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Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties

In this March 17, 2013 file photo, China's newly-named Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a press conference after the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.  Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier is heading to India on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to expedite efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties. China says Li's choice of India for his first trip abroad since taking office in March shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)

NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China’s new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

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Obama’s Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs

ATLANTA (AP) — When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he’ll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities — a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.

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AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes

In this March 8, 2013 photo, Tay Za, foreground left, attends an opening ceremony of a branch office of his bank in Yangon, Myanmar. If you're American and want to do business in Myanmar, there's a list of people and companies that by law you have to steer clear of, including Tay Za. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — If you’re American and want to do business in Myanmar, there’s a list of people and companies you have to steer clear of by law. But it leaves off a former minister’s son U.S. officials suspected of brokering arms deals with North Korea, and high-rolling relatives of the man who led the repressive military government for 19 years.

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Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the narcissist rally.

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As yen falls, goods from Japan are more affordable

In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013, file photo, people are reflected on the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has returned more than 40 percent so far in 2013, to roughly 14,000. No other major stock index is even close. The U.S. Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, for instance, has delivered a terrific first four months. It's up 14 percent. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods — from cars to televisions — are going on sale.

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