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Chinese premier extends congratulations to Pujiang Innovation Forum

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a congratulatory letter to the Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai on Saturday. Themed "Low Carbon: A New Mission for Global Innovation

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Russia calls for coordinated BRICS action against global economic risks

Russia, hit by Western sanctions, has called on the BRICS group of emerging economies to coordinate measures to stabilize the economic situation, Russian Finance Minist

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EU leaders to meet 'in coming days' to discuss Ukraine's membership application

European Union leaders will meet in the coming days to discuss Ukraine's application to join the bloc, the President of the European Council Charles Michel said in a tw

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BP abandons 19.75% stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft

BP is abandoning its 19.75 percent stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft after Russia's military operation in Ukraine."I have been deeply shocked and saddened by the situa

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Kazakhstan declares emergencies in cities hit by unrest

Kazakhstan's president imposed states of emergency in the largest city Almaty and an oil-rich western region Wednesday after unprecedented protests that began over a regional energy price hike engulf

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Iran, Ukraine deny reports of Ukrainian plane hijacking

Iran on Tuesday dismissed media reports that a Ukrainian plane has been hijacked in Iran, saying the aircraft left Iran for Kiev after it was refueled in the northeastern city of Mashhad, according t

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"Unprecedented" number of migrants crossed U.S. border in July

Click arrows to view gallery The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol apprehended over 210,000 migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in July, a number H

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Pakistan’s growing tech ecosystem is finally taking off

Pakistan, the world’s fifth most populous country, has been slow to adapt to the internet economy. Unlike other emerging economies such as China, India and Indonesia, which have embraced digitization

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Heatwave bakes U.S. & Canada

Click to see more Click to see more Click to see more Click to see more Click to see more The record setting heatwave blasting the U.S. Pacific Northwest

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Indian badminton players seek travel exemption for Tokyo qualifier

The giant Olympic rings are seen at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan August 6, 2020. /Reuters Indian badminton players' hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics hang

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Disneyland's California park reopens after 13 months

After being closed for 412 days, Disneyland welcomes guests. California’s world-famous theme park reopened to excited visitors Friday, April 30, after an unprecedented 13-m

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Voxpop: Are people still looking forward to 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

03:30 From the unprecedented coronavirus postponement to a ban on overseas fans, the path to staging the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been far from smooth. With nearly 90 days to go until th

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U.S. to boost its 'Do Not Travel' advisories to about 80% of world

The U.S. State Department said on Monday it will boost its "Do Not Travel" guidance to about 80 percent of countries worldwide, citing "unprecedented risk to travelers" from the COVID-19 pandemic."Th

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Israeli air force debuts new spy aircraft: military

Israel's new intelligence aircraft "Oron." /Twitter of Israel's Ministry of Defense Israel's air force received on Sunday a new intelligence aircraft that will provide the military with "unpre

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China's Spring Festival box office record spirals upward

The Spring Festival box office on the Chinese mainland has notched up another 1.6 billion yuan (around 248.4 million U.S. dollars). It follows beating 2019's record of 5.9 billion yuan on Monday.T

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Lebanon's Hariri says no progress made on forming new government

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Friday that no progress had been made in talks to form a new government, after months of political wrangling.H

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D.C. increases security ahead of Biden inauguration

02:22 At least 20,000 National Guard troops are on the streets of the U.S. capital as it prepares for Joe Biden’s inauguration as President of the United States.This year’s ceremony wi