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Paul Collingwood to play for World XI in landmark Pakistan series

PaulCollingwoodisinlinetobetheEnglishrepresentativeinaWorldXIcoachedbyAndyFlowerthatwillplayathree-matchseriesinPakistannextmonthastheInternationalCricketCounci

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China slashes state-run companies to 99

China'scropofstate-ownedenterprises(SOEs)willslimtojust99asthegovernmentlookstoincreasetheirefficiencyandprofitability,whilebolsteringcompetitiononaglobalstage.

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France's Macron, seeking to re-shape Europe, heads east

WhileBritaintoilsoveritsmessydivorcewiththeEuropeanUnion,France'spresidentEmmanuelMacronisembarkingonadrivetodeepentheeconomicintegrationofablochesaysneedstobem

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Asian markets mostly up with eyes on banker summit

MostAsianmarketsroseonTuesdayaheadofacloselywatchedmeetingofcentralbankerslaterintheweek,althoughthereremainconcernsaboutDonaldTrump'seconomicagendaandgeopoliti

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Australian PM slams gay slurs as marriage vote looms

AustralianPrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbullonTuesdaycalledforrespectfuldebateonanupcomingsame-sexmarriagevote,sayinghe"deplores"thehomophobicslursairedbyanonymousopp

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Thrones character set for 'heartbreaking' loss

GameOfThronesstarEmiliaClarkehascommentedonhercharacter’s"heartbreaking"lossinthisweek’sepisode.Inanunexpectedturn-eveninashowknownforitsruthlessaxingofcharacte

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Big Ben's bongs fall silent amid renovations ding dong

HundredsofpeoplehavegatheredtowatchBigBenfallsilentforcontroversialrenovationsthatwilllastfouryears,thelongestperiodinits157-yearhistory.AlargecrowdofMPs,parlia

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U.S. embassy to suspend issuance of nonimmigrant visas in Russia

TheU.S.embassyinRussiasaidMondaythatitwillsuspendallnonimmigrantvisaoperationsacrossRussiaforninedaysstartingonWednesdayduetotheRussiangovernment-imposedcaponU.

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China Unicom shares soar on $11.7 bn stake sale plan

SharesinChina'ssecond-largesttelecomscarrierUnicomsoaredMondayafteritreiteratedpreviouslyretractedplansforanalmost$12billionstakesaleinvolvinghigh-profileinvest

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Trump elevates Cyber Command, setting the stage for NSA separation

TheTrumpadministrationthisweekelevatedtheUSCyberCommandtoaUnifiedCombatantCommand,inalong-awaitedmovethatunderscoresthegrowingimportanceofcyberwarfare.Thedecisi

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New world order is the inevitable trend

Afterdecadesofturbulence,theworldorderledbytheUnitedStateshasbeguntochange,withthe2008globalfinancialcrisispossiblybeingtheturningpointandthisyearsignalinganewb

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Robots will not lead to fewer jobs, but hollow out of the middle class

Throughoutmodernhistorytherehasbeenarecurrentfearthatjobswillbedestroyedbytechnology.EverybodyknowsthestoryoftheLuddites,bandsofworkerswhosmashedupmachineryinth

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Super Junior's Choi Si-won to visit Vietnam for UNICEF campaign

Dischargedfromhismilitaryduty,ChoiSi-wonoftheSouthKoreanboybandSuperJuniorwillvisitVietnamnextweekforacampaignbytheUnitedNation'sChildren'sFund(UNICEF),hisSeoul

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Big Ben's Ayrton Light to be switched off

AlampatthetopofElizabethTower-whichisswitchedonintheeveningwheneverParliamentissitting-istostopshiningforthefirsttimeinmorethan70years.TheAyrtonLight,locatedabo

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China approved $25b projects, bonds to sustain growth

Chinaapprovedbig-ticketinvestmentsfor22fixed-assetprojectsinJuly,upfrom11inJune,andlaunchednewbondsinanattempttomaintainstableeconomicgrowth,theNationalDevelopm

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Singer Rain plans to release comeback album in November

SouthKoreanpopsingerRainisworkingonanewEPrecordandplanstoreleaseitinNovember,accordingtohiscompanyFriday."RainplanstobrieflyvisittheU.S.inSeptemberandwilllaterf

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Reducing U.S. trade deficits in NAFTA could prove difficult

RenegotiationsontheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)willhardlyreducetheoverallU.S.tradedeficitandunemployment,expertssaid.TheUnitedStates,CanadaandMexicoki