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Xinhua Photos of the Day (Jan. 1)

Beijing, Jan. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Fireworks are set off on New Year's Eve near the

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Cizikas, Varlamov lead Islanders to 4-3 win over Capitals

Mathew Barzal #13 of the New York Islander faces off Braden Holtby #70, goaltender of the Washington Capitals in the game at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC, December 31, 2019. /AP Photo

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Cizikas, Varlamov lead Islanders to 4-3 win over Capitals

Mathew Barzal #13 of the New York Islander faces off Braden Holtby #70, goaltender of the Washington Capitals in the game at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC, December 31, 2019. /AP Photo

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Trump blames Iran for demonstrators storming U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran after furious Iraqi demonstrators mourning those killed in an earlier American attack in Iraq stormed the U.S. Embas

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WWII bomb forces mass evacuation in central Berlin

TheplanneddisposalofanunexplodedWorldWarIIbombFridaywillforceamassevacuationaroundBerlin'scentralrailwaystationandlikelysparktransportchaosintheGermancapital.Tr

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Merkel, Macron delay plan to present euro zone reforms: Spiegel

GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelandFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronhavepostponedaplantoproposeeurozonereformsatasummitofEuropeanleadersthismonth,DerSpiegelreportedonSa

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Pakistan port link opens first phase

ThefirstphaseofGwadarPort'sFreeZoneinsouthwesternPakistanwasinauguratedonMondaybyPakistaniPrimeMinisterShahidKhaqanAbbasi,whocommentedthatthefreezonewillhelpfac

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Berlin and Paris step up push for euro zone reform deal

EmboldenedbyapreliminarycoalitiondealbetweenChancellorAngelaMerkelandtheSocialDemocrats(SPD),GermanyandFrancewilltrytoinjectnewmomentumintotheirstalledEUreforme

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Bad terms: Pakistan’s raw deal with China over Gwadar port

Chinawillbaga91%shareingrossrevenuesfromGwadarport,inPakistan’sBalochistanprovince,and85%fromthesurrounding“freezone,”undera40-yeardealfinalizedbyPakistaniautho

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Nearly 144,000 flee menacing Bali volcano

ThenumberofpeopleescapingrumblingBalivolcanohasrisentonearly144,000andthelocalauthorityhasestablishedearlywarningsystemdevicesaseruptionisimminent,asenioroffici

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France's Macron to present euro zone reform proposals on September 26

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronwillunveilmoredetailedproposalsforreformstotheeurozoneonSept.26,twodaysafterGermany’sfederalelection,aFrenchdiplomaticsourcesaidonW

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Macron says euro zone budget, finance minister must remain goal of integ

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacrononThursdaybackedGermany’sproposalforaEuropeanMonetaryFund(EMF)butstressedtheultimategoalshouldremainaeurozonebudget.“Weshouldheadto

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Macron:euro zone budget, finance minister to remain goal of integration

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacrononThursdaybackedGermany’sproposalforaEuropeanMonetaryFund(EMF)butstressedtheultimategoalshouldremainaeurozonebudget.“Weshouldheadto

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Russia announces 'de-escalation zone' north of Syria's city of Homs

Russia'sDefenceMinistryandSyria'soppositionhaveagreedtocreateanew"de-escalation"zonenorthofthecityofHoms,theministryspokesman,IgorKonashenkov,wasshownsayingonRu

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Syrian army declares ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta area

The Syrian military announced a cessation of hostilities in the Eastern Ghouta region just outside the capital Damascus, which it said began at 12:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) on Saturday, according to state television.

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Greece gets credit lifeline, IMF joins bailout

EurozonegovernmentsthrewGreeceanother11th-hourcreditlifelineonThursdayworth$9.5billionandsketchednewdetailonpossibledebtreliefastheIMFfinallyofferedtohelpoutaft

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Sediment from Himalayas may have made 2004 Sumatra quake more severe

AninternationalteamofresearcherssuggeststhatsedimentfromtheHimalayasandTibetanplateaumighthaveincreasedtheseverityofthecatastrophic2004Sumatraearthquake.Erodedo