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China doubles down on free trade as Trump leaves a void
Chinese President Xi Jinping touted his country as a leader on free trade at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders on Nov. 19, stepping up to fill a void left by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's protectionism.
Tough Time Ahead For Illegal Immigrants In US
Illegal immigrants in America are all set to face difficulties, as President-elect Donald Trump has hinted that he will immediately deport or jail nearly three million undocumented immigrants.
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The global rise of strongmen
Some dictionaries translate the German word "schadenfreude" as "gloat," but Germans say that does not quite give the exact meaning of the pleasure derived from the misfortune of others.
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Post-Trump world
The Oxford English Dictionary has declared "post-truth" as the most popular word of the year. Use of the term has increased by around 2,000 percent in 2016 compared to last year. The dictionary defined the word as "circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotion and personal belief."
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European leaders, Obama vow to hold fast to NATO
U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders pledged Nov. 18 to maintain NATO cooperation, and vowed to keep up sanctions against Russia, in their first meeting since the shock election of Donald Trump as the new U.S. president sparked fears of drastic policy shifts.
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Trump offers national security adviser post to Flynn: Reports
President-elect Donald Trump has offered the influential post of national security adviser to his controversial campaign adviser, former general Michael Flynn, U.S. media reported Trump officials as saying on Nov. 17.
Trump fears push nations at Morocco talks to call climate action an 'urgent duty'
Fears that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will pull out of the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming pushed almost 200 nations at climate talks in Morocco on Nov. 17 to declare action an "urgent duty."
Donald Trump bird lookalike! (video)
A Chinese golden pheasant has become a main tourist attraction of a zoo due to its uncanny resemblance to US President-elect Donald Trump. “Little Red”, as it is known, is fashion am airy yellow hairstyle that is reminiscent of Trump’s hair style. He is one of 50 pheasants living at the Hangzhou Safari Park in Zhejiang province.
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Lithuanians fear Putin plans to "test NATO"
Lithuania has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin could to test NATO in the weeks before Donald Trump becomes U.S. president.
Lithuanian officials have said that "the Russian threat is growing" - while fear of a possible "Russian invasion" is spreading.
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"Tough on Islamic State, wants closer ties with Russia"
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has offered retired U.S. general Michael Flynn the position of national security adviser in his future administration.
The Beta agency is reporting on Friday, citing the AP, that this has been confirmed by "a high ranking adviser to Trump."