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Former U.S. President Donald Trump indicted for fourth time

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to ove

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China unveils detailed measures to bolster private economy

China's top economic planner on Tuesday announced a raft of detailed measures to facilitate the country's development of the private sector, including those relating to

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Sudanese army, rival force agree to extend ceasefire by 5 days

The Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Monday agreed to a five-day extension of a ceasefire agreement they signed on May 20 after negotiations in the S

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Japan's Minister for Reconstruction Kenya Akiba submits resignation

Japan's Minister for Reconstruction, Kenya Akiba, submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, marking the fourth minister to leave since Kishi

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China, like-minded countries concerned about human rights violations against Indigenous people

China and a group of countries on Monday called on the UN Human Rights Council to continue attending to serious human rights violations against Indigenous people and ta

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Aung San Suu Kyi fails to attend hearing over health reasons

Detained Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was unable to attend the hearing on Thursday due to health reasons, local media reported.Aung San Suu Kyi and her Aus

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China's antitrust regulator fines Tencent, Alibaba, Bilibili

China's antitrust regulator fines Tencent for violating the anti-monopoly law. /CFP China's market regulator on Wednesday fined a number of companies, including tech giant Tencent, e-commerce

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Facebook suspends U.S. Republican lawmaker Greene's account

Facebook has temporarily suspended U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's account on Monday for 24 hours, a day after Twitter announced a permanent suspension on the Republican congresswoman's

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Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines

A Moscow court on Friday, slapped Google with a nearly $100 million fine and also fined Facebook's parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content

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Kenya seeks to stop financial losses in public transport sector

A public transport van pictured in Nairobi, Kenya. /CFP Image Kenya's public transport will resume operations at full capacity starting Monday, August 9, as the government looks to rescue the

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Russia to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty on December 18

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that the country has informed all member states that it will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty on December 18, according to Russian news agency Sput

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Japan to Launch Antitrust Investigation Into Google, Apple's Activities, Reports Say

The Japanese government will probe the activities of US tech giants, Apple and Google, amid alleged antitrust violations, the newspaper Nikkei has reported.According to

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Albanian lawmakers vote in favor of impeaching President Meta

Albanian lawmakers voted on Wednesday in an extraordinary plenary session in parliament in favor of the impeachment of President Ilir Meta who they accused of violating the country's Constitution. S

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Putin signs law taking Russia out of Open Skies arms control treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that formalises Russia's exit from the Open Skies arms control treaty, a pact that allows unarmed surveillance f

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Four ex-cops indicted on U.S. civil rights charges in Floyd killing

Four former Minneapolis police officers face federal civil rights charges for their role in the arrest and murder of George Floyd, according to court documents unsealed on Friday that indicate the Ju

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China fines Tencent, Didi, 9 others for failing to disclose deals

A man walks past the Tencent headquarters in Beijing, August 7, 2020. /CFP China on Friday fined 11 companies including Tencent and Didi Chuxing for violating anti-monopoly rules in nine merge

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China, ROK marine law enforcers conduct joint patrol

A China Coast Guard vessel is seen off the coast of Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, September 1, 2020. /CFP The marine law enforcement agencies of China and the Republic of Korea (ROK)