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Indian state Andhra Pradesh's legislative assembly passes resolution to abolish upper house

NEW DELHI, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Legislative Assembly of India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Monday passed a resolution abolishing the state's Upper House -- the Legislative Council. State

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China sends military medics to Wuhan

China has sent 450 military medical staff, including professionals who have experience in the fight against SARS or Ebola, to the novel coronavirus hardest-hit city of

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Putin appoints former gov't officials into presidential administration

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed decrees giving jobs in his administration to members of the former government. Former Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin and former Culture

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Three crew members killed in fire fighting plane crash in Australia

A C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed in southeastern Australia while battling bushfires, killing the three crew members. Australian authorities said all three were Americans. In a statement, Austra

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China reports 440 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia

Chinese health authorities announced Wednesday that 440 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in 13 provincial-level regions in the country by the

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Cloned monkeys, submersibles listed as 2019 CAS research highlights

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China's highest academic institution in natural sciences, revealed its annual "Highlight Researches" list Sunday.Gene-edited diseased monkey cloning, an arch

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Flooding, landslides kill six in Brazil

A flooded street after heavy rain and floods, at the city of Iconha, state of Espirito Santo, Brazil/AFP Photo State Governor Renato Casagrande (R) and a resident looking at damages aft

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Long March 5 Y-4: Rocket's 'hearts' complete final test

The engines for China's largest carrier rocket Long March 5 Y-4 completed its final test on Sunday, about three weeks after its predecessor Y-3 launched from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south

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CPC leadership holds meeting to deliberate reports

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Thursday to deliberate three reports. Xi Jinping, general secretary of t

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Moroccan airline to launch 1st non-stop flights between Casablanca, Beijing

The Moroccan national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will launch on Thursday the first non-stop flights between Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca and Beijing Daxing International Airport. The flight wi

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Over 75% Japanese interested in Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, says poll

The latest polling shows that 70% of Japanese public is interested in the Tokyo Olympic and Pralympic Games, up 5% from a survey taken last August. The poll, released by Japan's national broadcaster

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Volcano erupts near Manila; thousands evacuated and airport closed

More than6,000 villagers have been evacuated,following theeruption of theTaal Volcano.Taal Volcano is located south of the Philippine capital, and the massive plume of ash and steam blasted from t

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Kuwaiti emir orders 3 days of mourning over death of Sultan Qaboos

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ordered on Saturday official mourning for three days on demise of the Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said, the Kuwaiti

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U.S. President Donald Trump vows more economic sanctions against Iran

02:50 Explosions have been reported in Baghdad's Green Zone, where the U.S. and other countries maintain their embassies.Reports say two or three rockets landed, but there are no repor

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Egyptair to resume flights to Baghdad on Saturday

EgyptAir planes are seen parked at the airport in Cairo, Egypt October 9, 2019. /Reuters Egyptian national carrier Egyptair will resume flights to Baghdad on Saturday after assessing the secur

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Palestine slams remarks by Israel, U.S. over annexation of West Bank

Palestine on Wednesday slammed remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman over the annexation of Area C of the West Bank."We strongly condemn the

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China Dec. CPI up 4.5%, flattening due to falling pork prices

China's consumer inflation roseby 4.5 percentin Decemberyear on year, continuing on the previous month's trajectory but falling short of analysts' expectations of even higher surges.The National B