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Cyprus peace talks enter tough second week at Swiss resort

NegotiatorsinCypruspeacetalksaregearingupforatoughsecondweekataSwissresort,withtherivalsidessubmittingtheirpositionsinwriting.Officialsaretryingtocrackthemostdi

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Chinese, US presidents hold phone talk over DPRK issue

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump discussed brewing issues in a phone call on Monday.

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Chinese, US presidents hold phone talk over DPRK issue

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandhisUScounterpartDonaldTrumpdiscussedbrewingissuesinaphonecallonMonday.BothleadersreaffirmedtheircommitmenttoadenuclearizedKoreanPeni

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South Korea's Moon says historical issues blocking ties with Japan

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Monday bilateral ties with Japan are being held back by historical issues, his office said, in an apparent reference to Korean women forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels.

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South Korea's Moon says historical issues blocking ties with Japan

SouthKorea'sPresidentMoonJae-insaidonMondaybilateraltieswithJapanarebeingheldbackbyhistoricalissues,hisofficesaid,inanapparentreferencetoKoreanwomenforcedtowork

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Italy's Viareggio Carnival held with political satire highlighting floats

The over century-old annual Viareggio Carnival is being celebrated here with spectacular floats and masquerades, which are hilighted not only with traditional allegories, but also political satire against current world issues and incumbent politicians, including U.S. President Donald Trump.

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World "grossly underprepared" for infectious disease, warn scientists

​The world has yet to learn its lesson from previous epidemics like Ebola and Zika, as it's still "grossly under-prepared" for infectious disease outbreaks, said an analysis article published Monday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

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Publishers Bet Big on ‘Special Editions’

Bookazines and special interest publications offer struggling print magazines high-margin revenue opportunities and the promise of new readers. But are they canabalising the already-dwindling audience for monthly editions?

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Scottish minister hails migrants' contribution to local society

Scottish Minister for International Development and Europe Alasdair Allan on Thursday hailed the contribution of migrants to the local Scottish society.

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Chinese FM to attend trilateral meeting in Japan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend a foreign ministers' meeting of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Japan, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lu Kang said on Thursday.

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UN General Assembly to adopt agreement on refugees, migrants in September

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to adopt an agreement on globally resolving issues on refugees and migrants at a high-level meeting to be held on Sept. 19, UNGA President Mogens Lykketoft said on Tuesday.

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Tokyo shares close higher by break after plunging on Brexit

​Tokyo shares rebounded Monday morning as market players bought in stocks that had plunged after Britain voted to leave the European Union in a referendum.

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Singapore to ban foreign sponsorship for events at Speakers’ Corner – the only outdoor venue where rallies are allowed

Singapore said this week it will block foreign sponsorship of events at a park in the city-state where citizens are allowed to hold rallies to air their views on political and controversial issues.

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Admiral Sun Jianguo to expound China's stance on security issues at Shangri-La Dialogue

Admiral Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department of China's Central Military Commission, will deliver a speech elaborating China's stance on international and regional security issues at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a spokesman said on Friday.

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Japan's Abe sounds out Kuwaiti counterpart on issues of terrorism, refugee crisis, ahead of G7

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks Thursday with the Prime Minister of Kuwait, Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, on a number of topics spanning terrorism and the refugee crisis.

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Russia, U.S. discuss Syrian peaceful settlement issues

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday during a phone conversation discussed issues on Syrian peace process.