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Over 180,000 Burundian refugees return home: official

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French race row erupts as feminist forced off advisory body

AbitterrowoverthedifficultiesofdebatingracisminFrancehaseruptedafterahigh-profilefeministandanti-racismcampaignerwasforcedoffagovernmentadvisorybody,promptingth

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Divided Catalans face moment of truth on independence bid

CatalanswereanxiouslypreparingWednesdayforadecisiveregionalvote,hopingitwillhelpsettlethebitterdisputeoverindependencefromSpainthathasdividedtheirregionandrattl

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Woman killed, 9 wounded during protests near gunfight site in Indian-con

AwomanwaskilledandnineotherswoundedTuesdayaftergovernmentforcesfiredatagitatingprotestersnearagunfightsiteinrestiveIndian-controlledKashmir,officialssaid.Thecla

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Kaspersky sues US government over federal software ban

Tonoone'ssurprise,KasperskyLabisn'thappythattheUSgovernmenthasbanneditssoftwareoverthepotentialforRussianinfluence.ThesecurityfirmhassuedtheTrumpadministrationt

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Taxing task: China's deleveraging push

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New Austrian government will see country shift to the right

AnewAustriangovernmentwillshiftthecountrytotherightwithmembersofanationalistpartyinseveralkeyministries,whileconservativepartyheadSebastianKurzwillbecomeEurope'

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Japan expands unilateral sanctions on DPRK

TheJapanesegovernmentonFridaydecidedtoexpanditssanctionsontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK).Japan'stopgovernmentspokesperson,ChiefCabinetSecretaryYoshi

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NDRC signs Belt and Road agreement with HKSAR

HongKong'sparticipationintheBeltandRoadInitiativepassedamajormilestoneonThursdayasChiefExecutiveCarrieLamChengYuet-ngorinkedanarrangementwiththecountry'stopecon

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Hong Kong ramps up role in Belt and Road Initiative

HongKong'sparticipationintheBeltandRoadInitiativepassedamajormilestoneonThursdayasChiefExecutiveCarrieLamChengYuet-ngorinkedanarrangementwiththecountry'stopecon

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Philippine Congress approves much-awaited tax reform bill

ThePhilippineCongressapprovedlateWednesdayataxreformbillPresidentRodrigoDuterteneedstopushaheadwithhiseconomicagenda,withthemeasureexpectedtoraise$1.8billioninr

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S.Korea bans Bitcoin trading among certain people, financial institution

TheSouthKoreangovernmentonWednesdaybannedthetradingofBitcoinamongcertaintypestopeopletopreventspeculativeinvestmentinthecryptocurrencyandprohibititfrombeingused

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Trump signs into law federal ban on Kaspersky software

USPresidentDonaldTrumphassignedlegislationbanningtheuseofsoftwarebyMoscow-basedKasperskyLabwithinUSgovernmentnetworks.Thebanispartofabroaderdefensepolicyspendin

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Japanese gov't approves plan to join new U.S.-led space station project

TheJapanesegovernmentonTuesdaygavethego-aheadtojoinaU.S-ledplantobuildanewspacestationinthemoon'sorbit.TheJapanesegovernmenthopestheambitiousplanwillprovideoppo

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China Telecom to become Philippines’ third telecoms player

State-runChinaTelecomcouldbecomethePhilippines’thirdtelecomsplayer,officialsofthesoutheastAsiannationsaidonSunday,asthegovernmentlookstostirupcompetitioninaneff

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Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to visit Beijing to report on Hong Kong

ThechiefexecutiveoftheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(HKSAR)willpayadutyvisittoBeijingfromWednesdaytoFriday,ithasbeenannounced.AstatementreleasedbytheHKSARg

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Saudi-led airstrikes destroy missile depot of Yemen's Houthis, 20 dead

ThedefeatoftheIslamicStates(IS)terroristgroupinSyriaismainlyduetotheSyriangovernment,theRussianDefenseMinistrysaidSunday.Itmadetheremarksinacommentontheearliers