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China’s new governance: The National Supervisory Commission

SinceChina’sreformandopeningupbeganin1978,therehavebeensevenroundsofinstitutionalreformwithintheStateCouncil,orthecabinet.Eachtime,thesepolicyshellshaveprovedto

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Olympics: Sochi dope test failures to be heard October

Thefirsthearingsofathleteswhofaileddrugtestsatthe2014SochiWinterOlympicsfollowingtheretestingofsampleswilltakeplaceinOctober,InternationalOlympicCommitteemember

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US judge allows Trump election commission to seek voting data

A US federal judge ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump's commission may request voter roll data from US states to investigate voter fraud.

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China's top health authority urges stronger maternal safety measures

The state health authority Thursday urged the strengthening of maternal safety to reduce maternal and infant mortality.

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Trump blasts states for refusing to hand over voter data

USPresidentDonaldTrumplashedoutonSaturdayatthegrowingnumberofstatesrefusingtogivevoters'names,addressesandothersensitivepersonalinformationtoacommissionhecreate

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Zuma says not opposed to inquiry into corruption allegations

SouthAfrica'sPresidentJacobZumasaidonFridayhewasnotopposedtosettingupacommissionofinquiryintocorruptionintohisgovernmentafteranti-graftreportallegedhewasinfluen

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Trump launches commission to investigate voter fraud

PresidentDonaldTrumpsignedanexecutiveorderThursdaylaunchingacommissiontoreviewallegedvoterfraudandvotersuppression,buildinguponhisunsubstantiatedclaimsthatmilli

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Early count indicates Francisco Guterres wins Timor Leste presidential election

An early vote count indicated that former guerrilla fighter Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres has won presidential election in Timor Leste.

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Seven per cent of Australian Catholic priests since 1950 have been accused of abuse

Seven per cent of priests in Australia’s Catholic Church were accused of sexually abusing children over the past several decades, a lawyer said on Monday as officials investigating institutional abuse across Australia revealed for the first time the extent of the crisis.

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China's third-longest river Huaihe faces significant flood risk

​Unrelenting rain along the Huaihe River, China's third-longest waterway, has pushed the water level to a record high and fanned concerns over possible floods, Huaihe water conservation commission said on Wednesday.

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Syrian, Russian bombings blamed for rising civilian casualties: UN

UN investigators on Tuesday said aerial bombardment by Syrian forces and their ally Russia were mostly to blame for swelling numbers of civilian casualties in Syria's devastating conflict.

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Hundreds protest in Myanmar over Suu Kyi's panel on Rohingya Muslims

Hundreds in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday (Sept 6) against an advisory commission led by former United Nations chief Kofi Annan to find solutions to the conflict between the country's Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims, which has cast a pall over democratic reforms.

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Suu Kyi oversees panel on plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former U.N. chief Kofi Annan on Monday oversaw the first meeting of a panel tasked with bringing peace to a region where violence between Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims has cast a pall over the country's democratic transition.

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Chinese couples not waiting for 2nd-child rule

Remarried couples in Guangdong province who are pregnant with their second child will not be forced to have an abortion, even though they have not yet been granted permission for a second child.

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Pope Francis names commission to study female deacons

Pope Francis on Tuesday (Aug 2) appointed a special commission to study the possibility of women becoming deacons in a potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Catholic Church.

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EU accepts Paramount's commitments on cross-border pay-TV services

The European Commission said on Tuesday it accepted commitments offered by Paramount on suspension of certain clauses in film licensing contracts, in a bid to allow more audience to access films broadcast by British largest pay-TV broadcaster Sky UK.

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Experts called in to help transform Thames Estuary by 2050

Leading experts from business and British government Thursday unveiled a new commission to spearhead an ambitious growth plan for the Thames Estuary.