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Former S. African president Zuma's corruption case postponed

ThecorruptioncaseagainstformerSouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumahasbeenpostponedtoJune8,theDurbanHighCourtannouncedFriday.ThelawyersfortheSouthAfricanstateandthosef

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Mission complete: China’s first space lab Tiangong-1 re-enters atmospher

‍China’sfirstspacelab,Tiangong-1,re-enteredtheEarth'satmosphereat8:15a.m.BJT(0015GMT)onMonday,ChinaMannedSpaceEngineeringOffice(CMSEO)said.Itmostlyburntupinthea

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England to meet Nigeria and Costa Rica in World Cup warm-ups

EnglandwilltakeonNigeriaandCostaRicainitsWorldCupwarm-ups.ThesquadwillplayNigeriaatWembleyonJune2andCostaRicaatLeedsUnited'sEllandRoadstadiumonJune7.Englandbegi

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Russia 2018 World Cup: the complete guide to all the stadiums

Allyouneedtoknowaboutthe12venuesforWorldCup2018,includinghistorylessonsandthehitchesalongthewayKazanArenaCapacity:45,379Completed:July2013Cost:$439.7mGamesatRus

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Canadian restaurant run by HIV-positive staff aims to smash stigma

AgroupofCanadiangourmetsishopingtosmashmisconceptionsaboutHIVtransmissiononeplateatthetimebyopeningapop-uprestaurantrunentirelybystaffinfectedwiththevirus.Locat

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Thailand to hold election in November 2018

ThailandwillholdageneralelectioninNovember2018,saidPrimeMinisterPrayuthChan-ochaonTuesday.PrayuthaddedthattheprecisedatewillbegiveninJunenextyear."AroundJunewew

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Family of missing Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying petitions US President

ThefamilyofmissingChinesescholarZhangYingyinghaspetitionedtheUSPresidentDonaldTrumpseekingfederalassistanceinZhang’ssearch,herfathersaidatapressconferenceheldin

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US inflation remains soft in July, CPI shows

TheUSconsumerpricesremainedsoftforthefifthstraightmonthinJuly,raisingmorequestionsaboutwhetherinflationwilleventuallyrisetohittheFederalReserve’s2percentannualr

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India cuts rates by 25 basis points: central bank

India'scentralbankWednesdaycutinterestratesforthefirsttimeinalmostayear,respondingtoaslowingeconomyandrecordlowinflation.TheReserveBankofIndiasaidthebenchmarkre

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China industrial firms' profits jump, amid higher financing costs

Earnings for China's industrial firms surged 19.1 percent higher in June than the same time last year, a sign economic momentum remains solid even as rising borrowing costs have raised concerns.

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China industrial firms' profits jump, amid higher financing costs

EarningsforChina'sindustrialfirmssurged19.1percenthigherinJunethanthesametimelastyear,asigneconomicmomentumremainssolidevenasrisingborrowingcostshaveraisedconce

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Taiwan's unemployment rate up in June

Taiwan's unemployment rate rose to 3.74 percent in June as new graduates poured into the job market, the island's statistics agency said Monday.

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IHS Markit: UK households face sharpest squeeze in three years

Britishhouseholds'financialsituationhasdeterioratedatthefastestrateinthreeyearsthismonth,asfamiliesincreasinglyshyawayfrombigpurchaseslikecars,holidaysandhouseh

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Arconic sued in United States over fatal London tower fire

AshareholderofArconicInc(ARNC.N)onThursdayfiledalawsuitaccusingthecompanyofdefraudingshareholdersoveritssupplyofcladdingpanelsusedatGrenfellTower,theLondonhigh-

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Suspect charged for kidnapping Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying

A federal grand jury indicted Brendt Christensen on Wednesday for kidnapping Chinese visiting scholar Zhang Yingying last month, federal prosecutors said.

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Taiwan's CPI climbs 1 pct in June

Taiwan's Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew by 1 percent on a yearly basis in June, mainly on account of a rise in vegetables, seafood, meat, dairy products and service prices, the island's statistics agency said Wednesday.

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Qatar says Arab countries' demands 'made to be rejected'

Qatar said a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a crippling blockade were designed to be spurned and clearly aimed at infringing its sovereignty.