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Protests erupt in Paris after police clear out migrant camp

Protests erupted in Paris after police forcefully cleared out a temporary migrant camp at Place de la Republique. The protests come as Parliament voted to move forward w

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Technology and data under spotlight in the U.S. election

02:36 While much of the attention on the November U.S. elections focused on the presidential and congressional races, there were also many other important issues voted on across the co

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NPC passes resolution on HKSAR LegCo members' qualification

Chinese lawmakers on Wednesday voted to adopt a decision on the qualification of members of the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regi

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Peru's head of Congress takes over presidency

The president of the Peruvian Congress, Manuel Merino, assumed the presidency of the South American country on Tuesday, a day after ex-President Martin Vizcarra was impeached for alleged corruption.M

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UN General Assembly to hold special COVID-19 session

United Nations headquarters in New York, October 1, 2020. /CFP The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided on Thursday to hold a special session December 3-4 in a bid to galvanize inter

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Chileans celebrate vote win to rewrite country’s constitution

02:01 Chileans overwhelmingly voted in favor of rewriting the country’s constitution on Sunday.Nearly 80 percent of voters approved a process that will run until 2022 and that aims to

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US Senate votes to advance Barrett toward final confirmation

FILE PHOTO: Amy Coney Barrett, speaks at a past function. /Xinhua Senate Republicans on Sunday voted to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democr

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Kyrgyzstan ends state of emergency as PM claims presidential powers

Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted on Friday to end a state of emergency in capital Bishkek as Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov consolidated his power by formally assuming the interim presidency in the countr

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Mohamed Roble officially assumes office as Somalia's prime minister

Mohamed Hussein Roble officially assumed office as Somalia's prime minister on Sunday following his appointment by President Mohamed Farmaajo.The ceremony took place at the presidential palace in

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US Senate fails to advance Republican bill to tackle COVID-19 pandemic

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. /VCG Image A proposal by the Republican Party to tackle the health and economic crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic failed to adv

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Virgin Australia creditors approve airline's purchase by Bain Capital

Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd's creditors voted on Friday in favour of the purchase of Australia's second-biggest airline by U.S. private equity group Bain Capital, administrator Deloitte said, pavin

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China's top legislature adopts laws on construction, deed taxes

Chinese lawmakers voted to adopt two new tax laws on Tuesday, one on urban construction and maintenance tax, and the other dealing with deed tax. The two laws were pas

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Xinhua Commentary: Decision's authority set, care shown for Hong Kong

China's top legislature Tuesday voted to adopt a decision for the continued performance of duties by the sixth Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

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Xi signs order to award 4 persons for outstanding contribution in COVID-19 fight

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed a presidential order to award four persons the national medal and honorary title for their outstanding contribution to f

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China's top legislature approves extending sixth HK LegCo operation

Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to adopt a decision for the sixth Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to continue perf

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Somalia's parliament votes to oust PM Hassan Ali Khaire

Somalia's parliament ousted Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a no-confidence vote on Saturday, the speaker of the house said, due to criticism of his efforts to tighten security in the country.The

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Slanders on national security law for HK violate principle of int'l law, says Russian scholar

Foreign slanders on the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) interfere in China's domestic affairs and v