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China, Russia stress non-interference in countries' internal affairs

China and Russia said Thursday that the principle of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs, one of the basic norms governing international relations, should be upheld.In a phone conve

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China successfully conducts missile interception test

China's Defense Ministry on Thursday said China successfully carried out amid-course land-based missile interception test.The test is for defensive purposes and not tar

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China, Russia stress non-interference in countries' internal affairs

China and Russia said Thursday that the principle of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs, one of the basic norms governing international relations, should be upheld.In a phone conve

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LRA commander Dominic Ongwen guilty of war crimes: ICC

Dominic Ongwen, an alleged commander in Uganda's shadowy Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Thursda

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China lodges stern representations to BBC over COVID-19 fake news

China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it has lodged stern representations to BBC over its fake news related to COVID-19 in China.

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Tokyo 2020 chief mulls resignation over alleged sexist remarks

The president of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee said he may need to resign over comments he made about women if called to do so, the Mainichi newspaper quoted him as saying on Thursday.Yoshir

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IOC official hails prospects for 2022 Winter Olympic Games

00:41 International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach hailed the prospects for safe and successful Beijing Winter Olympics as Beijing 2022 began the one-year countdown on T

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Violent protests continue for third night in Tripoli, Lebanon

A 29-year-old man has died and more than 200 have been injured after three nights of violent confrontations between protesters and riot police in Tripoli, Lebanon. Hundreds of people were out on t

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WHO experts set to conduct COVID-19 research after 2-week quarantine

Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are set to conduct scientific research on the novel coronavirus with their Chinese peers as their two-week quarantine e

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China provides donation to Iraq to combat COVID-19

The Chinese Embassy in Iraq on Thursday delivered donation to Iraq, helping the Iraqi government confront the COVID-19 pandemic and improve the livelihood of Iraqi peop

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House and Senate approve waiver for Lloyd Austin to head Pentagon

The House of Representatives and Senate approved a waiver on Thursday allowing Lloyd Austin, a retired Army general, to hold the civilian post of defense secretary, cle

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Biden to seek five-year extension of New START arms treaty with Russia

The newly-inaugurated Joe Biden administration will be seeking a five-year extension to the New START arms control treaty with Russia, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday, confirmi

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McConnell proposes House to delay Trump impeachment trial

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday proposed the House of Representatives to send impeachment charges of former President Donald Trump to the Senate on January 28, according to

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China provides donation to Iraq to combat COVID-19

Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao(L) and Iraqi Interior Ministry's Senior Deputy Minister Hussein al-Awadi(R) sign the handover of Chinese donation in Baghdad, Iraq on Jan. 21, 2021./Xinhua

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Fire breaks out at vaccine manufacturing facility in India, killing 5

00:55 A large fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, Thursday. Four people were evacuated, but five others are reported to have died.T

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China provides donation to Iraq to combat COVID-19

Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao(L) and Iraqi Interior Ministry's Senior Deputy Minister Hussein al-Awadi(R) sign the handover of Chinese donation in Baghdad, Iraq on Jan. 21, 2021./Xinhua

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M7.0 quake hits SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted 213 kilometers southeast of Pondaguitan, Philippines at 1223GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.The epicenter, with a depth of 95.8 ki