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European Central Bank to offset euro area’s fiscal tightening

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Hopes, dreams and prospects for China's city of the future

China is building a new city from scratch near its overcrowded capital and for the 1 million locals who already live there, it could be a boom town.

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Hopes, dreams and prospects for China's city of the future

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Huge car bomb near embassies in Afghan capital kills at least 80

At least 80 people were killed and 350 wounded in Kabul on Wednesday when a powerful vehicle-borne bomb exploded in the middle of the Afghan capital, a public health official said.

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U.S.-led airstrike targets gov't army unit in southern Syria

AU.S.-ledairstriketargetedonThursdayamilitaryconvoyinsouthernSyria,atthetriangleareaoftheSyrian-Jordanian-Iraqiborders,pro-governmentShamFMradioreported.Further

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Chinese scientists uncover variations of lakes on Qinghai-Tibet plateau

Scientists have identified three distinct periods over the past four decades that feature notably different variations of lake area and volume on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.

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McDonald's opens near Vatican, upsetting some purists

McDonald's has opened a franchise just steps away from the gleaming white marble dome of St. Peter's Basilica, giving indigestion to some cardinals and local business owners.

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Higher U.S. interest rates could benefit Eurozone: German research institute

Higher U.S. interest rates might have a positive effect on the European economy as the weakening of the euro will cheapen exports to the U.S. and imports will become more expensive, the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW Cologne) said in a commentary article released on Monday.

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Deadly strike in western Iraq, fierce battles in Mosul

An air strike in Iraq has killed dozens of civilians in an area near the Syrian border still controlled by the Islamic State group, officials said.

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ECB president defends unconventional recovery policies

Addressing the European Parliament, meeting for its plenary session in Strasbourg, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi gave a positive outlook on economic recovery in the Euro area, while presenting the ECB's unconventional monetary support policies as principal factors in the change.

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New eco-friendly Melbourne suburb on city fringe to house 80,000 residents

​Australia's Victoria State government has unveiled plans for a new suburb that will house 80, 000 residents just four km from Melbourne's central business district (CBD).

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5 more suspected Zika cases from clinic that discovered first patient: Singapore

The clinic that discovered Singapore’s first local Zika case saw five more suspected cases on Monday (Aug 29).

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Beijing fatal tiger attack not work safety accident: investigation

The Beijing wildlife park whose tigers killed a woman and severely mauled another was not to blame for the incident, according to the results of an official investigation announced on Wednesday.

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Xi: Natural resources must be safeguarded

Restricting the exploitation of natural resources in the ecology-fragile Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is good for economic development, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday during an inspection tour.

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Large blast rocks area near police station in eastern Turkey, several wounded: media

A large explosion shook an area near a police station in the eastern Turkish town of Elazig on Thursday and several people were wounded, the Dogan news agency reported, hours after a car bomb killed three people and wounded 40 elsewhere in the region.

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Search vessel to leave hunt for MH370 as operation begins to wind down

The two-year Australian-led hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has begun to draw to a close, after it was announced one of the search vessels will depart the area to rendezvous with its next project.

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10 Indian paramilitary commandos, 3 Naxals killed in Bihar attack

At least 10 paramilitary commandos of India's Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed and five others wounded after Naxals attacked them in eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said Tuesday.