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Lithuanian president to discuss security issues with Obama in Tallinn

​Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has planned to discuss additional security measures for the Baltic region at the upcoming meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama next week in Tallinn, local media on Thursday.

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S. African gov't dedicated to economic transformation: deputy president

​The South African government will continue to pursue a counter-cyclical fiscal policy where the government saves during good times and spends to stabilize the economy during downturns, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.

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California implements new tax credit plan to stimulate movie, TV industry

California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced Wednesday a deal to extend California's 100 million dollars Film and Television Tax Credit Program to 330 million dollars per year.

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SAT reform causes worry of ideology intrusion

Including content from America's founding documents in a revised US college entry exam has drawn attention in China, with worries the materials may impose the American values system on students.

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U.S. deep space rocket moves into construction phase

​U.S. space agency NASA said Wednesday that it has completed a rigorous review of the Space Launch System (SLS), the world's largest rocket under development to take humans beyond Earth orbit and to Mars.

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OP-Pohjola downgrades Finland's economic outlook

​OP-Pohjola, the largest financial services group in Finland, lowered its forecast for Finland's economic growth in 2015 from 2.0 percent to 0.6 percent.

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66th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony kicks off

The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony kicked off at 5 p.m. Monday local time (GMT 00:00 Tuesday) in downtown Los Angeles.

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Slovak oil reserves can last seven months if Ukraine halts supplies

​ If Ukraine halts oil supplies, Slovakia still will have reserves for seven months, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday.

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Foreign policy will be one of Hillary Clinton's hurdles in 2016

​Foreign policy is expected to be a major issue in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, and that may spell trouble for Hillary Clinton, as critics will view the likely candidate as tainted by the White House's perceived foreign policy missteps.

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Chinese Premier courts private investment in railways

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang wants to see more private investors involved in railways, the central government's website reported on Sunday.

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China, Mongolia work to ease air traffic congestion

Civil aviation authorities from China and Mongolia are scheduled to apply the same air traffic control separation standards from Sept. 18.

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ASEAN economic ministers meeting to kick off in Myanmar

Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have gathered in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw for their 46th meeting and related meetings due to kick off later on Monday.

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Welcome aboard China's train of development: President Xi

"Welcome aboard China's train of development!" Xi Jinping, president of the world's second largest economy, told Mongolian lawmakers on Friday.

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Top Thai ruler Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha may remain in power for only one year

​Top Thai ruler Gen. Prayuth Chan- ocha, who has been unanimously chosen Thursday as Thailand's 29th prime minister by the interim legislature, will likely stay in power for only a year during which time the reforms in government that the military has initiated would have taken effect.

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"Bold and Beautiful" night to bring magic to Singaporeans

If you have visited the majestic National Museum of Singapore in the daytime, come again at night. You'll be surprised to find that the nation's oldest museum has turned into a giant earth harp under the magic hands of American artist William Close.

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Egypt to establish 3 new provinces

​Egypt is to establish three new provinces and demarcate others including Cairo, Giza and Suez, Local Development Minister Adel Labib revealed in a press conference on Wednesday.

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Fiji, New Zealand FMs to have first consultation since 2006

​Fijian Foreign Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola will meet his New Zealand counterpart Murray McCully later this week, the Fijian government announced Wednesday.