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Spring Festival gala poised for live broadcast

The Chinese Spring Festival gala will be broadcast live at 8:00 p.m. on Jan. 24, the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, as the last dress rehearsal wrapped up late Wedn

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Relativity Space could change the economics of private space launches

The private launch market is an area of a lot of focus in the emerging space startup industry, not least because it unlocks the true potential of most of the rest of the market. But so far, we can cou

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Brexit bill becomes law after receiving royal assent

British government's Brexit bill became law Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II gave it her royal assent, paving the way for Britain's exit from the European Union (EU) on Jan. 31. Under the governmen

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All parties should jointly defend int'l order with int'l law as core: Chinese envoy

A Chinese envoy said Thursday that all parties should jointly defend the international order with international law as its core. "All parties should seize the opportunity of the 75th anniversary sum

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Trump to host Israel's Netanyahu at White House next week

U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss regional and security issues with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu here next week, the White House said on Thursday.

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The Latest: WHO says "too early" to declare novel coronavirus global emergency

An exterior view of the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva. (Xinhua/Liu Qu) "Make no mistake, though, this is an emergency in China. But it has not yet become a global he

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James, Antetokounmpo are NBA All-Star captains again

It'll be an All-Star rematch: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis.LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks will be the captains for the NBA All-Star Game, j

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James, Antetokounmpo are NBA All-Star captains again

It'll be an All-Star rematch: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis.LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks will be the captains for the NBA All-Star Game, j

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Burkina Faso to arm civilians in fight against extremists

File photo: Burkina Faso soldiers patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel area in March 2019. Luc Gnago, REUTERS. Burkina Faso's parliament has approved legislation allowing the military t

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Klaus Schwab: I don't like 'the new cold war' theory

01:09 "I don't like the statement [that China and the U.S. will go into a new cold war]," said Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF).More than

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WHO says China coronavirus outbreak not yet a global health crisis

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it was "too early" to declare the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)."I

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Extradition hearing for WikiLeaks' Assange to be split in two parts

The London hearing to decide whether WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face charges including spying will be split in two, wit

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Putin's political shake-up backed by Russian parliament in initial vote

Russia’s lower house of parliament unanimously gave its initial backing on Thursday to sweeping constitutional changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin which are wi

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‘True Path to Saving Two-State Solution’: Abbas Urges Macron to Recognise Palestinian Statehood

Despite several EU countries recognising Palestine as a state, the majority of the bloc’s members, including France, the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy, along with the US

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Trump: Mideast peace plan likely rolled out in days

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he'll likely release the long-awaited White House Mideast peace plan before his meeting early next week with Israeli Prime Min

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ECB launches its first strategy review since 2003

ECB president Christine Lagarde arrives for the news conference (Credit: Daniel Roland/AFP) The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched a major policy review.The ECB's first strategy review s

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Five being tested for coronavirus in Scotland

Five people in Scotland are being tested amid fears of the spreading coronavirus, a Scottish government spokesperson has confirmed."Following travel to Wuhan, China, two people confirmed as diagnosed