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Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam elected Singaporean president

Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected as Singapore's ninth president on Friday after garnering 70.4 percent of the total votes.His rivals Ng Kok Son

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50,000 S Korean protesters call for government action on Fukushima radioactive water

About 50,000 protesters gathered in the capital of South Korea on Saturday to demand that the government take steps to prevent what they fear is an impending disaster:

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India's moon rover confirms sulfur near lunar south pole

India's moon rover confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements near the lunar south pole as it searches for signs of frozen water nearly a week

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Zimbabweans vote but hopes of ending economic freefall appear dim

Zimbabweans voted on Wednesday with many citizens desperate for change after two decades of relentless economic chaos but skeptical that an election will help improve t

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China to launch special fund for Global Development Initiative, says Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China will soon launch a special fund of $10 billion to implement the Global Development Initiative (GDI).Xi made the

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China's one-year LPR drops Monday

China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR), a market-based benchmark lending rate, was lowered by 10 basis points to 3.45 percent on Monday, according to the National Inter

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Moscow says four Russian regions attacked by Ukrainian drones

Russia said Ukrainian drones had attacked four separate regions in a flurry of attempted strikes on Sunday, injuring five people and forcing two of Moscow's airports to

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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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Anti-graft campaign sweeps across China's medical sector

An anti-graft campaign has swept across China's medical field over the past month, with multiple hospital heads and medical officials under investigation.Jointly initia

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China urges Philippines to prevent situation from escalating or getting out of control

China hopes the Philippines can meet China half way and stop unilateral actions, preventing situation from escalating or getting out of control, China's ambassador to t

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U.S. court blocks Biden administration's student debt forgiveness for defrauded borrowers

A U.S. court on Monday blocked a Biden administration rule that aimed to make it easier for defrauded borrowers to obtain student loan debt relief.The U.S. Court of App

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Pakistan's federal gov't to step down on Aug. 9: prime minister

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the country's federal government will step down on August 9, following which a caretaker setup will take ch

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Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president

Niger closed its airspace on Sunday until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from the West African regional bloc after coup leaders rejected a d

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Chinese airline commences in-flight internet service below 3,000 meters

A Chinese airline has commenced a new internet service, making it the first in China to provide in-flight Wi-Fi service below 3,000 meters, according to a China News Se

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Trump to seek new judge in election conspiracy trial

Former U.S. president Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will petition to have a different judge oversee his historic criminal trial and for the case to be moved out o

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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested after corruption conviction

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Saturday after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a development that could end his f

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Ukraine moves official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25, denouncing Russian-imposed traditions

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, the day when the Russian Orthodox Churc