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Trump wraps up marathon weekend cabinet search

US President-elect Donald Trump wrapped up a busy weekend of meetings with cabinet hopefuls at his golf club retreat outside New York, hinting new appointments are imminent.

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Bulgaria PM quits after pro-Russia candidate wins presidential vote

Bulgaria’s centre-right Prime Minister Boyko Borisov stepped down Sunday after his presidential nominee suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of a Moscow-friendly general backed by the Socialist opposition.

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Trump and Clinton fight to the finish in bitter US vote

White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were still flailing for a knockout blow Monday as a presidential race that has cast a pall over US democracy neared its end.

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Schools shut, construction work stopped in smoke house Delhi

​The Delhi govt has finally announced a slew of emergency measures to deal with the public health crisis

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Fidel Castro says Donald Trump is "disqualified"

​ Former Cuban President, Fidel Castro, said on Sunday that the U.S. Republican candidate for President, billionaire Donald Trump, is "disqualified," after the first debate with his Democrat adversary Hillary Clinton, two weeks ago.

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China-Russia naval drill ends with island-seizing mission

The Chinese and Russian navies stage a mission to seize an island on Sunday, marking the end of the two countries' joint drill this year.[Photo by GAN JUN/CHINA DAILY]

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FBI says Minnesota mall attack being investigated as potential act of terrorism

​The attack that wounded nine people at a mall in the northern U.S. state of Minnesota Saturday night is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism, a U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official said on Sunday.

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Hillary Clinton remains healthy: doctor

​In-depth medical records of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton were released on Wednesday, showing her physical conditions are good.

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The 13th China-ASEAN Expo opens

The 13th China-ASEAN Expo opened Sunday in China, highlighting industrial cooperation, trade and investment among China, ASEAN members and other countries along the Belt and Road.

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Singapore confirms 27 new cases of Zika infection

Singapore confirmed 27 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection on Sunday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a statement.

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Swiss train attacker dies from burn wounds, motivation still unclear

The man who set fire to flammable liquid and stabbed six passengers on a train in northern Switzerland was confirmed dead on Sunday after suffering serious burns in the attack Saturday.

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Chinese pilots kicks off their first around-the-world flight

A Chinese pilot and his crew left Beijing Sunday on a flight across the globe, the first around-the-world flight from China.

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Belgian police arrest man with machete, IS claims the attack

Belgian police arrested a man with a machete in the eastern city of Liege, broadcaster VRT reported on Sunday (Aug 7).

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London police chief warns terror attack a case of "when, not if"

Britain cannot be fully protected against terrorism and an attack similar to those seen recently in mainland Europe is a question of "when, not if",London's police chief said on Sunday (July 31).

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Hot air balloon hits power lines before crash in Texas: investigators

The hot air balloon struck the power lines before it crashed in a pasture near Lockhart in central part of the U.S. state of Texas, U.S. federal investigators confirmed on Sunday.

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5.2-magnitude quake hits Papua, Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Papua, Indonesia at 01:07:54 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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U.S. Embassy in Myanmar apologizes for inconvenience by security drill

The U.S. Embassy in Yangon, the largest city of Myanmar, apologized to neighbors and others in local areas for the inconvenience caused by its unannounced security drill on Sunday evening, the embassy said via its Facebook account on Monday.