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New law enacted in Japan against hate speech deemed toothless by experts

​Japan's parliament passed a law on Tuesday to prevent hate speech with the original bill clearing the upper house of Japan's bicameral parliament on May 13.

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Facebook, Google, Twitter agree to delete hate speech in 24 hours: Germany

Germany said on Tuesday that Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed to delete hate speech from their websites within 24 hours, a new step in the fight against rising online racism following the refugee crisis.

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How apocryphal speech of Nobel laureate became a viral hit

A funny thing happened between China's first female Nobel Prize winner giving her acceptance speech in Sweden and that speech reaching her home country: Two entirely different versions appeared, and the fake one became a viral hit.

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Xi's speech on the arts unveiled in full

​A speech delivered by Chinese President Xi Jinping on the arts a year ago was made public in full for the first time on Wednesday.

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Toying with historic chance brings no good for Japan

It is a shame that speculation on the wording of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's speech, due to be delivered on Friday, one day before the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender, is still heaping up.

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British Queen's references to China in keynote speech signal of positive relations: economist

​A leading Chinese economist in Britain on Wednesday described Queen Elizabeth II's speech at the State Opening of Parliament as historic in China-Britain relations.

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Obama talks tough on IS terrorists, but skepticism remains

​U.S. President Barack Obama came out strong against Islamic State (IS) terrorists on Wednesday, but it remains to be seen whether his plans will lead to the defeat of the radicals.

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British Queen's speech sets out legislative agenda for gov't

British Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday outlined the proposed policies and legislative agenda for her government in the coming year at the state opening of parliament in London.

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Foreign experts say Chinese premier's speech conducive to China-ASEAN ties

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's keynote speech at an event with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will help the two sides push forward their relations and promote regional peace, stability and prosperity, foreign experts say.

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Obama proposes further U.S., Russian nuclear arms cut

Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed plans for the United States and Russia to further cut strategic nuclear warheads during a landmark speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.