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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage eases again, offering modest relief for home shoppers
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage eased to where it was three weeks ago, modest relief for prospective homebuyers ...
Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place
President Donald Trump says there will be a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico after a call with that country’s leader as ...
Lebanon’s UN refugee agency chief hopes at least 200,000 Syrian refugees return under new plan
The UN refugee agency in Lebanon hopes that 200,000 Syrian refugees will return to Syria by the end of the year under a new ...
Vatican strikes a solar deal that aims to make it the world’s first carbon-neutral state
Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) plot of land north of Rome into a vast solar farm that ...
Rebels halt decommissioning of forces after accusing Philippines of reneging on peace deal
A Philippine government official said the largest Muslim rebel group in the country's south has suspended the disarming of about 14,000 guerrillas under a 2014 peace deal, due to complaints that the ...