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China, France debut intern exchange program

China and France have launched an exchange scheme under which 1,000 young people in China can apply for internships in enterprises in France.

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20 killed, 150 injured in flyover collapse in eastern India

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 150 others injured in a under-construction flyover collapse in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata Thursday.

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Hong Kong doctors urged to use new trade deal to cash in on two-child policy

Beijing's two-child policy and latest trade pact will create openings across the border, but red tape is just one of the pitfalls for medics eyeing a move

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Fall of governor adds to hopes for end of high-level corruption

At 11:30 pm on Wednesday, the last night of the week long National Day holiday, the nation's top disciplinary watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, published on its website that Su Shulin, governor of Southeast China's Fujian province, was under investigation for suspected discipline violations. Comments:

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DPRK blasts Japan's enactment of security bills

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday accused Japan of "railroading the security bills" that are "worked out to pave the way for invading other countries," the state media KCNA reported early Sunday.

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New rules on officials' environmental responsibility

A new regulation on holding officials accountable for environmental hazards will better define their professional responsibilities, according to Communist Party of China (CPC) experts.

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Greek gov't finalizes first privatization under third bailout for 14 regional airports

​Greece's government announced on Tuesday the finalization of the sale of operation rights for 14 regional airports to the German Fraport-Slentel consortium over the next four decades. The deal was the first privatization to be concluded under the new third bailout that was ratified by the Greek parliament last Friday.

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20 dead after bus falls off cliff in central China

Twenty people have been confirmed dead and 13 others were injured after a coach fell off a cliff in early Tuesday morning in Linzhou City, central China's Henan Province, said local government.

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One missing, 20 injured in road tunnel blast

One person went missing, and at least 20 others were injured after a blast occurred in a road tunnel under construction in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Tuesday afternoon.

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Man tests positive for Ebola in Indian capital, says Health Ministry

​One man tested positive for Ebola and has been kept under isolation in India's capital New Delhi, an official from the Health Ministry said Tuesday.

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U.S. slaps sanctions on former Yemeni president, Houthi commanders

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and two military commanders of the Shiite Houthi group for threatening peace and stability of the Arab country still under a political transition.

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Portuguese gov't to pay local councils 13,600 euros for every teacher laid off

​Portuguese city and town councils will be offered a bonus of 13,600 euros (169,660 U.S. dollars) for every teacher they can lay off, under a proposed pilot-project to decentralize education put forward by the country's Education Ministry.

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Four north China officials investigated by prosecutors for graft

Four former officials in north China's Shanxi Province are under investigation for abuse of power and bribery allegations.

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Archaeologists reveal 24-century-old family tragedy

​Archaeologists digging an ancient Hellenistic city in Cyprus have come upon a family tragedy 24 centuries ago, the Cypriot Department of Antiquities announced on Thursday.

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Over 200 people charged with curfew violation in Myanmar second largest city

A total of 201 more people from seven townships in Myanmar' second largest city of Mandalay have been charged with violation of curfew order over the past two days and their cases are under investigation, state media reported Monday.

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Japan launches special team to revise collective self-defense relevant laws

The Japanese government has launched a special team under the National Security Secretariat to prepare relevant legislation for exercising the collective self-defense right following the Cabinet's decision the previous day to lift the ban on it, local media reported Wednesday.

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Obama seeking strong ties with Israel under new president

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday voiced hope for continued strong ties with Israel under newly elected president Reuven Rivlin.