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DPRK says China envoy stresses developing relations further

SongTao,specialenvoyofGeneralSecretaryoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommitteeXiJinping,metinPyongyangwithChoeRyongHae,ahighrankingofficialoftheDemocrati

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Update | Powerful Iran-Iraq earthquake is deadliest of 2017, 452 dead

Atleast452peoplewerekilledandthousandsinjuredafterapowerfulearthquakestruckneartheborderofIranandIraqlateSunday.Theearthquakeisthedeadliestoftheyear,eclipsingth

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Update | Powerful Iran-Iraq earthquake is deadliest of 2017

Atleast452peoplewerekilledandthousandsinjuredafterapowerfulearthquakestruckneartheborderofIranandIraqlateSunday.Theearthquakeisthedeadliestoftheyear,eclipsingth

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Troubled UNESCO confirms France's Azoulay as new chief

UNESCO'smemberstateshavevotedtoconfirmthenominationofformerFrenchCultureMinisterAudreyAzoulayasthebody'snewleader.Azoulay,45,wasnominatedlastmonthbytheUNcultura

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Three security personnel injured in blast in northwestern Pakistan

Atleastthreesecuritypersonnelwereseverelyinjuredinaremote-controlledbombblastinPakistan'snorthwesttribalareaofBajouragency,localUrdumediareportedonTuesday.Accor

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Israel to join US in quitting Unesco

IsraelhassaiditwilljointheUSinpullingoutoftheUN'sculturalorganisationUnesco,afterUSofficialscited"anti-Israelbias".IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahupraisedt

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Volcano in southwestern Japan erupts for 1st time since 2011

AvolcanoinsouthwesternJapaneruptedearlyWednesday,theJapanMeteorologicalAgencysaid.Mt.Shinmoe,oneofthe50activevolcanosconstantlyunderwatchoftheagency,eruptedatar

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Australia to create national space agency

Australiawillestablishanationalspaceagencytogrowitsspaceindustry,thegovernmenthassaid.Thenationisoneoftheonlydevelopedcountriesintheworldnottohaveaspaceagency.A

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U.N. agency urges registry of all drones in global database

TheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO),theUnitedNations'aviationagency,planstobackaglobaldatabaseforworldwidedroneregistry,accordingtoaReutersreportSat

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Pakistan's anti-corruption agency starts investigation into ex-officials

Pakistan’santi-corruptionagencywillopenacriminalinvestigationintoformerprimeministerNawazSharifandcurrentfinanceministerIshaqDar,itsaidonThursday.Sharifwasouste

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Pakistan's anti-corruption agency starts criminal investigation into ex-

Pakistan’santi-corruptionagencywillopenacriminalinvestigationintoformerprimeministerNawazSharifandcurrentfinanceministerIshaqDar,itsaidonThursday.Sharifwasouste

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UN nuclear agency rejects Iran's stance on off-limits military sites

ThetopU.N.officialmonitoringIran'snuclearprogramonThursdayrejectedTehran'sclaimthatitsmilitarysiteswereoff-limitstoinspection,sayinghisagencyneedsaccesstoall"re

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Moody's: China's 2017 GDP forecast revised up to 6.8%

US-basedratingsagencyMoody’sreleaseditsglobaleconomicoutlookWednesdaywhichraisesChina'sGDPforecastto6.8%from6.6%.RaisingitsChinaforecast,theagencywarnedthatthec

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Russia says 14 people killed after bus plunges into sea: Ifax

Russia’semergencyministrysaidonFridaythatatleast14peoplehadbeenkilledinthesouthofthecountryafterabuscarryingagroupofworkersplungedintothesea,theInterfaxnewsagen

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Vietnam floods kill 26, cause damage estimated at $41 million

FloodsinnorthernVietnamhavekilled26peopleandwashedawayhundredsofhomesoverthepastweek,causingdamageestimatedatmorethan940billiondong($41million),thegovernment'sd

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'Guardian' actor Lee Dong-wook meets with Asian fans

South Korean actor Lee Dong-wook, who recently appeared in "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God," successfully finished his Asia tour to meet his fans, his management agency said Thursday.

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'Guardian' actor Lee Dong-wook meets with Asian fans

SouthKoreanactorLeeDong-wook,whorecentlyappearedin"Guardian:TheLonelyandGreatGod,"successfullyfinishedhisAsiatourtomeethisfans,hismanagementagencysaidThursday.T