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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gives speech at B&R Forum

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Cambodian PM to attend Belt and Road forum in China

PHNOM PENH, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen will attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held on May 14-15 in Beijing, the Cambodian foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Swiss seen rejecting speedy exit from nuclear power

Swiss voters were likely on Sunday (Nov 27) to reject a speedy exit from the nation's five nuclear power plants, as concerns over losing energy independence outweighed the safety worries raised by the measure's proponents.

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China's Belt and Road initiative necessary for involved countries

​Global strategist Parag Khanna, a senior researcher of National University of Singapore, said China' s Belt and Road initiative is a necessity for all the involved countries.

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Three years on, China's Belt and Road Initiative to embrace greater achievements

​Three years ago, Beijing unveiled its Belt and Road Initiative to deepen China's own reforms and opening-up, and better connect itself with the rest of the world in terms of policy coordination, trade, transportation, energy and information facilities.

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ASEAN Economic Community, Belt and Road initiative to complement each other: Malaysian expert

​The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) can work well with China's Belt and Road initiative, as the two complement each other in enhancing regional and world prosperity and harmony, a Malaysian expert has said.

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Belt and Road will lead China to closer interaction with the world

​China's Belt and Road Initiative will bring about three drastic changes leading to closer interaction between China and the rest of the world.

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Will counter initiative repeal Finland's same-sex marriage amendment?

​Supporters of marriage equality in Finland rejoiced in November last year after the efforts behind a civil initiative, entitled Tahdon2013, eventually led to the Finnish parliament voting in favor of the legal recognition of same sex marriage.

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Iranian FM discusses ways to end Syrian conflict with Assad

​The visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday discussed with President Bashar al-Assad ways to solve the Syrian crisis, the state news agency SANA reported.

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"Belt Initiatives" injects impetus to SCO

Premier Li Keqiang is currently on a march along the Silk Road to promote the China-proposed initiatives regarding the building of the Silk Road Economic Belt along areas covering the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.

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Russia mulls anti-corruption tests among public servants

Russian state officials might be subject to psychological tests on their corruption-resistance qualities, according to an initiative revealed by the country's Ministry of Labour and Social Protection on Wednesday.

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Syria's Assad agrees to hand over chemical weapons

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that he agreed to put chemical weapons under international observation "upon the request of Russia and not because of the American threats," the state-run SANA news agency reported Thursday.