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Tension brews in eastern Syria after assassination of Iranian general

Iranian-backed forces evacuated its positions in the city of al-Bukamal in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria to avoid a possible U.S. strike as

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Japan in principle could press Lebanon to extradite ex-Nissan boss Ghosn: Japan minister

Japan on Monday said it could still press Lebanon to extradite Carlos Ghosn, after the former Nissan Motor boss skipped bail to become a fugitive in a country that norm

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Iconic art marks 70 years of New China

Young Woman by Zhang Wenxin. [Photo provided to China Daily] Paintings and sculptures by a selection of 70 artists are on show at an exhibition at the National Museum of China, in tribute to th

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Scuba diver killed in suspected Great White Shark attack in Western Australia

A recreational scuba diver was killed in a suspected Great White Shark attack off the coast of Western Australia (WA) on Sunday, with authorities continuing to search for the man's remains on Monday.

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Rain brings brief respite in Australian bushfire crisis

A burning gum tree is felled to stop it from falling on a car in Corbago, as bushfires continue in New South Wales, January 5, 2020. /Reuters Photo A second day of light rain brought relief fo

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Gulf markets plunge on U.S.-Iran tensions, Aramco at lowest since IPO

Kuwaiti and Saudi-led Gulf stocks closed in the red on the first trading day in the wake of a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad that killed Iran's military commander.The Kuwaiti index, the best perform

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Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel 'nuclear power'

In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an e

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Japan orders tighter immigration procedures after Ghosn flees country

Japan on Sunday said it would tighten immigration measures after former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled the country while on bail, its first official response to an aston

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Body of Iranian commander killed by US strike in Iraq returned to Iran

The body of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. military strike, was returned to Iran on Sunday and driven through thousands o

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Chinese vice premier stresses efforts to eliminate poverty as scheduled

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua has called for greater efforts to ensure that all poverty-stricken rural residents and counties will be lifted out of poverty under the

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Arlo adds a big passive-aggressive floodlight to its camera so that you can scare your neighbors

Arlo, the security camera makers that spun out of Netgear, has announced a new device at CES in Las Vegas. The Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight, as the name suggests, looks a lot like the existing Arlo Pro 3. Bu

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China expects high-quality development of banking, insurance sectors

China's banking and insurance regulator has unveiled a guideline that sets the target for the high-quality development of the two sectors in the next few years.By 2025, China expects the banking and

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China to promote unified regional calculation of GDP

China will introduce unified regional calculation of gross domestic product (GDP) to enhance the accuracy of the results, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said

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Stephenson scores in OT, Golden Knights rally past Blues

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen (R) blocks a shot beside Vegas Golden Knights center Cody Glass (L) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Las Vegas, January 4, 2020. It's no

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China issues guideline on high-quality development of banking, insurance sectors

China's banking and insurance regulator has unveiled a guideline that sets the target for the high-quality development of the two sectors in the next few years. By 202

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China's textile industry posts stable growth

China's textile sector reported stable development in the first 11 months of 2019, data from the National Development and Reform Commission showed. Value-added output

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China's bicycle industry reports stable growth in first 11 months of 2019

China's bicycle manufacturers above designated size saw their profit at 1.48 billion yuan (about 212.4 million U.S. dollars) in the first 11 months of 2019, said the M