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The romantic story behind China's Valentine's Day

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is Qixi, widely regarded as China's Valentine's Day.Legend has it that the youngest daughter of the Jade Emperor (the ruler of the world as per the l

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UAE's establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel "betrayal of Palestinian cause": Iranian president

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday condemned the move of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to establish diplomatic ties with Israel as "a betrayal of the cause of t

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Anti-China feeling masks West's own COVID-19 failures: The Lancet chief editor

To blame China for this pandemic is to rewrite the history of COVID-19 and to marginalize the failings of Western nations, said Dr. Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of medical journal The Lancet.

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Association predicts 11-pct drop in China's 2020 car sales

China's passenger car market will continue to stabilize in the second half of the year amid effective epidemic prevention, an industry association said, forecasting an

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U.S. economy faces significant risks, long road to recovery: IMF

VCG Photo The U.S. economy is forecast to shrink by 6.6 percent in 2020 due to the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, but a resurgence in coronavirus infections and a systemic increase in pove

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Russian diplomat vows response if U.S. nukes appear in Poland

MOSCOW, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Russia will take countermeasures if the United States deploys nuclear weapons in Poland, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said Thursday. "Whichever mil

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Hainan free trade port won't weaken HK's status: Chinese official

A Chinese official on Monday dismissed concerns that the Hainan free trade port will undermine Hong Kong's status as a global financial, trading and shipping center. W

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German FM: Ties with U.S. may be affected by troop withdrawals

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas voiced regret Sunday at reports that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to cut the number of U.S. troops stationed in Germany, with some worrying about the potential

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Bolsonaro asks security forces to act if protests against his government exceed limits

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday called groups protesting in favor of democracy “terrorists” and “delinquents”, saying he had asked security forces to act i

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Twitter disables Trump video tribute to Floyd over copyright complaint

Twitter has disabled U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform, citing a copyright complaint.The clip, which is a collation of photos and videos of prote

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EU reaffirms support to WHO, urges U.S. to reconsider termination

Photo taken on May 29, 2020 shows the live broadcast of U.S. President Donald Trump speaking at a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C.(Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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Moody's cuts India's GDP growth in FY2021 to zero

Moody's Investors Service (MIS), an American credit rating agency, on Friday revised downward India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for India to 0 perce

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Senate fails to override Trump's Iran war powers veto

U.S. President Donald Trump. /VCG The Senate on Thursday failed to override President Donald Trump's veto of anIran war powers resolutionthat would have curbed his ability to launch a military

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IMF approves $411 Million in emergency funding for Ethiopia

Ethiopia will also get debt relief that the fund is extending to the poorest and most vulnerable countries. The International Monetary Fund approved $411 million in emergency funding to help E

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FM Commissioner's office in HK refutes European Parliament members' letter for distorting truth

The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday expressed opposition to an open letter

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Commissioner's office of Chinese foreign ministry in HK refutes European Parliament members' letter for distorting truth

HONG KONG, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday expressed opposition to an open letter

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UN chief urges 'green recovery' for Earth Day

00:49 UN chief Antonio Guterres urged governments to use their economic responses to the coronavirus pandemic to tackle the "even deeper emergency" of climate change, in a message for