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Ceremony being arranged for Monday following Iranian nuclear negotiation: source

​A ceremony would be held in Vienna after the ongoing Iranian nuclear negotiation on Monday, a diplomatic source said on Sunday.

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Greek PM confident eurozone summit to end with "honest compromise"

​Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared confident on Sunday upon his arrival to the critical eurozone summit in Brussels, saying that an "honest compromise" with lenders could be reached Sunday night and Grexit scenarios would be put aside.

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Six ROK injured tourists fly back home country

Six tourists from the Republic of Korea who were injured in a bus accident in Jilin Province, northwest China, were flown home Wednesday.

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Iran, world powers aim to finish nuclear talks on deadline: Kerry

​Iran and world powers aimed to finish the latest round of nuclear talks "in the timeframe" that all parties have set out, said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Vienna on Sunday.

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EU says it respects Greek "no" vote in debt deal referendum

​The European Union said on Sunday it respects the "no" vote in Sunday's Greek debt deal referendum, following early results which have shown that the country overwhelmingly rejected the bloc's bailout offer.

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No grounds for further talks on Greece before referendum: Eurogroup head

​There will be no further talks on Greece either at the Eurogroup level or between Greek authorities and the institutions until after Sunday's referendum, Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Wednesday.

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Injuries revised down to 498 in Taiwan water park blaze

The number of people injured in an explosion and fire in a recreational water park in Taiwan has been revised down to 498, the local health department said Sunday.

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Small plane crashes into house in Massachusetts, fate of crew unknown

​A small plane with three crew members crashed into a house in the southeastern Massachusetts town of Plainville on Sunday afternoon, local media said.

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China issues alert over typhoon Kujira

China's National Meteorological Center issued on Sunday afternoon a blue alert, the lowest level in its four-tier warning system, for Typhoon Kujira.

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Taliban shadow governor killed in eastern Afghan airstrike

​A Taliban shadow provincial governor was killed along 14 militants following an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, an official source said.

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Saudi-led coalition resumes bombing Yemen's Houthi group shortly after truce expires

​Saudi-led alliance resumed its air raids against Yemen's Shiite Houthi group in the southern port city of Aden shortly after a five-day truce expired late Sunday, army sources said.

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British Queen attends service of thanksgiving of VE Day at Westminster Abbey

​British Queen Elizabeth II and royal family members attended a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey Sunday morning, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Victory in Europe Day.

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China allocates emergency funds to quake-affected regions in Tibet

China's top economic planner on Sunday allocated 30 million yuan (4.9 million U.S. dollars) of emergency funds to the quake-affected regions in Tibet.

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Rescue efforts intensify as death toll from Nepal quake soars

​International aid groups and the governments intensified efforts to send rescuers and supplies into quake-stricken Nepal on Sunday as death toll soared to about 2,150 with 5,460 injured in the Himalayan country.

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Death toll from Nepal powerful quake soars to 3,218: authorities

A total of 3,218 people had been killed and about 6,500 others injured in the powerful earthquake that struck Nepal at midday Saturday, the authorities said Monday morning.

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Jimmy Carter to visit Gaza to end Palestinian split: Hamas

​Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter will pay a visit to the Gaza Strip on Thursday in a bid to end an internal Palestinian division, a senior Hamas official said Sunday.

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Candidates backed by Japan's ruling bloc win Hokkaido, Oita gubernatorial elections

​The governors of Japan's Hokkaido and Oita prefectures, both backed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc, beat their opponents backed by the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in Sunday's gubernatorial elections, local media reported late Sunday.