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Protracted Brexit negatively impacts EU, Britain: French economist

The latest delay of Brexit approved by the European Union (EU) for up to Jan. 31, 2020, negatively affects the EU and Britain

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Opposition in South Sudan wants peace accord delayed

The main opposition in South Sudan has hit out at the government saying it has failed to push through a peace deal and called

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Philippine president's house sustains cracks in earthquake

The 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao region on Thursday morning cracked the walls of Philippine President Rodrigo D

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U.S. lawmakers to press Boeing CEO for response on 737 MAX crashes

The head of a U.S. Senate panel reviewing two catastrophic Boeing 737 MAX crashes told Reuters ahead of hearings this week th

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China to launch Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2020

China plans to launch the Chang'e-5 probe in 2020 to bring Moon samples back to Earth, according to Wu Weiren, chief designer

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants a December election

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants members of parliament to agree to a general election being held on 12 December.

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Sri Lanka frees seven Chinese arrested over visa violations

By APD writer Easwaran Sri Lanka on Sunday released seven Chinese nationals arrested for violating local visa regulations. Th

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China's smartphone brand Oppo launches new anti-shake phone in London

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has unveiled its latest anti-shake phones in London, as part of a drive by the country's

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Protest against separatists' sentencing sets Barcelona streets ablaze

Protesters set cars on fire and threw petrol bombs at police in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Wednesday, intensifying unre

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APD | Win-win multi-stakeholder partnerships a must for ASEAN

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA, Oct. 16 (APD) – Agriculture Secretary and Philippine delegation head William Dollente Dar

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Hundreds of Algerians protest against proposed energy law

Hundreds of Algerians on Sunday staged a sit-in in front of the parliament in the Algerian capital of Algiers to protest the

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APD | Eight of ten ASEAN member countries to begin its “single window”

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña The Department of Finance said the Philippines and seven other members of the Association of Sout

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U.S. threatens Turkey with harsh sanctions for offensive in Syria

The Trump administration on Friday issued harsh sanction warnings to Turkey, seeking to halt the latter's further military op

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Trump says hopes to mediate between Turkey, Syrian Kurds

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he hopes to mediate between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds, and also threatene

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Twitter says it mistakenly used phone numbers for ads

Twitter Inc. said on Tuesday email addresses and phone numbers uploaded by users to meet its security requirements may have b

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Baldness linked to particulate pollution levels

Air pollution, in particular levels of particulate matter, is linked to baldness, according to new research. The South Korean

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U.S. House committee subpoenas Pentagon, White House budget office in impeachment inquiry

U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Monday subpoenaed the Department of Defense and the White House Office of Management and