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IMF board backs new SDR allocation to support pandemic recovery

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a proposal for a new general Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation of $650 billion, the largest allocation in IMF history,

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Expert: Neither the US nor Israel will accept Abbas's proposal

PalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbasonTuesdayproposedacomprehensivepeacevisionforresolvingtheconflictwithIsraelinanaddressbeforetheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil(UNSC

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China reaffirms stance towards DPRK crisis

ChinahasreaffirmeditsstanceregardingthedenuclearizationoftheKoreanPeninsulaandsolvingissuesrelatedtotheDPRK'snuclearprogramthroughdialogue,ForeignMinistryspokes

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Sri Lankan minister says abortion, LGBT rights will not be legalised<br>

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,September8(APD)--ASriLankangovernmentministeronFridaysaidthatabortionandLesbian,Gay,Bisexual,andTransgender(LGBT)rightswillnotbelegal

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Students use kites to help teacher propose

AnannualkiteflyingtraditionataWashingtonmiddleschooltomarktheendoftheschoolyearturnedintoamarriageproposalforoneoftheschool’steachers.KeeganShorey,amathteachera

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Bitcoin's new scaling 'Agreement': The Reaction

Ameetingofbitcoinstartupexecutivesandminersheldthisweekendhasresultedinthepublicationofanewproposalforhowtheopen-sourceprojectshouldbeupgradedtosupportadditiona

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Romance strikes Olympic Games as Chinese divers get engaged in Rio

A couple of Chinese divers put on one of the most romantic scenes in the Olympic history, with a marriage proposal in front of thousands of people at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center here on Sunday.

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Vietnam to release 20,000 prisoners ahead of time by 2018

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just approved a proposal on conditional release of prisoners ahead of time, following which some 20,000 prisoners will enjoy early release by 2018.

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Abe suspends Okinawa base relocation

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he has decided to temporarily suspend preliminary work on moving a Marine Corps base on Okinawa and talk about the contentious relocation plan.

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China unveils proposal for formulating 13th Five-year Plan

​The Communist Party of China (CPC) has issued the full text of proposal for China's development over the next five years.

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China may rule out commutation for most corrupt figures

An amendment submitted to the legislature Monday proposes that criminals convicted on serious corruption charges who have received a two-year suspended death sentence will face life imprisonment after the two years.

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Three-quarters of Australians support stripping terrorists of citizenship: poll

Three-quarters of Australian voters support a controversial proposal which would result in Australian nationals being stripped of citizenship should they engage in terrorist activities.

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HK lawmakers urged to support constitutional reform proposal

HK lawmakers urged to support constitutional reform proposal

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U.S. refusal to halt war games with South Korea "absolutely unacceptable": DPRK

The U.S. rejection of a proposal by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that the annual joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises be suspended is "absolutely unacceptable," a senior Pyongyang representative at the United Nations said Tuesday.

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Proposal on single health insurance scheme rejected in Swiss referendum

​Swiss voters rejected a proposal to introduce a single health insurance scheme nationwide in a referendum on Sunday.

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S. Korea asks DPRK to accept proposal for inter-Korean cooperation

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Tuesday to accept her proposal made last week to resume inter-Korean cooperation in non-political areas.

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Japan urged to consider history textbooks proposal

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday urged Japan to back a proposal made by Republic of Korea (ROK) President Park Geun-hye for the two countries and China to compile history textbooks together.