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APD | Interpret US-Iran tensions from historical perspective

Editor's note: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University of Sciences

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Thousands of Lebanese protest against new PM

Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Saturday to demonstrate against the newly appointed Prime Minister Hassan Diab, the National News Agency reported. Prote

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NBA highlights on Jan. 10: Old hands are better than green horns

Los Angeles Lakers 129-114 Dallas Mavericks LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers in the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, U.S., January 10, 202

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China moves up 25 places in the 2019 Prosperity Index

A view of Shanghai, China. /VCG Photo The Chinese mainland ranked in 57th place in the global "Prosperity Index" published by the Legatum Institute at the end of 2019. The country moved up the

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San Francisco mayor vows to address housing, homelessness challenges in second term

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Wednesday pledged to address the city's "acute" housing and homelessness challenges by building 50,000 new homes for those in need in the next decade. In an inaugu

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China's PPI down 0.3 pct in 2019

China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, dropped 0.3 percent year on year in 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics sai

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China's "longevity city" records 500 centenarians

Rugao, a city renowned for the longevity of its residents in east China's Jiangsu Province, has registered a record 500 centenarians, local authorities said Wednesday. This marked a yearly increas

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Refugee, migrant arrivals to Greece spike in 2019: UNHCR report

Greece witnessed 74,482 refugee and migrant arrivals in 2019, significantly higher than the figure of 50,508 registered in 2018, according to a weekly report from the U

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China, Laos to enhance cooperation, boost ties

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with visiting Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Monday, calling for further development of bilateral relations. Hailing t

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China, Kiribati sign MOU on Belt and Road cooperation

China and Kiribati Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing. The signing marks that China has signed Belt and Road deals with all t

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Scuba diver killed in suspected Great White Shark attack in Western Australia

A recreational scuba diver was killed in a suspected Great White Shark attack off the coast of Western Australia (WA) on Sunday, with authorities continuing to search for the man's remains on Monday.

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Scuba diver killed in suspected Great White Shark attack in Western Australia

A recreational scuba diver was killed in a suspected Great White Shark attack off the coast of Western Australia (WA) on Sunday, with authorities continuing to search for the man's remains on Monday.

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Chinese firm contributes to Egypt's modernization via building new capital's skyscrapers: chief

China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) contributes to enhancing the modernization process of Egypt via its ongoing construction of a 20-tower business district in the country's new

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Chinese, Mongolian leaders exchange New Year greetings

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga exchanged New Year congratulations on Wednesday, pledging to enhance their countries' cooperatio

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Turkey's Libya campaign meets regional opposition

At an extraordinary parliamentary session in Ankara, Turkey's parliament approved the bill by a margin of 325 votes to 184 (Credit: AP) Turkey's parliament has passed a bill allowing the natio

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China's futures market sees over 30-pct growth in deals

China's futures market mushroomed in 2019 with an over 30-percent year-on-year growth in deals, industry data showed. The total transaction of the futures markets across the country jumped 37.85 perc

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Pompeo to postpone Ukraine trip as situation in Iraq worsens

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will postpone his trip to Ukraine and other four countries as the situation in Iraq has become tense these days after demonstrators