U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew emphasized to Japan's finance minister the need for Japan to use all three arrows of its economic recovery policy to escape deflation, a U.S. Treasury official said on Saturday.
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Germany to press EU for national right to ban GMOs before 2015 harvest
Germany is pressing the European Commission to allow individual EU countries to ban cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) before the 2015 harvest.
Germany just escapes recession, France beats low expectations
Germany narrowly avoided recession in the third quarter of the year and France exceeded low expectations, putting the euro zone on course for anemic growth but no contraction.
Euro zone grows faster than expected in third quarter
Euro zone economic growth was stronger than expected in the third quarter, preliminary data showed on Friday, as France beat market expectations and Germany steered clear of a recession.
U.S. loosening of rule to allow condensate exports started in 2013
More than a year ago, U.S. regulators quietly gave a small company permission to export lightly processed oil known as condensate - a previously unreported ruling that could further strengthen the hand of big energy companies pushing hard to chip away at a 40-year-old ban on domestic crude exports.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday China's economy will maintain strong, sustainable and balanced growth, state media reported.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued several decrees on Saturday to shut state institutions and banking services in pro-Russian eastern regions, pressing a move to cut links with the rebel-held territory.
The Russian people are behaving "entirely reasonably" in their response to the falling rouble, central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina said in a television interview broadcast on Saturday.
The 8th season of "Doctor Who" has ended but there's no guessing whether a new season will happen -- it's already in the works.
BTS’s agency Big Hit Entertainment recently spoke about the controversy involving an alleged condom seen in a photo of idol Jin. The agency confirmed it was indeed a condom, which was sent by fans as presents to the idols.
Alfonso Ribeiro was reportedly injured while performing "The Carlton" on "Dancing With the Stars," and may be forced to quit the competition.
Mimi Faust, of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta," has sparked rumors of a new relationship by posting a picture of her and another man online.
Lil Fizz, of "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood" may be physically abusive towards his ex, Moniece Slaughter.
Singer Miley Cyrus is seen kissing model Patrick Schwarzenegger in public at a USC-CAL football game at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on November 13
