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S. Korea begins culling 120,000 poultry over bird flu

Quarantineofficialsbeganslaughteringabout120,000poultryTuesdayonthecountry'ssouthernresortislandofJejuasSouthKorearaisedthebirdflualerttothehighestlevel."Thecul

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Qatar faces food shortages as diplomatic crisis with neighbors continues

ResidentsofQatarhavebeenflockingtosupermarketstostockuponsupplies,worryingthatcuttingofdiplomatictiesandtransportlinkswiththeircountrybymajorGulfstates'willlead

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Myanmar gov't working on national climate change policy

Myanmargovernmentisworkingtowardstheadoptionofanationalclimatechangepolicy,expectingtoannouncethelaunchofthepolicysoon.Thepolicy,formulatedincollaborationwithci

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Indonesia considers moving capital city away from Jakarta

IndonesianPresidentJokoWidodoisplanningonmovingthecountry'scapitalcityfromJakartatoPalangkarayainCentralKalimantan.Thismovecouldhelptheeconomygrowevenlyacrossth

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Giant dust storm sweeps through Khartoum

Amassivedustcloud-knownlocallyasa"haboob"-hasrecentlysweptacrosstheSudanesecapital,Khartoum.Thestormhasbroughtvastamountsofsandanddustintothecity,buryingseveral

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Cuba opens to private sector but remains socialist character

Cuban President Raul Castro stressed on Thursday that the country will maintain its socialist character, following the parliament's approval on a reform plan that will allow private companies to develop their businesses in the country.

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Cuba opens to private sector but remains socialist character

CubanPresidentRaulCastrostressedonThursdaythatthecountrywillmaintainitssocialistcharacter,followingtheparliament'sapprovalonareformplanthatwillallowprivatecompa

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Dragon boat festival celebrations begin in China

Thisyear'sDragonBoatFestivalfallsonTuesday,andthepublicholidaystartstoday,aspeopleacrossthecountryarecelebratingthe2,500yearsoldfestival.It'scalledDuanWuinChine

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Bangladesh reinstalls justice statue that irked Islamists

AuthoritiesinBangladeshreinstalledaLadyJusticestatuenearthecountry'sSupremeCourt,twodaysafteritsremovalfollowingcomplaintsbyIslamisthard-liners.SculptorMrinalHa

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UN envoy calls for "common strategy" on political process in South Sudan

The United Nations (UN)'s envoy in South Sudan on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to unite behind a common strategy to advance the political process and ensure peace in the crisis-torn country.

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Peace conference to be held in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw

Myanmar hopes to take significant steps towards ending its long-running armed conflicts this month as leaders will meet for a peace conference starting Wednesday in the capital city Naypyidaw. However, the battlefields are unlikely to quieten down any time soon.

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Peace conference to be held in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw

Myanmarhopestotakesignificantstepstowardsendingitslong-runningarmedconflictsthismonthasleaderswillmeetforapeaceconferencestartingWednesdayinthecapitalcityNaypyi

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Swiss to vote on gradual nuclear phaseout, energy

TheSwisswillvoteinareferendumSundayonaplannedoverhaulofthecountry'senergysystembygraduallyreplacingthepowerfromitsageingnuclearreactorswithrenewablesources.Then

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Turkey's state of emergency to stay till peace returns: President

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdogansaidonThursdaythatthestateofemergencyimposedintheaftermathofafailedcouplastyearwillnotbelifteduntilpeaceisrestoredinthecountry

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Egypt discovers 17 intact mummies in latest ancient burial site find

Egyptianauthoritieshaveunearthedanancientburialsitewithatleast17mummies,thelatestinastringofdiscoveriesthatthecountry’santiquitiesministerdescribedasahelpinghan

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

UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresisdeliveringaspeechattheopeningceremonyoftheBeltandRoadForumforInternationalCooperationinBeijing.TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipEr

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World leaders address B&R Forum, hailing the initiative

RussianPresidentVladimirPutin,TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganandUNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresaddressedtheopeningceremonyoftheBeltandRoadForumforInternat