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Cyber security is high on agenda at US-Chinese talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on 24 September for a state visit and talks with President Barack Obama that are expected to be clouded by differences over alleged Chinese cyber spying, Beijings economic policies and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Sep 25, 2015

Yellen indicates Fed rate hike by year-end

The end of 2015 could finally see a rate hike from the US Federal Reserve, almost nine years after it signalled a regime of low rates in order to help global growth. The Feds chair Janet Yellen on Thursday 24 September, said she was confident of a US recovery amid a sluggish global economy and reiterated plans to withdraw the central banks extraordinary stimulus by year-end as long as inflation was stable and employment levels remained strong. Sep 25, 2015

Underground tour views the construction of the Second Avenue Subway line

The first phase of the Second Avenue subway in New York City is set to open in December 2016 after more than 80 years of planning. Members of the Upper East Side community toured the construction of the tunnels and platforms underground, the first phase of which is more than 86 percent complete and will run as an extension of the Q line from 96th St to 63rd St. Sep 22, 2015
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