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Poverty reduction "most remarkable achievement" in China's reform

SuccessfullyliftinghundredsofmillionsofpeopleoutofpovertyisthemostremarkableachievementChinamadeduringits40years'reformandopening-up,Australia'sformerPrimeMinis

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Social media giants have 'moral duty' to tackle child abuse

Socialmediagiantsmustdomoretostopchildsexualexploitation,HomeSecretaryAmberRuddhassaid.WritingintheSunonSunday,MsRuddsaidthecompanieshavea"moralduty"togo"furthe

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Britain imposes acid ban after slew of attacks

BritishHomeSecretaryAmberRuddonTuesdayannouncedabanforunder18sonbuyingacidamidanarrayofattacksacrossthenation.RuddpledgedacrackdownontheacidsaleattheongoingCons

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Australian ex-PM Kevin Rudd berates Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd has accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of "torpedoing" peace negotiations in the Middle East.

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"Time has come" for Australia to recognize Palestine: former PM

The "time has come" for Australia to officially recognize Palestine, Australian former Prime Minister and respected diplomat Kevin Rudd said Monday.

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Aussie PM Turnbull defends decision to block Kevin Rudd's bid for UN top job

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has stood by his decision to block former PM Kevin Rudd's bid at the United Nations top job, describing Rudd's "interpersonal skills and temperament" as unsuitable for the position.

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Ex-Australia PM Rudd wants top U.N. job, asks Canberra to endorse nomination

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday revealed he wanted to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next United Nations Secretary General, asking Canberra to endorse his nomination.

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Just one in five Aussies back former PM Rudd's bid for UN top job: poll

​More than twice as many Australians would prefer to see former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark become the United Nations' secretary general than former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, a poll revealed on Thursday.

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Global agreement on climate change to be reached in Paris

​Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and the president of the Asia Society Policy Institute, said he was confident that countries would be able to reach an agreement to tackle climate change during their meeting in Paris late this year.

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China-U.S. ties "limited only by imagination": ex-Australian PM

As the world awaits Chinese President Xi Jinping's first state visit to Washington, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said current China-U.S. relations are positive and limited only by imagination. "If anyone says there is a crisis between China and U.S., that is hushuobadao [Chinese equivalent for nonsense]," the Mandarin-speaking politician told Xinhua in an interview in Beijing. "Are there problems? Yes. Will there will problems in the future? Probably. But no crisis," said Rudd.

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China's economic transformation heading to right direction: ex-Australian PM

​China has been engaged in enormous domestic economic transformation and Chinese leaders are doing pretty well on this, said former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

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Voter support for Kevin Rudd and ALP slumps to record low: Newspoll

Voter support for Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) hit its lowest level on record in the 2013 election campaign, a latest Newspoll showed on Monday.

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Support for Australian PM stalls: Newspoll

The surge of voter support for Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since he reclaimed the Labor leadership appears to have stalled, according to the latest Newspoll.

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Sydney protesters waiting for meeting with Australian PM

Protesters gathered outside Balmain Town Hall in Sydney's inner west on Monday morning, waiting for Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's arrival for a Labor caucus meeting, local media reported.

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Australian new PM addresses parliament, praising predecessor

Australian new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave his first speech in the Parliament House on Thursday and praised his predecessor Julian Gillard.

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Kevin Rudd sworn in as Australian prime minister

Kevin Rudd swore in as prime minister of Australia on Thursday following his victory in a ruling Labor party caucus ballot the evening before.