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China expresses discontent, concern over leak of UN report on DPRK

The spokesperson of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations on Monday expressed discontent and concern over the leak of a confidential UN report on the Democratic People's Republic of Ko

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South Korea celebrates big Oscar wins of film 'Parasite'

Sunday night belonged to director Bong joon-ho and his crew, as South Korean film "Parasite" became the biggest winner pocketing four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Internatio

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The Queen Reportedly Upset After Eldest Grandson Peter Phillips Splits From Wife

In her 2019 Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth II admitted that the past year was quite “bumpy”, following several scandals surrounding the Royal Family, including one

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APD | South Koreans keen on online shopping amid coronavirus epidemic

By APD writer AliceSouth Koreans are increasingly keen on shopping online for daily necessities as they fear the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new

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Neon dominates studios' competition at 92nd Oscars

After "Parasite" made history Sunday night at the 92nd Academy Awards, or Oscars, its distributor Neon became the biggest winner in a studio battle among streaming ser

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Trump Says Wants to Create World's Strongest Nuclear Force

In the absence of arms control treaties with Russia and China, the United States will be creating the world's strongest nuclear force, President Donald Trump said at a

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White House proposes to slash State Department, foreign aid budget

The White House revealed its budget proposal for fiscal year 2021 on Monday, planning considerable slash in the State Department and foreign aid from the previous year's appropriations, a move that

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Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists

Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a "warning to humanity".

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Big wholesale markets, supermarket stores return to business

Many big farm produce wholesale markets and supermarket chains returned to normal operation on Monday, an official with the Ministry of Commerce said.Fifty big wholesale markets of agricultural pr

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India's Ola aims to knock Uber off its London perch

Hail to the chief: Cab app Ola is entering a crowded market dominated by Uber (Credit: AP Photo/Saurabh Das) The UK capital's ride-hailing market is set to hot up after India-based Ola launche

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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi slams White House's budget proposal

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday harshly criticized the White House's budget proposal for next fiscal year, saying that it's "a complete reversal" of the promises Preside

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Solar probe will capture sun's poles for the first time

01:53 If all goes to plan, humans will see the sun's north and south poles for the first time in history.On Sunday night, NASA and the European Space Agency launched the Atlas V rocket

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China's fiscal revenue growth slows amid tax cuts

China's fiscal revenue expansion slowed in 2019 with a sharp decline in tax revenue growth amid the country's massive tax and fee cuts to support economic growth.Fiscal

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What do you know about pangolins?

"Pangolin" hasprobably become one of the most trending words these days after a research found out that the animal could be a possible host of novel coronavirus. But ju

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9 killed, 14 injured in Chicago weekend shootings

Nine people were killed and 14 others injured across the city of Chicago between Friday evening and Sunday midnight, according to Monday's local media reports. In the city's first fatal shooting of

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Jam lets you safely share streaming app passwords

Can’t afford Netflix and HBO and Spotify and Disney+…? Now there’s an app specially built for giving pals your passwords while claiming to keep your credentials safe. It’s cal

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White House requests $15 billion to establish Space Force

The Space Force will be taking one giant leap towards reality if the Department of Defense’s proposed budget and operations go through. $15 billion is requested, which would fund a number of mis