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OPEC+ agrees to raise output by 400,000 bpd in February

OPEC+ agreed on Tuesday to stick to existing policy and raise oil output by 400,000 barrels per day in February, Reuters reported citing OPEC+ sources. Source(s): Reuters

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Kenya's Central Bank raises 2021 growth prospects

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) expects the Kenyan economy to now grow by 6.4 percent this year from a lower 6.1 percent earlier.This is after the receipt of a strong o

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EU threatens more sanctions for Belarus in response to migrant crisis

Thousands of migrants, mainly from the Middle East, are still stuck at the Belarus/Poland border after being blocked from continuing into the European Union. Some count

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Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan died on Tuesday at the age of 90, his former press aide said. Chun had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which was in remissi

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'Father of hybrid rice' Yuan Longping laid to rest in central China

The remains of Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, known as the "father of hybrid rice," was laid to rest Monday in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province. Th

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Singles' Day deals begin in China

Shoppers and retailers in China are preparing for one of the biggest shopping days of the year, Singles Day. The iconic November 11 shopping day started as an anti-Vale

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China launches satellite for UN Sustainable Development Goals

China launched a scientific satellite that will help meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A Long March-6 carrier rocket sent it to orbit from the Taiyuan S

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France cancels defense meeting with UK over submarine row: report

France has cancelled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart planned for this week after Australia scrapped a submarine order

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UK, Germany seek common G7 approach on Taliban

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in Afghanistan on Saturday, according to Johnson's office.Both two leaders agreed on the need for inte

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Rockets target U.S. embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone: report

Rockets targeted the U.S. embassy inside the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Reuters reported on Thursday citing security sources.

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Israeli fighter aircraft strike military facilities in Gaza

Israeli fighter aircraft struck military facilities in southern and central Gaza Strip early on Wednesday in response to the incendiary balloons launched into Israel, security sources in Gaza said.

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OPEC+ sticks to plans to ease oil cuts

OPEC+ agreed on Tuesday to stick to the existing pace of gradually easing oil supply curbs, two OPEC+ sources said, as producers balanced expectations of a recovery in demand against a possible incre

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3 killed, 5 injured in U.S. Ohio shooting: Report

Three people were shot dead and five others injured at a bar in Youngstown, the mid-western U.S. state of Ohio, on early Sunday morning, according to a CNN report citing local police sources.

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4 rockets launched from Lebanon to Israel: Lebanese security sources

Four rockets were launched from southern Lebanon towards Israel on Wednesday, Reuters reported citing Lebanese security sources.The rockets were fired from near Seddiqine, a village in the region of

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China's probe lands on Mars

The lander carrying China's first Mars rover has touched down on the Red Planet, the China National Space Administration confirmed on Saturday morning. Source(s): Xinhu

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OPEC fund helps finance Egypt's largest private solar plant

OPEC's Fund for International Development is among a group of development banks providing $114 million of loans to build the largest privately owned solar plant in Egypt. /VCG OPEC's Fund for

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Letters sent by overseas Chinese reveal their emotional touch

A key exhibition of letters showing emotional connection between overseas Chinese and their homeland opened in Beijing on April 9. Letters that records emotional connection between overseas Chine