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Chinese biogas prototypes to boost renewable energy in Rwanda

Francine Nayituriki, a mother of five from Ruhango, a district located at around 80 kilometers from Kigali in the Southern Rwanda, has at several attempts risked arrest for straying into the nearby forests to fetch wood for cooking, after the East African nation decide to enforce the law by bringing to justice those involved in cutting down trees.

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Chinese biogas prototypes to boost renewable energy in Rwanda

​Francine Nayituriki, a mother of five from Ruhango, a district located at around 80 kilometers from Kigali in the Southern Rwanda, has at several attempts risked arrest for straying into the nearby forests to fetch wood for cooking, after the East African nation decide to enforce the law by bringing to justice those involved in cutting down trees.

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Islamic State millitants threaten attacks on Belgium: media

​The militant group Islamic State (IS) have threatened to hit Belgium and France with a series of violent actions in a new video, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Chilean film festival to showcase Chinese cinemas

Three films from China will be featured during the Ficil Biobio Film Festival in central Chile's province of Arauco next month.

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Nearly three dozen opposition party cadres arrested during Nepal's strike

​Nearly three dozen Nepal's opposition party activists were arrested and released in the strike on Tuesday afternoon around the country for vandalizing private and government vehicles.

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Nigerian opposition party presidential challenger vows to tackle economic woes if elected

​Presidential candidate for Nigeria's main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has pledged to deal with economic woes bedeviling the country if he gets elected in the Feb. 14 presidential election.

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Nigerian leader promises to reduce terrorism if re-elected

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he would reduce the challenges of terrorism in the country if re-elected in the forthcoming presidential election.

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China to boost potato cultivation

China is boosting potato acreage to transform the crop into the country's fourth staple food after rice, wheat and corn, said Yu Xinrong, vice minister of agriculture, at a seminar on Tuesday.

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Look inside North Korea

I landed in Pyongyang on 10th April, 2012, after flying with Air Koryo, the only airline in DPRK for an hour and a half. From then, with curiosity and anxiety, my life as a foreign correspondent in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over two years begun.

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S. Korea suffers from disasters on land, at sea, in air in 2014

​There is an old South Korean idiom often cited in year-end parties: "Sending the year with many affairs and many hardships" to welcome a happy new year. This year, South Koreans have to send the year with more affairs than ever that came from all directions on land, at sea and in the air.

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French police arrest 10 suspects on recruiting nationals for Jihad in Syria

​French anti-terror police on Monday dismantled a recruiting network for Syria jihad and arrested 10 people on allegations of sending nationals to fight alongside Islamist insurgents in the Arab-torn country, interior ministry said.

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Dozens feared killed as explosion rocks market in Nigeria's Kano State

Dozens of people were feared killed as explosion rocked the local Kantin Kwari Market in northwestern Nigeria's state of Kano on Wednesday, witnesses told Xinhua.

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"One country, Two systems" policy secures Macao's development

​Macao Chief Executive Chui Sai On has pledged to give priority to comprehensively implementing the "One country, Two systems" policy and the Basic Law, which he said would be the top principle for his governance of Macao in the next five years.

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Myanmar anticipates good prospects with tourism industry in 2015

​As Myanmar is nearing the target of 3 million visitors by the end of this year, the country anticipates bright prospects for its tourism industry in 2015 .

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U.S. House votes to bar Obama's executive actions on immigration reform

​The House of U.S. Congress on Thursday voted to bar the executive branch from deferring the deportation of undocumented workers in the country, taking its first direct action against President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration reform.

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Proposal on new immigration limit rejected in Swiss referendum

​Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal designed to introduce new immigration limit in the name of environment protection in referendum held on Sunday.

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Ukraine to hold referendum on joining NATO

​President Petro Poroshenko said here Monday a referendum will be held to decide whether or not Ukraine should join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).