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Huge rise in Chinese students heading to study in Britain

ThenumberofvisasgrantedtoChinesestudentstostudyinBritainhasincreasedthisyearby17percent,HomeOfficeMinisterBaronessWilliamstoldtheHouseofLords.Britain'suppercham

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Gas station explosion kills an unknown number of people in Ghana

AnaturalgasstationinGhana’scapitalAccraexplodedonSaturdayevening,killinganunknownnumberofpeople,agovernmentofficialsaid."Unfortunatelytherearesomefatalitiesandw

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China-backed CPEC creates investment opportunities in Pakistan’s tourism

ByAPDWriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Sept.29(APD)--TheChina-PakistanEconomicCorridor,aprojectbackedandfundedbyChina,hasbeencreatinganumberofinvestmentopportunitie

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14 killed as boat with Rohingya refugees capsizes off Bangladesh

Atleast14people,including10childrenandfourwomen,werekilledwhenaboatcarryingRohingyarefugeescapsizedoffthecoastofBangladeshonThursday,localpolicesaid.Atotalof130

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Wild panda population rises in northwest China province

ShaanxiProvince,famousforitspandahabitatintheQinlingMountains,hasseenitswildpandapopulationgrowinthepast14years,localauthoritiessaidWednesday.Thenumberofwildpan

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NBA History: Kobe Bryant retires two numbers with Los Angeles Lakers!

18-timeNBAAll-Star,five-timeNBAchampionship,the"BlackMamba",formerlegendarybasketballplayeroftheLosAngelesLakers,KobeBeanBryantwillhavebothjerseys,number8andnum

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BRICS evolving for stronger partnership

The9thBRICSSummit,whichopensinXiamen,EastChina'sFujianprovince,withinaweek,isbeingheldatatimewhenthegroup'scircumstancesandtheinternationalsituationbotharequite

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Car-sharing pilot program launched in Beijing

Acar-sharingpilotprogramhasbeenlaunchedinBeijing.Thefirstbatchof200carshavebeenplacedonthestreetsinShijingshandistrict.Thenumberisexpectedtoreach600bytheendofth

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Pliskova on track to defend Cincinnati title, Venus out

KarolinaPliskovacelebratedherreturntothetournamentthathelpedlaunchherrisetoworldnumberonewitha6-26-3winoverRussianNataliaVikhlyantsevainthesecondroundoftheCinci

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Migrant crisis: Spain rescues 600 people in busiest day

Spain'scoastguardsaysithasrescued600migrantscrossingfromMoroccoina24-hourperiodamidaspikeinthenumberofmigrantarrivals.Therescuedmigrantswerein15vesselsincluding

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25 Chinese universities join to list of Asia-Pacific’s most innovative

25 Chinese higher learning institutes have made it onto Reuters’ annual rankings of the 75 most innovative universities in the Asia-Pacific region.

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25 Chinese universities join to list of Asia-Pacific’s most innovative

25ChinesehigherlearninginstituteshavemadeitontoReuters’annualrankingsofthe75mostinnovativeuniversitiesintheAsia-Pacificregion.Thelist,whichisnowinitssecondyear,

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Thais turn to 1,066 turtles to celebrate new king's birthday

HundredsofpeoplegatheredatabeachinThailandonWednesdaytorelease1,066turtlesintotheseaaspartofcelebrationstomarkthebirthdayofnewKingMahaVajiralongkornthisweek.Kin

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World No.1 hopeful Halep stunned by Konta at Wimbledon

Amarqueematch-upatWimbledononTuesdaysawsecond-seededSimonaHaleptakeonlocalfavoriteJohannaKonta.Halephadthethirdchanceinrecentmonthstobecometheworldnumberone,but

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Marriage registration drops in China for third year

ThenumberofmarriageregistrationsinChinahasdroppedforthethirdconsecutiveyear.DatafromtheMinistryofCivilAffairsshowedthatmorethan11.3millionChinesecitizensgotmarr

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Jump in renewable energy jobs worldwide

Therenewableenergysectoremployed9.8millionpeopleworldwidein2016,almosttwiceasmanyasin2012,theAbuDhabi-basedInternationalRenewableEnergyAgencysaidonWednesday.Ini

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Migrants to EU by sea fall by two-thirds in 2016: Frontex

The total number of migrants reaching Europe by sea in 2016 fell by nearly two-thirds in comparison with 2015, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency said Friday.