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Philippine president voices concern over tensions in the Middle East

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday voiced concern over the "evolving crisis" in the Middle East and the danger it poses to approximately 3 million Filipinos

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Merkel to pay working visit to Russia

Putin and Merkel will discuss pressing issues on the international agenda, including the escalation of tensions in the Middle East following a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad

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What's trending worldwide

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following is a selection of the latest world news published by Xinhua News Agency. People mourn during the funeral ceremony of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Teh

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Masks, air conditioners and closed shops: Australian capital shadowed by smoke

The smoke from bushfires has been affecting the lives of Canberrans, who are beginning to take measures for their health. The Australian capital has been blanketed in bushfire smoke since the end of

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What's next after Iran pulled out of nuclear deal?

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. /Xinhua Editor's Note:Seymur Mammadov is the director of the international expert club EurA

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Chinese scientists enter a new migration phase of 'brain circulation'

Chinese researchers working in developed countries are coming back in droves, boosting China's scientific endeavors and also triggering a wave of global knowledge exchange known as brain circulati

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APD | Turkey joins diplomatic efforts to defuse tension in Middle East

Turkey has reportedly been working on the diplomatic channels to defuse tension between the United States and Iran after the assassination of the latter’s top military

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Iraqi Government Working on Steps to Expel Foreign Troops – Prime Minister

The Iraqi government has begun working on steps to implement the parliament’s decision on the expulsion of foreign forces from the country, the press service of Prime M

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China Roundup: TikTok receives most government requests from India and US

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. This week, TikTok, currently

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U.S launches identification process after foiled al-Shabab attack

The U.S. army said Sunday it has kicked off identification process to establish the number of soldiers who may have been injured or killed in the daring dawn attack at an airstrip in coastal Kenya b

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Fear isolates the U.S.

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice goes beyond the headlines to dissect, examine and analyze hot-off-the-press issues and break down breaking news into simple bits. The daily column offers a Chines

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Fear isolates the U.S.

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice goes beyond the headlines to dissect, examine and analyze hot-off-the-press issues and break down breaking news into simple bits. The daily column offers a Chines

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Cuba ratifies treaty to establish new Caribbean Customs Organization

Cuba has become the first country to ratify a treaty to establish a new Caribbean Customs Organization (CCO), the island's General Customs adviser Miguel Nunez said on Saturday. "The Council of State

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Chinese firm contributes to Egypt's modernization via building new capital's skyscrapers: chief

China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) contributes to enhancing the modernization process of Egypt via its ongoing construction of a 20-tower business district in the country's new

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Austria's Conservative party and the Greens form coalition government

The head of the Austrian People's Party, Sebastian Kurz (right) with Werner Kogler, head of the Austrian Greens. (Credit: AP /Ronald Zak) Austria's Greens have approved a coalition government

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Drone light shows take flight, replacing fireworks

Shanghai rang in the New Year with a spectacular drone display featuring a running man, and a 'live' countdown with numbers made from drones equipped with LED lights. More than 2,000 drones lit up

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Over 300 million train tickets sold for Spring Festival travel rush

Over 300 million train tickets for the Spring Festival travel rush have been sold after the presale kicked off on Dec. 12, 2019, according to the latest statistics fro