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The Reserve Bank is widely tipped to cut interest rates on Tuesday despite an easing of trade war tensions and strong jobs growth.

BEIJING: China fully respects Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Greenland issue, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Danish counterpart on Monday (May 19), urging the European nation to reciprocate over China’s own sovereignty concerns. United States President Donald Trump has in recent months insisted that Washington should take over the strategically located, semi-autonomous Danish territory. Beijing hopes Denmark will “continue to support China’s legitimate position on issues concerning China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”, Wang told Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Beijing on Monday, according to a ministry statement. The meeting took place after Beijing criticised Denmark…

Israel has said it will allow limited supplies of food into Gaza as it announced the launch of an intensified ground offensive into the battered Palestinian enclave. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that pressure from allies was behind the move. Late the previous evening, his office had said Israel would open the way for some food to enter the Gaza Strip following a “recommendation” from the army. The announcement came shortly after the Israeli military launched “extensive ground operations” that are reported to have killed more than 150 people in the last 24 hours. “Israel will allow a…

During his first administration, President Trump’s top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use Medicaid money for social services not traditionally covered by health insurance. It was a first-in-the-nation experiment to funnel health care money into housing, nutrition, and other social services.Some poor and disabled Medicaid patients became eligible for benefits, including security deposits and first month’s rent for housing, rides to medical appointments, wheelchair ramps, and even prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables.Such experimental initiatives to improve the health of vulnerable Americans while saving taxpayers on costly medical procedures and expensive emergency room care are booming nationally. Without…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A rookie driver celebrated an unlikely pole victory for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. While Team Penske was disqualified before the final two rounds of qualifying, Robert Shwartzman won the pole.The 25-year-old was driving for PREMA Racing and became the first Indy 500 rookie to qualify for the pole since 1983. Shwartzman, who has dual nationality in Israel and Russia, initially raced under the Russian flag. He currently competes under the Israeli flag, which makes the Tel Aviv native the first driver from Israel to make “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” PREMA Racing…

The U.S. Department of Education has rescinded a $37.7 million fine, with prejudice, against Grand Canyon University for alleged deceptive practices, according to the university.The proposed fine was the largest ever issued by the department against a university.University President Brian Mueller welcomed the decision to rescind the fine.”The facts clearly support our contention that we were wrongly accused of misleading our Doctoral students, and we appreciate the recognition that those accusations were without merit,” Mueller said in a statement.HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TAKES 25% PAY CUT AMID TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FUNDING FREEZE Grand Canyon University President Brian Mueller welcomed the decision to…

Springtime in Canada historically means that, like the weather outside, the real estate market in Canada will start to warm up very soon, but things seem a little different this year. With many experts noting a slower start than normal, those looking to move or even buy their first home could be in a position to find a deal depending on preferences, budgets and how willing you are to compromise.“Spring has really been off to quite a slow start right across the board,” says research expert Anne-Elise Allegritti at Royal LePage.“That’s due to just a lack of confidence generally in…

A rural suburb has been plunged into lockdown after shots were reportedly fired, with police swarming the neighbourhood and declaring an emergency situation.Queensland Police said the emergency declaration was made in Purga – a rural locality west of Ipswich – under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) following reports of gunfire.“Police were called to an address on Ipswich Boonah Rd around 4.35pm following reports of shots fired,” Queensland Police said in a statement.Early information suggests no one has been injured.The PSPA was declared at 5.45pm, with an exclusion zone established around the area.Camera IconPolice declared an emergency situation in Purga…

QUETTA: At least four people were killed while 12 others were wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan’s turbulent southern province of Balochistan, a security official said on Monday (Apr 19). An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in a parked car in Killa Abdullah district of Balochistan, less than 100km from the provincial capital Quetta. “It seems the IED exploded before reaching its intended destination,” a local security official, Ghulab Khan, told AFP. “All those killed are civilian passersby,” he added. Riaz Khan Dawar, a senior local government official, confirmed the details to AFP, adding the explosion took place close…