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Breedlove takes over as NATO's top military officer
Breedlove takes over as NATO's top military officerBreedlove succeeded Stavridis as 17th NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe during a handover ceremony in Mons, Belgium.
PBOC faces balancing act with rate, inflation
PBOC faces balancing act with rate, inflationAmid a wave of interest rate cuts by major economies around the world, Chinese monetary authorities will face a policy dilemma in the coming weeks.
U.S., U.K. leaders highlights importance of transatlantic free trade
U.S., U.K. leaders highlights importance of transatlantic free tradeObama and Cameron discussed importance of moving ahead with the EU towards negotiations on TTIP.
Turkish warplane crashes near Syrian border, pilot dead
Turkish warplane crashes near Syrian border, pilot deadA Turkish F-16 jet fighter crashed Monday in Osmaniye province near the Syrian border, and its pilot was found dead.
Putin satisfied with unscheduled military drills
Putin satisfied with unscheduled military drillsThe Russian armed forces have fulfilled their preset tasks during the recent large-scale military drills, Putin said on Monday.
Eurogroup approves 7.5-bln-euro bailout tranches for Greece
Eurogroup approves 7.5-bln-euro bailout tranches for GreeceDijsselbloem announced Monday finance ministers of the eurozone had approved two bailout tranches of 7.5 billion euros for Greece.
Gold ends lower for 3rd session in row
Gold ends lower for 3rd session in rowThe most active gold contract for June delivery fell 2.3 dollars, or 0.16 percent, to settle at 1,434.3 dollars per ounce.
Saudi takes coronavirus situation "very seriously": WHO
Saudi takes coronavirus situation "very seriously": WHOThe World Health Organization acknowledged Monday Saudi Arabia has taken the novel coronavirus situation very seriously.