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26 injured in Melbourne's bank fire

​A total of 26 people were injured, six of whom were seriously burnt, in a fire at a bank in Australia's second largest city of Melbourne on Friday.

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U.S. to release Internet of Things principles after Friday's cyberattacks

​The U.S. government said Monday that it will release in the coming weeks a set of principles for securing the Internet of Things, or Internet-connected devices, which were employed partly by hackers to carry out Friday's cyberattacks that disrupted major U.S. websites.

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Cameroonian president declares mourning day after train accident

Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Saturday decreed Oct. 24 will be a national mourning day for the victims of Friday's train derailment accident, which left more than 70 people killed.

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UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Syria

The UN Security Council is scheduled to have an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss the current situation in Syria as Russia and the United States are at odds with each other over the airstrikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, diplomats told Xinhua here Friday.

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Bank of England to investigate sudden fall in sterling

The Bank of England (BOE) Friday asked the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to investigate the flash crash in sterling that took place during trading on Friday.

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Pound hammered after Hollande promises tough stance on Brexit

​But visiting British Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Dept for International Trade, says in Hong Kong that currency has “probably been too high anyway” and is now correcting

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British pound crashes to three-decade low amid fat-finger speculation, hard Brexit fears

The British pound took a dive in early Asian trade on Friday, hitting its lowest level since 1985, as traders scrambled to assess the cause of the heavy selling.

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Typhoon Meranti leaves at least 14 dead in China

Typhoon Meranti, which landed in eastern China's Fujian Province Thursday morning, has left 14 people dead and another 14 missing.

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Int'l community voices strong condemnation of DPRK nuclear test

After the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced it has successfully carried out another nuclear test on Friday, the international community voiced its strong condemnation over the event.

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U.S. stocks tumble amid Fed officials' comments, rate hike concern

U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Friday, as investors became cautious amid comments by U.S. Federal Reserve officials and concerned that the central bank might hike interest rate this month.

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Death toll rises to 14 after Typhoon Lionrock batters northern, northeastern Japan

​Death toll caused by powerful Typhoon Lionrock in northern and northeastern Japan earlier in the week reached 14 on Friday.

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60,000 S.Korean switch carriers to buy Samsung's new smartphone

Almost 60,000 mobile phone users switched carriers over two days to buy Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

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U.S. stocks decline amid rate hike concerns

​U.S. stocks ended lower after wavering in a tight range Friday, as investors kept cautious amid hawkish remarks on rate hikes from Federal Reserve officials.

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Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima lights Olympic flame

Former long-distance runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima lit the Olympic flame on Friday as the Rio 2016 Games were officially declared open.

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Turkey says 18,044 detained so far in post-coup crackdowns

​Turkish Interior Minister Efkar Ala on Friday told media that 18,044 people have been detained after a failed coup attempt.

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Nintendo shares surge 20 pct on hopes for Pokemon GO smartphone game

Shares of Japan's Nintendo Co soared more than 20 percent after Friday's surge, adding $7.5 billion to its market value in just two days, on hopes that strong sales of its new Pokemon GO videogame for smartphones will boost earnings.