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Assad wins re-election in Syria's presidential race

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won his re-election in the country's presidential race, the Syrian parliament announced on Thursday.

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Mali president, PM released: report

Mali's interim President Bah N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouanehave been released from detention, AFP reported citing a military official on Thursday.

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Musicians from across Europe compete in 2021 Eurovision Song Contest

Click arrows to view gallery Musicians from all across Europe competed in the second semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire between Israelis, Palestinians

The continued attacks between Israel and Palestinian militants are "unacceptable,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN General Assembly on Thursday, saying "the clashes should end immed

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19th Shangri-La Dialogue cancelled due to pandemic

The Shangri-La Dialogue Asian security summit that was due to be held in Singapore in June has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers said on Thursday.The 19th edition of the eve

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China's FDI inflow surges nearly 40% in Jan.- Apr.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, surged 38.6 percent year on year to 397.07 billion yuan ($61.45 billion) in the first four months of this year, the Ministry

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9 wounded in shooting incident on U.S. Rhode Island

Nine people were injured in a shooting incident late Thursday in U.S. Rhode Island with three critically wounded, local media reported.

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Mideast in Pictures: One conflict, two victims

Photo taken on May 13, 2021 shows thick black smoke billowing from the explosions caused by Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. /Xinhua The escalation of a conflict be

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Colombia's foreign minister resigns

Claudia Blum's resignation comes following widespread protests against a now-cancelled tax reform proposal fronted by President Ivan Duque./Getty Images Colombia's Foreign Minister Claudia Blu

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Judge postpones trial for 3 ex-cops co-accused in George Floyd's death

Street art memorials of George Floyd by Shane Grammer and NBA player Kobe Bryant by Gustavo Zermeño Jr. are seen at Sportie LA on Melrose Avenue on June 08, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. /Gett

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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 4.66 mln: Africa CDC

A batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive at the official launch of the mass vaccine roll-out programme at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital on February 18, 2021 in Durban South Africa. /Getty Images

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Nature of China-U.S. economic, trade relations 'mutually beneficial'

China-U.S. economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial in nature, a spokesperson with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce reiterated on Thursday.China and the U.S. should address each other'

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Italy's antitrust authority fines Google 102 million euros

Italy's competition watchdog said on Thursday it had fined Google 102 million euros for abuse of dominant position due to its Android mobile operating system and its app store Google Play.In a statem

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M4.7 quake hit southwest China's Yunnan: CENC

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 jolted southwest China's Baoshan City, Yunnan Province at 11:42 a.m. on Thursday, according to China Earthquake Networks Center (C

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China vows continuation of support to Nepal's COVID-19 fight

China said on Friday that it will continue to do its best to provide support to Nepal in the country's fight against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbi

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At least 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro favela gun battle

At least 25 people were killed and four others injured following an intense shootout between police and suspected drug traffickers in a favela in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, local police sai

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Police raid leaves at least 25 dead in Rio de Janeiro

At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state's deadliest police raids, police said. The