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UN Security Council extends interim force mandate for Abyei for 6 months

TheUNSecurityCouncilonMondayunanimouslyadoptedaresolutiontoextendthemandateoftheUnitedNationsInterimSecurityForceforAbyei(UNISFA)untilNov.15.The15-nationUNbodyu

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FALL 2017 READY-TO-WEAR Hermès

At Hermès, Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski treads the fine line between the specifics of an haute Parisian culture, and transient trend.

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Israel's PM rejected secret U.S.-pitched regional peace deal: reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned down a regional peace plan pitched to him by then U.S. Secretary of States John Kerry last year, Israeli media reported Sunday.

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Wang Yi's remark seen as signal to ease tension

Foreign minister also urges US to review WWII history regarding islands in South China Sea

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Obama offers condolences for victims in recent attacks in Turkey

​ U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday expressed his condolences for the victims in recent attacks in Turkey in a telephone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the White House said.

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Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect officially starts

China's stock connect between Hong Kong and Shenzhen started on Monday morning, allowing investors to buy and sell shares on each other's bourse, as part of the latest move to improve connectivity between the two capital markets

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Pope and Vietnam’s president meet at the Vatican in bid to warm long-strained ties

​Pope Francis has hosted Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Vatican as the two work towards warming long-strained ties, a press release from the Holy See said.

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Flights cancelled as snow hits Beijing, with forecasts warning winter's chill "coldest in 30 years"

Cold front – with temperatures as low as minus 8 degrees Celsius – is Chinese capital’s coldest in three decades for this time of year

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China, Iran pledge to deepen military exchange

​Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan on Monday held talks with Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan in Tehran.

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Putin awards Friendship Order to Chinese National Grand Theater president

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday awarded a national award to Chen Ping, president of the National Grand Theater in Beijing, for his contribution to promoting Russia-China ties through cultural exchange.

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Ministry of Commerce responds to Indian politicians' call to boycott Chinese products

Shen Danyang, the spokeperson for China's Ministry of Commerce, criticized the proposed boycott of Chinese products by some Indian politicians at a press conference held on Nov. 2.

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Cultural festival in Acapulco, Mexico showcases Chinese art

​The International Nao Festival of Acapulco kicked off here about 380 km south of Mexico city over the weekend with a performance of Peking Opera inaugurating the weeklong event.

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Multilateral Syria talks end, no agreement reached

Talks between foreign ministers from the United States, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iraq came to a close Saturday evening without any of the delegations suggesting that a breakthrough had been reached on how to tackle the Syrian crisis.

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Chinese president visits Cambodian Queen Mother on boosting traditional friendship

​Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Cambodian Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk here Thursday at the Royal Palace, vowing to carry forward the traditional friendship between the two countries.

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China and Portuguese-speaking countries hope for closer ties: Li

China and Portuguese-speaking countries will set an example of friendly exchanges between nations, Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.

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Chinese president's Bangladesh visit will lift bilateral ties to new high

​The upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Bangladesh is a diplomatic boost that heralds a new era in relations between the two countries, said an influential member of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Cabinet.

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Chinese premier vows to cement ties with Portuguese-speaking countries

​Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Tuesday China is willing to build more substantial economic and trade ties and develop long-term stable and sound partnership with Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs).