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Kishida says will continue working on constitutional amendment

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said he will continue working on a constitutional amendment following the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Ki

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China launches 2 experimental satellites

00:43 A Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage aboard a Long March-2C carrier rocket, carrying two experimental satellites, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launc

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U.S. consumer sentiment drops in early July on inflation fears

U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply in early July to the lowest level in five months. /CFP U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply and unexpectedly in early July to the lowest level in five mont

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Remains of 4,500-year-old bamboo-mud cabin found in China

Archaeologists in southwest China's Sichuan Province said Monday that they have discovered six pieces of carbonized bamboo chips that are believed to be part of a bamboo-mud cabin dating back 4,50

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Russian parliament approves Open Skies withdrawal bill: RIA

The upper house of Russia's parliament, the Federation Council, on Wednesday approved the withdrawal bill on the TreatyonOpen Skies, RIA news agency reported.The bill will be sent to Russian Presiden

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Russian Senate to Discuss Withdrawal From Open Skies Treaty on 2 June

The upper chamber of the Russian parliament plans to discuss a bill on withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty on 2 June, Grigory Karasin, head of the international affa

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Radioactive material found in what remains of Fukushima nuclear plant

Some 70,000 trillion becquerels of radioactive material may be stuck on concrete lids, called shield plugs, in the upper parts of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's No. 2 and No. 3 reactor buildin

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Official from Suu Kyi's party dies after arrest in Myanmar: report

An official from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy died in custody after he was arrested early on Tuesday, Reuters reported citing a former member of parliament.Ba Myo Thein, an MP of

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Antiquity exhibition spotlights China's rich fragrance culture

A cobalt-blue three-foot porcelain censer of Qing Dynasty, the collection of Shanxi Museum. [Photo provided to China Daily] Burning incense has a long history in China. In olden times, people b

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Winter storms bring concerns for the homeless people in Chicago

02:24 Much of the United States is currentlyfeeling the frigid effects of a ‘polar vortex’ -- drawing Arctic cold down from the northern pole.No place in the country is feeling the col

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DR Congo Senate leader quits

On Wednesday in Kinshasa, supporters of President Felix Tshisekedi regained control of the National Assembly. The fight for control of the Senate is also part of the goal of the Sacred Union, a n

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COVID19: Uganda indefinitely suspends pre-primary school amid spike

Janet Museveni, minister of education and sports in a statement said learners in pre-primary school cannot strictly adhere to COVID-19 prevention measures. /VCG Uganda has indefinitely suspend

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India’s opposition shuns Parliament, backs farmers’ demands

Major Indian opposition parties boycotted the opening day of Parliament’s budget session on Friday in solidarity with protesting farmers engaged in a 2-month standoff o

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Polls open for Georgia Senate runoff elections

U.S. state of Georgia polls open on Tuesday for the all-important Senate runoff elections, the races that will decide which party controls the upper chamber.Democrats need to win both seats to split

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Russia lifts 36 UK telecom satellites into orbit

A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster carrying 36 satellites of British firm OneWeb blasts off from a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia, December 18, 2020. /CFP A Soyuz rocket blasted off f

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India on US Treasury's Radar Amid Rising Foreign Exchange Reserves

A reduction in fuel and other general imports during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in India's foreign exchange reserves, which stood at $579.34 billion as of

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Algerian president, 75, self isolates as pandemic spreads

President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, during the government-walis meeting, For a new Algeria, Sunday February 16, 2020 in Algiers, Algeria (Photo by Billal Bensalem/NurPhoto via Getty