The UK cannot sell its path to glory
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2016-07-20 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
Since the UK referendum decided to leave the European Union, there has been a tendency to be pessimistic about the UK’s economic and industrial prospects.
Wells Fargo Bank spent 300 million pounds to buy a property in London
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San Francisco-based Wells Fargo Bank is one of the giants in the US banking industry, with $1.8 trillion in assets and 269,000 employees.
Hedge funds sued the Bank of East Asia for getting rid of family control
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American hedge fund Elliott Management filed a lawsuit, hoping to spin off Hong Kong’s Bank of East Asia from its controlling family
Silicon Valley dream products need grounding gas
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2016-07-20 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
Imagine a place where driverless cars are driving on the street, smart grids regulate electricity, everything is in accordance with the specifications of an ideal "smart" city from a blank sheet of paper
The French Prime Minister’s attendance at the silence in Nice met with public boos
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The French socialist government has taken action to curb the rising political criticism and public anger against its anti-terrorism efforts. It was the third in France in 18 months.
The U.S. and Europe warned the Turkish president to exercise restraint
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The U.S. and European leaders warned the Turkish president to exercise restraint in his increasingly aggressive repression against the coup planners last Friday.
French life in the shadow of terrorist attacks
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2016-07-20 Reading,Chinese English,language sense,learning,bilingual
Bastille Day" (Bastille Day, French National Day) carnival, French people usually start to go out on holiday. People go to country houses, beaches or vacation
Theresa May, the second female prime minister of the United Kingdom
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At the age of 59, May has drastically adjusted the Whitehall structure when she came to power. She relentlessly dismissed several former colleagues and let the past