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Gold prices extended gains on Monday, just $3 shy of an all-time high, driven by U.S.-China tensions and a weaker dollar, while expectations of more stimulus to revive pandemic-hit economies lifted the metal's appeal as an inflation hedge.

"We've moved quickly before and I see no reason why we can't move quickly again," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's landmark speech at the Nixon library on Thursday marked the most robust call-to-action yet against the Chinese Communist Party.

The $600 unemployment boost is set to end next week, which could add a new influx of jobless Americans to the already crowded gig economy.

The U.S. continues to register record increases in case and fatality numbers in several states, with the country seeing more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths for four straight days.

The move will hit hard at the Spanish tourism sector just as it is starting to recover from months of coronavirus lockdowns and travel restrictions.

In a summer of unending news, we may be heading into what could be the newsiest week of all.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong named a largely unchanged cabinet on Saturday following an election win this month.

The World Meteorological Organization warns that temperatures in Siberia were about 18 degrees F above average in June.

A Singaporean man who set up a fake consulting site to solicit information from U.S. government and military workers has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of Chinese intelligence, the Justice Department said on Friday.

The coronavirus has infected more than 15.62 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 635,086 people.

The modified U.S. drone export policy is largely viewed as a Trump administration effort to sell more weapons overseas.

Stocks fell on Friday as Wall Street wrapped up a volatile week of trading, with tech shares struggling and U.S.-China tensions rising.

TikTok is trying to poach employees from Silicon Valley giants like Google and Facebook as the wildly popular video-sharing app looks to expand.

A researcher who took refuge in the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco after allegedly lying to investigators about her Chinese military service was arrested and will appear in court on Friday, according to a senior Justice Department official.

Meanwhile, Beijing has not publicly agreed to evacuate from its consulate in Houston.

The WTO has been scarred by the United States' decision in December to block the appointment of two new members to the appellate body.

People in Vietnam say the Ministry of Health's handling of the coronavirus was decisive, strict, and ultimately, highly effective.

The Swiss-headquartered company is one of many firms working on this kind of product.

China's Foreign Ministry announced Friday it is revoking the license for the U.S. consulate general in the southwestern city of Chengdu.