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Putin pledges medical aid to India in phone call with Modi

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Germany, France support 21% global minimum corporate tax proposal

Germany and France on Tuesday voiced support for a call from the United States to impose a global minimum corporate tax of 21 percent, a move which targets huge multinationals like Amazon and Google.

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Israeli Sirens Sound Off Near Dimona Nuclear Site as Syrian Missile Reportedly Overshoots Target

Rocket sirens were activated in Abu Karinat, an Israeli village located in the Negev desert, early Thursday after a surface-to-air missile was launched from Syrian terr

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ROK says to join IAEA monitoring team for Fukushima wastewater release

South Korea will make sure to participate in an international monitoring team led by the UN nuclear watchdog for Japan's planned release of nuclear polluted water from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear p

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DPRK denounces Japan over wastewater release

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) state media on Thursday night denounced Japan's decision to dump wastewater from its crippled Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, saying that would

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IAEA chief says will closely monitor Japan wastewater developments

The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is seen outside the IAEA headquarters, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. /Reuters The chief of the Interna

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Biden proposes meeting with Putin "in a third country"

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U.S. blacklists seven Chinese companies over national security

The U.S. on Thursday announced it has added seven Chinese supercomputing companies to its "entity list" of export controls.In a statement, the U.S. Department of Commerce said the companies conducted

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Amendment to ensure continued political pluralism and inclusiveness

Hong Kong will maintain its political culture of pluralism and inclusiveness after the amendments to two annexes of the Hong Kong Basic Law by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congr

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China opposes Canada's 'gross interference' over Korvig, Spavor case

China on Monday voiced firm opposition to Canada's gross interference in its judicial sovereignty by pointing fingers at the closed-door trials of Canadians Michael Kov

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Biden calls Turkey's exit from treaty to protect women 'disappointing'

A protest against Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women, in Ankara, March 20, 2021. /Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday vo

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Burundian govt supports NPC decision to improve HK electoral system

The Burundian government on Thursday voiced support for the Chinese government after China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), adopted a decision on improving the electoral syste

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Lam: Decision to improve HK electoral system not setback in democracy

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam said the newly-passed decision on improving the electoral system of the city is not a setb

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Belarus voices support for China's stance on HKSAR-related affairs

A representative from the Republic of Belarus, on behalf of 70 countries, on Friday voiced support for China's stances and measures on affairs related to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSA

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HK liaison office supports improving city's electoral system

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday voiced firm support for improving the electoral s

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HKSAR government backs principle of 'patriots governing Hong Kong'

"To ensure the steadfast and successful implementation of 'One Country, Two Systems,' we must always adhere to the principle of 'patriots governing Hong Kong',"a statem

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China urges U.S. to stop all interference in HK affairs

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday urged the United States to respect facts and the rule of law, and stop interfering in the affairs of Hong Kong Special Administra