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Brazil's Rousseff to decide on budget

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will decide on a new federal budget, Agriculture Minister Katia Abreu said Monday.

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China to accredit tourist attractions' pricing practices

Chinese tourist authorities plan to start accrediting tourist attractions' ticket pricing practices and give preferential policies and funding support to the best-rated sites this year.

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Multilateral lenders see room for collaboration with AIIB

Despite outside worries that a China-led development bank will challenge the established order of multilateral lenders, the IMF, World Bank and other leading global lenders have welcomed collaboration with the new bank to fill Asia's infrastructure gap.

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Ex-Australian PM Malcom Fraser dies

​Former Australian prime minister Malcom Fraser who led the country from November 1975 to March 1983, died at 84, his office announced on Friday.

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Sotheby's HK unveils highlights of jewels and jadeite spring sale

​Sotheby's Hong Kong on Friday told Xinhua that its "Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale 2015" will take place on April 6 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.

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Netanyahu's election victory could further widen U.S. -Israeli disputes

It's no secret the U.S.-Israel relations have soured over the past several years. Much of it has to do with personal animosity between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Brazilian president denies cabinet reform

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday denied that she planned to make a reform in her recently appointed cabinet.

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Air China starts flights to Hungary

Air China announced on Thursday that an air route linking Beijing and Budapest, capital of Hungary, will be launched on May 1.

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Expert sees U.S. opposing China-proposed infrastructure bank a "mistake"

​The United States has made a mistake in resisting joining the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), said a leading U.S. expert.

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British budget aids home-buyers, forecasts further cut in size of gov't

​The final budget of the current British parliament contained headline policy items that will benefit households, home-buyers, and businesses as well as policy directions that will see the size of the government cut back to almost its smallest since the 1930s.

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Jeb Bush leads Republican candidates, but needs to connect with rank-and-file party voters

​Jeb Bush topped other potential U.S. presidential candidates within the Republican Party (GOP) in a CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday, but he needs to broaden his base of supporters if he hopes to clinch the GOP nomination, experts said.

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Domestic seaplane nearing takeoff

A major part of China's first domestically developed seaplane rolled off the assembly line on Tuesday in Chengdu, Sichuan province, indicating the world's largest amphibious aircraft is nearing its completion.

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Nigeria's security council lauds military operation in northeast states

​Nigeria's Security Council on Tuesday gave a vote of confidence on the military following the successful anti-terrorism operations in the restive northeast region, an officer said.

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Egypt tightens visa procedures for individual tourists

​Egypt decided Tuesday that foreigners wishing to enter the country need to obtain a visa before departure, and will not be issued at the airport upon arrival, state-run Ahram online website reported Tuesday.

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Private companies asked to join moon program

China will open its lunar exploration program to private enterprises in an attempt to boost technological innovation and break State-owned companies' monopoly in the space field, according to the country's top space authority.

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China to boost Tibet's capital market

China is to support the capital market in Tibet in the long term, the head of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) told a meeting on Monday.

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China to boost Tibet's capital market

China is to support the capital market in Tibet in the long term, the head of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) told a meeting on Monday.