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Emirati sisters attacked by hammer-wielding intruder in London luxury hotel room return home

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates’ state news agency says the Gulf nation dispatched a medical plane to bring three sisters home nearly 10 months after they were attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder in their luxury London hotel room. The WAM news agency said the trip Saturday …

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China moves to boost lending, reverse slowdown by cutting reserves banks required to hold

BEIJING – China has reduced the minimum level of reserves its banks are required to hold in a new move to reverse a deepening economic slowdown. The central bank said Wednesday it was reducing the amount most of China’s commercial banks are required to hold in reserves by at least …

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China's imports drop 19.7 percent in January, exports also down in continuing weak demand

BEIJING – Both China’s imports and exports declined in January in a sign of continued weak demand. The General Administration of Customs said Sunday that exports dropped 3.2 percent to 1.23 trillion yuan ($200 billion) in January, compared with a 9.7 rise in December. Imports tumbled 19.7 percent to 860 …

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