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Former ECB chief Draghi appointed to form Italy's new gov't

Former European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi was appointed to form Italy's new government, the office of President Sergio Mattarella said on Wednesday. Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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Military releases Myanmar's regional, state chief ministers

A majority of regional and state chief ministers were released on Tuesday after the military's one-day detention, a senior military official told Xinhua.The military detained government leaders, regi

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Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected as Vietnam's communist party chief

The 13th Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee on Sunday re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong as the party's general secretary for his third term, Vietnam News Agency reported. Source(s): Xinhua New

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Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected as Vietnam's communist party chief

The 13th Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee on Sunday re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong as the party's general secretary for his third term, Vietnam News Agency reported. Source(s): Xinhua New

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Boeing 737 MAX safe to return to service in Europe, regulator says

Boeing's 737 MAX airliner is safe to return to service in Europe, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Wednesday, lifting a 22-month flight ban after two crashes of the jet which

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Putin calls protests demanding Navalny's release illegal and dangerous

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called weekend protests demanding the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny illegal and dangerous.Putin, fielding questions from students, said nobody sh

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Five killed in suicide attack in central Baghdad

At least five people were killed and 10 others wounded on Thursday in a suicide bomb attack at a marketplace in Iraqi capital Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said. Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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Burkina Faso produced 60 tons of gold in 2020

VCG Burkina Faso produced 60 tons of gold in 2020 and is expected to bring in more than 2,000 billion CFA francs (3.72 billion U.S. dollars) to the state coffers, the outgoing Minister of Ener

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2 female judges killed, 2 wounded in targeted attack in Afghanistan

Two gunmen on a motorcycle fired on a group of female judges near a bus stop in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Sunday morning, killing two and injuring two others, a security source confirmed to X

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Africa Coronavirus: The continent's cases top 3.05 million

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,051,036 on Monday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. /Xinhua The numb

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Over one million displaced due to insecurity in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso registered 1,074,993 internally displaced people due to insecurity as of the end of December in 2020, an official report has said."This represents a 2.4 percent increase compared to a to

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Pelosi says House preparing to move forward on Trump impeachment

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that she has instructed the Rules Committee to be prepared to move forward on a motion to impeach President Donald Trump if the Republican doesn't resig

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IMF projects China's economy to grow by 7.9 pct in 2021

China's economy is projected to expand by 7.9 percent in 2021 following 1.9 percent growth in 2020, as economic activity continues to normalize and domestic COVID-19 outbreaks remain under control, t

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Iran starts producing 20 pct-enriched uranium: Spokesman

Iran has started injecting uranium gas at its Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant as part of the process to enrich minerals to a purity of up to 20 percent, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei announced

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Bitcoin reaches new peak, surpassing $30,000

The price of bitcoin reached $30,500 on Saturday, hitting another record high, according to statistics from Coinmarketcap website.The price of the biggest cryptocurrency has jumped more than 20 perce

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Russian fishing trawler sinks in Barents Sea, 17 missing

A fishing trawler has sunk in the northern Barents Sea leaving 17 people missing, Russian news agencies reported on Monday citing emergency services.Five rescue vessels were searching for survivors b

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Russia has mutual interests with China in many fields says Putin

Russia and China have common interests in many fields, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday during his annual press conference. /Xinhua Russia and China have common interests in m