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Russia expels Moldovan, Estonian diplomats in retaliation

TheRussianForeignMinistryonWednesdayorderedfiveMoldovanandtwoEstoniandiplomatstoleaveRussiainretaliationfortheexpulsionofsevenRussiandiplomatsfromthetwocountrie

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Sri Lanka makes global appeal as death toll from floods rise to 91

ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,May26(APD)-SriLankasMinistryofForeignAffairs,onFridaymadeaglobalappealasthedeathtollfromflashfloodsandlandslidesacrossthecountryr

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Thailand implements visa exemption to attract China's medical tourists

BANGKOK, May 18 (APD) -- The Thai government recently has implemented a new regulation allowing national from China to stay in Thailand up to 90 days without a visa.

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Thailand implements visa exemption to attract China's medical tourists

BANGKOK,May18(APD)--TheThaigovernmentrecentlyhasimplementedanewregulationallowingnationalfromChinatostayinThailandupto90dayswithoutavisa.AneligibleChinesepatien

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S. Korea: Communication channel with DPRK should reopen

South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Wednesday that severed communication links with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea should reopen, as new South Korean President Moon Jae-in is seeking a two-track policy involving sanctions and dialogue with Pyongyang.

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S. Korea: Communication channel with DPRK should reopen

SouthKorea’sUnificationMinistrysaidonWednesdaythatseveredcommunicationlinkswiththeDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKoreashouldreopen,asnewSouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae

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Helicopter crash kills 3 near Moscow

A Mi-8 helicopter of Russian Ministry for Emergency Situation and Civil Defense crashed southeast of Moscow Wednesday evening, killing all three crew members on board, officials announced.

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India puts border forces on alert following Bangladeshi restaurant attack

India put its border forces on alert Saturday in eastern and northeastern states bordering Bangladesh, after gunmen attacked a Dhaka restaurant.

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Mumbai bombing documentary "does not represent Chinese government's position": FM

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday said a documentary on the 2008 Mumbai attacks aired by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) alleging Pakistani involvement in the bombings "does not represent the position of China's government."

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Obama welcomes Myanmar's transition to civilian-led government

U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed the "historic step forward" of a democratic transfer of power to a civilian-led government in Myanmar, the White House said Wednesday.

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Date for Indian, Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks yet to be finalized

The date for the forthcoming foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan is yet be finalized, India's External Ministry Affairs Ministry said Thursday.

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Morocco arrests Belgian with "direct links" to Paris attackers

A Belgian man with "direct links" to Paris attackers has been arrested in Morocco, the Ministry of interior announced Monday.

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One survivor rescued from Shenzhen landslide

​One man was pulled out of debris alive early Wednesday morning, more than 60 hours after a landslide hit an industrial park in the southern city of Shenzhen on Sunday.

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Singapore PM announces new cabinet line-up

​Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday announced a new cabinet, including newly- introduced coordinating ministers, and the new government will be sworn in on Thursday.

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China eyes deepened cooperation with overseas NGOs

China highly appreciates the contributions made by overseas non-governmental organizations (NGO), and will further support their friendly activities in China, said Guo Shengkun, Minister of Public Security on Saturday.

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Egypt's top prosecutor dies of blast injuries

​Egypt's Prosecutor General succumbed to injuries he sustained Monday in a bomb attack in Cairo, official MENA news agency reported.

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China's electric car production grows three-fold in May

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese manufacturers produced three times more new energy vehicles this May than they did last year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Wednesday.