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Israel embarks on ’70 hours of celebrations’ to mark birth anniversary

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Palestinian dies of wounds from Israeli gunfire in Gaza

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Chinese cities host ‘Adoption Day’ to find homes for stray animals

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Singles’ Day– Online Shopping carnival

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China moves to clean up online shopping

Chinahascreatedanewlawtoimposeheavyfinesoninternetshoppingwebsiteswhichpublishfalseadvertisementsabouttheirproducts.Vendorswhodeletenegativeonlinereviewsorpostf

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Feature: In cultural tug of war, Mexico stands its ground

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Alibaba's delivery arm opens smart warehouses for shopping bonanza

Chinesee-commercegiantAlibaba'sdeliveryarmCainiaoNetworkonTuesdayunveiledaflagshipautomatedwarehouseinHuiyangdistrict,HuizhoucityinSouthChina'sGuangdongprovince

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Spotlight: What underlies controversy over Columbus Day in U.S.

GloomyovercastskiesandshowersonMondaycouldnotstopthousandsofpeople,mostlyItalian-Americans,tomarchuptheiconicFifthAvenueofNewYorkCitytocelebrateColumbusDay,whic

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Chinese railways carry record passengers on National Day

hineserailwayssetanewrecordindailypassengertrafficasmorethan15milliontripsweremadeonNationalDay,thefirstdayofaneight-dayholiday,ChinaRailwayCorporationsaidMonda

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China's National Day: How the public views national pride

China'sNationalDayfallsonOctober1,andthisyearmarksthe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Inconjunctionwiththespecialday,CGTNwenttothestreet

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Tibet's Potala Palace decorated to greet National Day

FlowerdecorationsaresettogreettheNationalDayinfrontofthePotalaPalaceinLhasa,capitalofsouthwestChina'sTibetAutonomousRegion,Sept.30,2017.China'sNationalDayfallso

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China marks Martyrs' Day at Tiananmen Square

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandotherseniorleadersofthestateattendedaceremonyheldattheTiananmenSquareinBeijingtohonorandrememberdeceasednationalheroesonthecountry's

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Stevie Wonder kneels as he leads anti-poverty concert

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