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Iran starts up new uranium enrichment centrifuges: Report

Iran has started up new uranium enrichment centrifuges, AFP reported on Saturday, citing Iran's state TV.

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Fire damages Chinese factory in Myanmar, no casualties reported

A Chinese-invested clothing factory in Myanmar's Yangon was damaged by a fire on Wednesday morning. No casualties have been reported.Factory official said the incident could be arson because it first

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Malaysia starts rollout of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

Pressing ahead with its immunization drive, Malaysia started administering COVID-19 vaccine doses made by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech on Thursday.Malaysia's Science, Technology

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High-rise building catches fire in north China

A fire broke out in a 26-floor building at 11.00 a.m. Tuesday in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province.The fire started from the first floor and nearby

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French police evacuates banks of River Seine ahead of curfew

French police on Sunday evacuated hundreds of people along the banks of the Seine River before a curfew started on 6 p.m. The country registered 21,825 new COVID-19 cases, and 130 more fatalities on

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New WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala: We have a lot of work to do

The World Trade Organization's (WTO) first female and first African director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala started work on Monday, saying she "feels great.""I am coming into one of the most important i

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Philippines starts COVID-19 vaccination

Philippines on Monday started its COVID-19 vaccination roll-out, with the first shot going to Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, using China's Sinovac vaccine.The vaccine

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Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected on Sunday with the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, as the nation started its inoculation program a

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COVID-19: Brazil begins vaccinations

00:48 Manaus, Brazil has started their COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the city and state grapples with an alarming amount of sick people.Will the vaccine be able to help relieve pressure

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Xi Jinping speaks at plenary session of China's top disciplinary body

The 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China's top disciplinary body, started its fifth plenary session on

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Iran starts producing 20 pct-enriched uranium: Spokesman

Iran has started injecting uranium gas at its Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant as part of the process to enrich minerals to a purity of up to 20 percent, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei announced

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Charities get creative with outreach during Giving Tuesday

03:13 Black Friday and Cyber Monday have passed.GivingTuesday is an event started in 2012 to urge people to donate to charity.Because of thepandemic, charities are getting more creativ

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Gunmen kill at least 11 in attack on Iraqi army post in Baghdad

Unidentified gunmen killed at least 11 people and wounded eight others, including soldiers in an attack on an Iraqi army post in western Baghdad, police sources and medics said on Monday.The assai

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U.S. economy contracts 31.4% in Q2

The U.S. economy suffered its sharpest contraction in at least 73 years in the second quarter because of the disruptions from the coronavirus, the government confirmed on Wednesday.Gross domestic pro

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Draft law to exempt inherited land, houses from deed tax

A draft law on deed tax was submitted Saturday to the 21st session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee for a second reading. The draft law aims to exe

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Arab beauty queen pursues dream in fashion

Manal Ahmed, a Yemeni girl in her early twenties, established her own fashion brand "Balqees" in Cairo. Her fashion designing career started after being crowned as Miss Arab Veil, a beauty pageant fo

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2 dead, 4 missing in landslides in China's Chongqing

Two people were dead and another four were missing in landslides caused by heavy rain in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, local authorities said Thursday. Dow