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David Wong
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- ECB Seeks Clarity on Economy Before Next Move April 26, 2018European Central Bank President Mario Draghi put off a decision on the future of the bank’s giant bond-buying program, saying officials want to better understand a recent slowdown in the eurozone before taking fresh steps to phase out easy money.
- EU Presses Tech Firms on Search Results, Fake News April 26, 2018The European Union tightened its effort to rein in tech giants like Alphabet’s Google and Facebook, advancing several measures that aim to shape the way they operate in Europe.
- Famed Parisian Bike Network Rolls Into a Ditch April 26, 2018The French capital has fallen from grace as a bike-sharing paradise that inspired cities around the world to launch programs of their own as an effort to upgrade it falters spectacularly.
- German Music Award Canceled Amid Anti-Semitism Controversy April 26, 2018The organizers of Germany’s version of the Grammys, the Echo, said they would no longer bestow the high-profile awards, two weeks after one of this year’s prizes went to a rap duo that peppers its lyrics and videos with anti-Semitic words and images.
- New Financial Transaction Methods Pose Challenge in Terror Fight, Officials Say April 26, 2018French President Emmanuel Macron called ministers from over 70 countries to Paris in an effort to coordinate a crackdown on new terror-financing methods that French officials say pose a growing threat to global security.
- As Merkel Visits U.S., Germany's Trade Surplus Isn't the Problem April 26, 2018Mr. Trump is hardly the first to draw attention to Germany’s vast current account surplus, but he’s wrong to blame it on unfair trade practices, writes Simon Nixon. It’s simply a reflection of policy choices—on both sides of the Atlantic.
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