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China sets its sights to the FAR side of the Moon

OnDecember1,2013,ChinalaunchedtheCHANG’E4lunarprobefromXichangSatelliteLaunchCenter.Twoweekslater,Chinabecamethethirdnationtosuccessfullylandonthesurfaceofthemo

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Can China cut jobs without increasing unemployment?

Chinamustfindawaytoprotectworkersfromtheunemploymentqueuewhilerestructuringtheeconomyandcuttingovercapacityinmanufacturingandotherindustry.China'scurrentpolicyo

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Taboo-breaking liberal mosque opens in Berlin

WithamissiontospreadaliberalformofIslam,amosquewheremenandwomenpraysidebysidehasopeneditsdoorsinBerlin,completewithfemaleimams.TheArabicphrase"AllahuAkbar"(Godi

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Concert protesting Trump border wall will be in Mexico only

AconcertnextmonthprotestingUSPresidentDonaldTrump'splantobuildaborderwallwillbeontheMexicansideonlyafterUSauthoritiesnixedplansforacross-borderevent,organizerss

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A scientific reason most mums carry their babies on the left side

Researchshowsabiasof70-85percentoffemalescradletheirbabiestotheleft(eventheVirginMaryistypicallyfeaturedholdingtheBabyJesusonherleftside)—andturnsout,theremaybe

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Number of people displaced by fighting in Mosul continues to rise, UN says

​The United Nations and humanitarian agencies said that the number of people displaced by the ongoing fighting in western Mosul in north Iraq has continued to surge, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said here on Wednesday.

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Iraqi forces launch operation to retake Mosul airport, military base

Iraqi security forces on Thursday started an assault to retake the Mosul international airport and a military base nearby from Islamic State (IS) militants, the military said.

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6 Low-key ponytails you can wear for this weekend's festivities

Pulling your hair back doesn't have to be basic—here's how you do it right

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China gains first point towards 2018 World Cup qualification with 0-0 draw to Iran

​China gained its first point in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday, holding Iran to a 0-0 draw in the Northeastern city of Shenyang.

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Feature: All eyes on Chinese ship as expanded Panama Canal opens

All eyes were on a Chinese cargo ship, the first to sail through the expanded Panama Canal, as thousands of Panamanians gathered to celebrate the inauguration last Sunday.

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Merkel, Hollande together mark 100 years since Verdun battle

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande marked the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of Verdun side-by-side on Sunday, laying a wreath at a cemetery in northeastern France for the 300,000 soldiers killed.

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Washington D.C. woman attends first Major League Baseball game at age 107

A 107-year-old woman who danced at the White House with first lady Michelle Obama has attended her first Major League Baseball game, making an appearance at the Washington Nationals' stadium where she posed for photos on the field

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China's supply-side reform right on target as its economy enters new normal: expert

A U.S. expert lauded China's efforts to advance the supply-side structural reform and said it is right on target as the country's economy is now settling into a "new normal" of lower growth rates.

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Chinese football making the headlines it craves – for all the wrong reasons after violent FA Cup brawl

Mindless episodes like that which unfolded at the end of the FA Cup match between Jiangsu Suning and Wuhan Hongxing continue to ensure Chinese football isn’t taken seriously beyond its own borders

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Xi Jinping's stance on China's economy laid bare as he distances hallmark policy from Western-style supply-side economics

An explanation of President Xi Jinping’s hallmark economic policy, in his own words, was ­published in People’s Daily yesterday – just one day after it printed an interview with an unidentified “authoritative” source repudiating China’s debt-fuelled growth policies.

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China's political advisors pool wisdom to boost economy

​Chinese political advisors put their heads together on Thursday to offer prescriptions for the country's slowing economy, appealing for deepened reform and stricter financial oversight.