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China to expand public service access for migrant workers

BEIJING, May 22 - China issued guidelines on Friday to expand coverage of basic public services to people who don't have household registration in the cities where they work, a move that could help more migrant workers access urban public services.

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Inflation, instability, and escalation

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Japan faces a long, hot summer of inflation and tighteningScott Foster reports that Japan is entering a difficult period of inflation, rising bond yields and monetary

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Pakistan seeks breakthrough in US-Iran peace talks

WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 22 - Iran's foreign minister met his Pakistani counterpart on Friday to discuss proposals to end the U.S.-Israeli war, Iranian media reported, with Tehran and Washington still at odds over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz.

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