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Russia says 14 people killed after bus plunges into sea: Ifax

Russia’semergencyministrysaidonFridaythatatleast14peoplehadbeenkilledinthesouthofthecountryafterabuscarryingagroupofworkersplungedintothesea,theInterfaxnewsagen

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Russian jets kill 200+ Islamic State militants near Syria's Deir al-Zor

TheRussianairforcehasdestroyedalargecolumnofIslamicStatemilitants,vehiclesandlargecaliberweaponsheadingtotheSyriancityofDeirez-Zor,theRussiandefenseministryhass

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Iran arrests 27 members of IS

Iran'sIntelligenceMinistryannouncedonMondaythatithasarrested27membersoftheIslamicState(IS)militants.Theministrystatementsaidthat17ofthemweredetainedinsidethecou

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S. Korea to review "comfort women" agreement with Japan

South Korea's foreign ministry on Monday launched a task force to review the agreement with Japan on "comfort women," a euphemism for women, mostly of the Korean Peninsula, who were forced into sex slavery for Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.

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S. Korea to review "comfort women" agreement with Japan

SouthKorea'sforeignministryonMondaylaunchedataskforcetoreviewtheagreementwithJapanon"comfortwomen,"aeuphemismforwomen,mostlyoftheKoreanPeninsula,whowereforcedin

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Six arrested in Spain, Britain, Germany for Islamist militant links

SixpeoplehavebeenarrestedinSpain,BritainandGermanyaccusedoflinkstotheIslamistmilitantgroupIslamicState,andtheindoctrinationandradicalisationofpotentialmembers,t

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Kiev car bomb kills colonel in Ukrainian military intelligence

AcolonelinUkraine'smilitaryintelligencewaskilledbyacarbombincentralKievonTuesday,thedefenseministrysaid,describingtheincidentasa"terroristact".Policesaidanexplo

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Japanese PM Abe under fire over claims of shady dealings

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was under mounting pressure Friday over allegations that he used his influence to help a friend clinch a business deal after two official reports appeared to back up the claims.

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9.4 mln students to sit China's college entrance exam

A total of 9.4 million Chinese high school students will sit the 2017 national college entrance examination, known as the Gaokao, due to kick off Wednesday, the Ministry of Education said.

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China shuts down 10 illegal live streaming apps, websites

The Ministry of Culture has shut down 10 online streaming apps and websites in a campaign against illegal online content.

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DPRK fires 'unidentified projectile,' reports Yonhap

TheDPRKfiredan"unidentifiedprojectile,"SouthKorea’sYonhapnewsagencyreportedonSundaycitingSeoul'sdefenseministry.(CGTN)

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Japan GSDF plane disappears from radar over Hokkaido, N. Japan: gov't

AJapaneseGroundSelf-DefenseForce(GSDF)planedisappearedfromradaronMondaymorninginthesouthernpartofHokkaido,Japan'snorthernmostprefecture,governmentsourcessaid.Th

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Top officials to head pollution inspections

Five leading officials from the Ministry of Environmental Protection will head inspection teams sent to Beijing, Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong to control air pollution.

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Italy reopening embassy in Libya two years after closure

Italy is sending its ambassador back to Libya, its foreign ministry said on Monday, making it the first Western diplomatic mission to reopen in the divided country.

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Culture ministry to focus on preparations for PyeongChang Olympics in 2017

South Korea's culture and sports ministry said Friday it will place top priority on preparing for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics with the key international sporting event just 14 months away.

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Main black box of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea

Russian rescuers working round the clock have found the main black box from the Syria-bound military plane that crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, authorities said.

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Myanmar pledges to improve HIV prevention services coverage next year

Myanmar Health Ministry has pledged to improve the coverage of its prevention services across the country against HIV next year, sources with the ministry said Monday.