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Malaysia remains hopeful of finding missing MH370

​Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Tuesday that his country remains hopeful of finding Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 two years after the plane went missing.

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Central authority to follow Constitution, Basic Law of HK, Macao

​China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang said Sunday the central authority will act strictly in compliance with the Constitution and the respective Basic Law of Hong Kong and Macao.

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Truce as silver lining in Syria's path to peace

Shrouded by flames and blood for nearly five years, Syria now catches a break for a long-awaited truce, fragile but a silver lining in its path to peace.

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All major targets of 12th Five-Year Plan fulfilled: Premier

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Saturday the country has successfully fulfilled all the main tasks and targets set out in an economic and social development road-map for the 2011-2015 period, striking an optimistic tone for the implementation of the country's next five-year plan.

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Canada fulfils promise to take 25,000 Syrian refugees

​Canada has met a self-imposed deadline to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees fleeing their country's civil war, officials said, fulfilling a campaign promise by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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Indonesia sinks 30 boats to fight illegal fishing

Indonesia has sunk 30 impounded foreign and local boats as the world's largest archipelago nation continued its campaign against illegal fishing in its rich oceans.

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Iranians expect a lot from upcoming parliament

The election time in Iran has turned into a season to boost economic demands of people squeezed, over the past years, under the sanctions pressures by the West for a number of reasons.

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Afghan army defuses 27 bombs, landmines in southern provinces

The Afghan army has found and defused 27 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in two southern provinces, the country's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

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World steps up vigilance against further Zika spread

Countries and organizations around the world have announced heightened measures to minimize the threat of the Zika virus and curb its further spread.

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Syria peace talks in Geneva struggle to continue into second day

The UN-mediated Syria peace talks struggled to continue into its second day as United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura met again with the Syrian government delegation on Tuesday.

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Brazil's president declares Zika "imminent danger" to public health

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff Monday declared the Zika virus an "imminent danger" to public health, giving the government more power to contain an epidemic that has already led to over 4,000 birth defects.

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Over 2,100 pregnant Colombians hit by Zika

More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said, as the disease continues its spread across the Americas.

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Opposition arrives in Geneva while uncertainty for new intra-Syrian talks remains

A delegation from Syria's main opposition group is now here in Geneva to join a major international efforts to broke peace talks for the country, but the uncertainty of the just-started UN-mediated intra-Syrian talks still remain.

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Expectations run high among Vietnamese for new leadership ahead of party congress

Vietnamese people have high hopes for the country's new leadership as the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) draws closer.

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Afghans welcome second round of four-nation talks on peace process

In the militancy-plagued Afghanistan, people from all walks of life have welcomed holding the second round of the four-nation talks on Afghan peace process to bring Taliban outfit into negotiating table and find political settlement to the country's protracted conflict.

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PM Hasina paints rosy picture of Bangladesh's economy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has painted a rosy picture of Bangladesh's economy. "Bangladesh is now on the highway of development. Bangladesh is now a role model of development," Hasina said in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday night.

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Ukraine reports drastic plunge in coal production because of conflict, falling prices

Ukraine only produced 39.8 million metric tons of coal last year because of factors including conflict in the country's eastern regions and falling energy prices.