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APD | Sri Lanka President’s party backs ex-defence secretary at polls

By APD writer Easwaran **COLOMBO, Oct. 9 (APD) – **Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s political party on Wednesday d

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Turkish parliament extends motion for cross-border operations in Iraq, Syria

The Turkish parliament on Tuesday extended a motion for the government's authority to launch cross-border military operations

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Roundup: Chinese-built solar park to power 160,000 Argentine homes

The Argentine government inaugurated a solar park built with Chinese funding and technology, with an eye to illuminating more

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APD | 36% of Japanese women blame workplace harassment for mental illness

By APD writer Alice More than a third of Japanese female workers who were certified as having mental health issues cited some

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APD | Singapore, Asian Development Bank sign cooperation agreement to help different governments

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña **MANILA – **The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Singapore’s Infrastructure Asia signed a cooper

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Thousands march as Catalonia marks secession vote date

Thousands of supporters of the secession of Catalonia from the rest of Spain marched in Barcelona on Tuesday to mark two year

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Ukraine must investigate Joe Biden's son, says ex-Ukrainian PM

Ukraine must investigate the activities of U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden's son to establish whether his role in a Ukr

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Yemen's Houthis announce capture of hundreds of Saudi soldiers in Najran

Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday announced the fall of three Saudi-led coalition brigades and the capture of hundreds of Sau

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Prince Harry to visit Angola de-mining project

Harry, his wife Meghan and their four-month-old son Archie, arrived in South Africa on Monday for their southern African trip

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20 UN member countries agree to fight fake news

20 United States member countries, including France, Britain, and India, signed an agreement at the United Nations headquarte

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Daimler fined 870 mln euros over diesel exhaust scandal

German car manufacturer Daimler has been fined 870 million euros (956 million U.S. dollars) over fraudulent diesel emission v

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APD | Slowing exports, weak investment make South Korean economy sluggish

By APD writer Alice The South Korean economy remains sluggish due to slowing exports and weak investment, according to the co

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AIIB to invest 1.09 bln USD in ASEAN countries to boost interconnectivity

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will invest in six projects with 1.09 billion U.S. dollars in countries of th

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China's success in past 70 years spells success for whole world: Lebanese Communist party chief

"The success of China is considered a success for the whole world's populations," Lebanon's Communist Party chief s

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OECD blames trade wars for gloomy global growth outlook OECD blames trade wars for gloomy global growth outlook

The global economy has become increasingly fragile and uncertain according to the latest forecasts fromThe Organization for E

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Cyber threats and digital trust in the new era

A PwC report published on Tuesday shows that Chinese entrepreneurs believe digital risk management in China is still immature

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APD | Most single-use plastic items banned in India

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan Indian government departments and ministries recently banned plastic cups, plates and bags in t