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Abu Dhabi's Yas Island to host first-ever 'UFC Fight Island'

The much-anticipated UFC FIGHT ISLAND events will be held on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island, one of the emirate's most popular leisure, shopping and entertainment destinations.Four events were held on Yas

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Relatives of Italy virus victims file complaints

A patient is seen sitting inside the Spedali Civili hospital in Brescia, Italy, March 13, 2020. /Reuters Fifty relatives of COVID-19 victims in Italy filed complaints on Wednesday over the han

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Putin, Erdogan discuss COVID-19, Libya, Syria over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and the situation in Libya and Syria in a

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Xinhua Headlines-Xi Focus: Xi underlines winning anti-poverty battle during Ningxia inspection

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with resid

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China successfully launches new ocean observation satellite

China successfully sent an ocean observation satellite into orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Thursday.A Long March-2C rocket, carrying the satelli

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China to build two cultural ecology protection pilot zones

China's cultural affairs regulator has approved plans to build two cultural ecology protection experimental zones at the national level. The two zones will be set up i

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China further opens up its southern province for international flights

01:56 China's civil aviation industry is poised to reach a whole new level of openness.The country has decided to introduce the Seventh Freedom of the Air on a trial basis in the Haina

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Hainan Free Trade Port: 'Singapore by the Bay' or a model in itself?

The State Council Information Office holds a press conference on the master plan for the Hainan free trade port in Beijing, capital of China, June 8, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Ji Xianbai is

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Pandemic trend continues to improve in Italy,GDP forecast to drop 8.3 pct in 2020

Italy's COVID-19 pandemic trend kept improving on Monday, with active infections dropping under 35,000, according to the latest data by the country's Civil Protection Department. On the same day, an

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Hainan Free Trade Port, China's ambitious step in further opening up

The site of Boao Forum for Asia, Qionghai City of south China's Hainan Province, March 23, 2018. /Xinhua Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The

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Johnson Reportedly Intent on ‘Fixing’ Brexit Deal 'Defects’, as Talks With EU End in Stalemate

A fourth round of stuttering negotiations between the UK and Brussels on a post-Brexit trade and security deal ended on 5 June with both sides saying there had been no

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Seoul committed to inter-Korean agreement despite Pyongyang's warning

The Republic of Korea (ROK) is committed to the agreements reached between President Moon Jae-in and leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un, the ROK's Unification Mini

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China's Guangzhou to host international anti-epidemic supplies expo

The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou will host an international expo featuring anti-epidemic supplies on June 10, the municipal government said on Tuesday. The expo

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EU wants borders free of virus restrictions by end of June

A car from Germany drives from Austrian to Italy at the Brenner Pass boarder crossing, Italy, June 3, 2020. /AP Europe could have its free travel zone up and running again by the end of this m

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China's master plan paves the way for Hainan's globalized future

Photo shows the inaugural ceremony site of Boao Forum for Asia, Qionghai City of south China's Hainan Province, March 23, 2018. /Xinhua Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance profession

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DPRK expresses support for China's measures in Hong Kong

Head of the DPRK delegation, Ri Son Gwon talks with his South Korean counterpart (not pictured) during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two

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DPRK to withdraw from inter-Korean liaison office: KCNA

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will withdraw from the inter-Korean liaison office because South Korea has not acted enough to stop groups from sendin