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APD | Iran’s shrimp output doubles to 45,000 tons

By APD writer Muhammad SohailIran’s production of shrimps has doubled since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year on March 21, 2019, as compared to the sam

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Chinese FM talks with French president's diplomatic counselor over cooperation to fight coronavirus

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic counselor to French President Emmanuel Macron, held a phone conversation Friday on cooperation to fight novel coron

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French troops kill "more than 30 terrorists" in Mali: ministry

French soldiers killed "more than 30 terrorists during several successive operations" near Mali's border with Burkina Faso, France's defense ministry announced on Friday. In Gourma, a crossroad regi

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Investigators find no engine failure in Bryant's helicopter crash

In the latest revelation on the tragic helicopter crash that led to basketball legend Kobe Bryant's death along with eight others, federal investigators said that the two engines of the chopper sh

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APD | India: Kerala hoping to be coronavirus free by March

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanNew Delhi, Feb 8, (APD) - K.K. Shailaja, the health minister of Kerala, recently said that she was hoping that the province would be corona

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Buttigieg on offensive in fiery New Hampshire debate

The gloves came off in New Hampshire on Friday night as Democratic presidential candidates sparred in a fiery debate after another dramatic week in U.S. politics.Seven candidates for the Democratic n

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IMF's First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton to step down

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton would be leaving the multilateral lender at the end of February, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announce

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Guardiola: It is my wish to see Messi finish his career at Barcelona

Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on during the Copa del Rey quarter final match between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona at Estadio de San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, February 6, 2020. /VCG Photo

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Trump says Mulvaney to remain as acting White House chief of staff

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Mick Mulvaney will remain as his acting chief of staff amid media reports that the aide's future at the White House is in doubt. "That was a false r

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Australia expresses joy over the rain, braces for possible flooding

Beleaguered volunteer firefighters who have fought the blazes day-in-day-out say they are "over the moon" at the rain. /AFP Photo Heavy rain raised hopes on Friday for an end to Australia's un

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Chinese FM talks with Indonesian minister over phone on novel coronavirus epidemic

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with Indonesian government's Coordinator for Cooperation with China Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan by phone on Frid

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Chinese, Singaporean leaders hold phone talks on novel coronavirus

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng held a phone conversation with Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Friday over China's combat against the novel coronavi

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Kobe Bryant helicopter engines showed no sign of 'catastrophic internal failure': NTSB

The two engines of the helicopter that crashed in hazy, cloudy weather on a California hillside last month, killing basketball great Kobe Bryant and eight others, showe

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Ford shakes up top management, promises faster turnaround

Jim Farley, president of Global Markets of the Ford Motor Company, speaks at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2018. /AP Photo Ford Motor Co on Friday shook up its top manageme

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Federer, Nadal play to record crowd in Cape Town

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal attracted what organizers said was a world record crowd for a tennis match when they played an exhibition event in the Cape Town Stadium on Friday.The organizers sai

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Indexes drop from record highs, but tally strong weekly gains

Wall Street fell from record levels on Friday after a four-day rally as investors digested the monthly U.S. jobs report and braced for the next coronavirus developments, but stocks still posted so

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Coronavirus unlikely to cause long-term setback to China's economy

The novel coronavirus won't cause a long-term setback to China's economic growth, South African economists have said."China is a fast growing economy," and the virus "is likely to be a temporary s