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2015 Paris terror attack suspect extradited to France, charged

MohamedBakkali,oneofthesuspectsinthe2015Parisattacksthatleft130peopledead,wasextraditedtoFranceonFridayandchargedwithcomplicityandattemptedterrorism,Frenchmedia

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Broadband subscribers cross 50 million mark in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD,Jan.16(APD)-Thenumberofbroadbandsubscribersincluding3Gand4GsubscribersinPakistanhascrossedthemarkof50million,showingaround24.5percentpenetrationtillNo

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Pakistan’s seafood exports up 6.37 pct in 5 months

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Jan.7(APD)-Pakistan’sseafoodexportsincreasedby6.37percentduringtheperiodfromJulytoNovember2017ascomparedtothecorrespondingper

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Japan jobless rate lowest since 1993

Japan'sunemploymentrateinNovemberdippedtoitslowestlevelsinceNovember1993,officialdatashowedTuesday,offeringanothersignthattheworld'sthird-largesteconomyisontrac

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Beijing property prices remain stable

PropertymarketinBeijingheldsteadyinNovemberwithsecond-handhomepricesfallingforsevenconsecutivemonths,accordingtoagovernmentreport.Thestatementwasincludedinarepo

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S. Korea's youth jobless rate stays high on struggling labor market

JoblessrateamongSouthKoreanyouthsaged15to29stayedhighlastmonthasthelabormarketstillstruggledwithuncertaintiesdespitethegovernment'seffortstocreatedecentjobs,ago

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China's service sector grows at stronger pace in November

GrowthinChina’sservicessectorpickeduptoathree-monthhighinNovember,buoyedbyasolidriseinnewbusiness,thoughtherateofexpansionremainedmoderateandweakerthanthelong-r

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Indian November factory growth fastest since late 2016 currency shock

India’sfactoryactivityquickenedinNovemberatthefastestpacesincejustbeforethegovernment’ssurprisecashclampdownlatelastyear,drivenbyasurgeinneworders,abusinesssurv

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Sri Lanka arrive in India without batting coach Samaraweera

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Trump pledges US resolve on Japan leg of Asia tour

USPresidentDonaldTrumpsaidnonationshouldunderestimateAmericanresolve,ashearrivedinJapanatthestartofamarathonAsiantour.AddressingUStroopsatYokotaairbasenearTokyo

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For 11 minutes, Donald Trump's Twitter ceased to exist

DonaldTrump'sTwitteraccountwasdeactivatedbyacompanyemployeeandwasdownfor11minutesbeforeitwasrestored,Twittersaid.Twitterblamedacustomer-supportemployee"whodidth

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Boxing: Pacquiao pulls out of title rematch with Horn

FilipinogreatMannyPacquiaoonFridaypulledoutofarematchwithworldchampionJeffHorn,leavingtheAustralianlookingforanotherchallengerinhistitledefence.TheQueenslandsta

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S.Korean manufacturers cut jobs for 5th month amid restructuring

South Korean manufacturers cut jobs for five months in a row as the restructuring process continued among troubled shipbuilders and shipping lines in addition to weak exports, a government report showed on Wednesday.

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Real estate, mobile phones, cars: Currency ban batters all sectors

​In the first real evidence of the impact of demonetisation on economy, data coming in on Thursday showed a sharp drop in consumer purchases in November, with mobile phones, FMCG, home appliances, real estate, and cars bearing the brunt.

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Myanmar government faces new crisis as ethnic armies attack military

Armed Forces This handout photograph was released by the Myanmar Armed Forces on November 18, 2016, with information stating that Myanmar soldiers are putting out a fire in Wapeik village located in Maungdaw in Rakhine State near the Bangladesh border on November 13, after attackers allegedly set fire to 80 houses.

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Chinese tourists contribute to growth in New Zealand accommodation sector

​A surge in Chinese travelers helped maintain a boom in New Zealand's accommodation sector in November last year, according to figures from the government statistics agency Tuesday.

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New Zealand battles housing crisis with record building consents

New Zealand's construction industry is entering a boom with consents for new homes hitting a 10-year high in November last year, according to figures from the government statistics agency Monday.