weekend.

Women protest virginity tests for university

A women's rights group has filed a legal complaint against an Egyptian lawmaker who called for mandatory virginity tests for women seeking university admission, the Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper reported Sunday.

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World bids farewell to peace champion Peres

World leaders bid farewell to Israeli elder statesman and Nobel Peace laureate Shimon Peres at his funeral in Jerusalem on Friday, with US President Barack Obama hailing him as a giant of the 20th century.

Nestle CEO steers food giant to 'gut feeling'

Switzerland's Nestle, the world's largest food company, wants to tune up your guts.

THAAD system to get golf course site

A private golf course in the country's southeast region has been chosen as the new site for an advanced US missile defense system to be deployed by the end of next year to help cope with threats by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, military officials in Seoul said on Friday.

Rockers face court hearing over 'slur'

An Asian-American rock band called the Slants tried in 2011 to trademark its name, but the US Patent and Trademark Office declined, citing the moniker's likelihood to disparage many people of Asian descent. The band's leader, Simon Tam, sued on First Amendment grounds.

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Globalization 2.0: Seeking more choices in free trade

Comments on the first US presidential debate abound. Many focused on what people heard or how they interpreted what they heard. What was conspicuously absent in the debate was the two candidates' readiness, or at least courage, to redefine the United States' role in free trade and globalization.

Innovation is critical to development

"Innovative Development" is the first of the Five Major Development Concepts, President Xi Jinping's guiding strategy to transform China's economy. Innovation occupies the top spot because it signals that China's leaders are enhancing the role of reform. Reform requires change, change requires doing things differently, and doing things differently requires innovation.