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Most-wanted man in Italy arrested in Belgium

​Belgian police arrested one of the most wanted men for murder in Italy on Monday morning in a village in West Flanders, the Belgian press reported on Wednesday.

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Egypt's Sisi approves anti-terrorism law to face mounting violence

​Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday approved an anti-terrorism law that gives more power to courts to enforce penalties against those who are involved in "terrorist acts."

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One year later, U.S. city of Ferguson still hotbed of racial tension

A state of emergency declared on Monday for the small Missouri town of Ferguson was still in effect for the area, where about 150 people have been arrested during protests to mark the anniversary of the police shooting of the unarmed black teenager Michael Brown.

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Egypt jails 452 Morsi supporters from 3 to 25 years over violence

​An Egyptian military court sentenced Tuesday 452 defendants from three to 25 years in prison and acquitted 54 others over committing anti-government violence following the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

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Universe is slowly dying: Australian researchers

Australian researchers have revealed the universe is dying, but there is no need to panic as there is still about 100 billion years to go.

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Health care in Slovakia still lagging behind advanced world

​Slovakia is lagging behind the advanced world in terms of life expectancy and quality amid the risk of a rapid rise in the deficit in the health-care sector, the long-term analyses of the health-care sector in Slovakia have shown.

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Huawei helps Botswana's education development, more Chinese companies joining in

​China's telecom giant Huawei has sponsored an award in Botswana's education sector and vowed continuous efforts to support the country's development.

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Ancient skull found in Mexico possibly oldest in Americas

A 12,000-year-old female skull found in the Mexican Caribbean could be the oldest human remains ever unearthed in the Americas, Mexico's top public university announced Thursday.

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Hot, dry climate kept big dinosaurs from ruling tropics for 30 mln years: study

​ A highly unpredictable hot and dry climate prevented large plant-eating dinosaurs from dominating tropical regions near the equator for up to 30 million years after they first evolved, a new research suggested Monday.

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14-year-old terror suspect sentenced in Austria

​A 14-year-old teenager arrested in Austria in late 2014 on suspicion of planning to detonate explosives at the Westbanhof train station here and other charges was sentenced to two years' imprisonment on Tuesday.

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World education forum opens in S. Korea for post-2015 agenda

​The World Education Forum (WEF) 2015 opened in South Korea's port city of Incheon Tuesday to set a new goal and framework for action on education for the next 15 years.

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Egypt court jails 17 Morsi loyalists up to 25 years over violence

​A military court in Egypt's Suez province sentenced on Thursday 15 supporters of the currently-blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood group to 25 years in prison and two others to 10 years over inciting violence in late 2013, a few months after the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in mid-2013, official MENA news agency reported.

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Four badly-behaved Chinese tourists named and shamed

The names of four blacklisted tourists were published by China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) on Thursday with the aim to raise public awareness of tourism etiquette.

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136 Egyptians jailed, 68 released over violence charges

​Egyptian courts handed on Wednesday 126 citizens various sentences, acquitted 13 and released 68 over violence and terrorism charges.

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Former CIA chief sentenced to two years' probation for leaking information

David Petraeus, former director of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was sentenced on Thursday to two years' probation and fined 100,000 dollars for leaking classified information.

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"Clicks", "motors" working together key to success of internet industry: Alibaba founder

​"Only through the way ' clicks' and 'motors' work together can the internet companies survive and live happily for the next 30 years," said China's Alibaba founder Jack Ma here on Sunday.

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"Clicks", "motors" working together key to success of internet industry: Alibaba founder

​"Only through the way ' clicks' and 'motors' work together can the internet companies survive and live happily for the next 30 years," said China's Alibaba founder Jack Ma here on Sunday.