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Yemen strongly condemns 'repeated offenses' against Quran in Sweden

The Yemeni government on Friday strongly condemned the "repeated offenses" against the Quran in Sweden after an Iraqi refugee trampled on a copy of the Islamic holy boo

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Senior Israeli diplomat ejected from AU summit as row escalates

uponweresenior Israeli diplomat on Saturday was removed from the African Unions annual summit in Ethiopia as a dispute over Israels accreditation to the bloc escalated.

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SW China begins construction of ultra-high voltage power project

The State Grid Corporation of China has started construction of an ultra-high voltage alternating current project in southwest China, Science and Technology Daily repor

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Remarks by Ambassador Geng Shuang at the UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation Related to Zaporizhzhia Power Plant

“There is no room for trial and error when it comes to the safety and security of nuclear facilities,” said Chinese Ambassador Geng Shuang at a United Nations Security

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AU urges establishment of Public Health Emergency Operations Centres

The African Union (AU) has called on all Member States to make a commitment to establish and strengthen functional Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs) t

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U.S. snowstorm compounds travel and Omicron chaos

01:30 Some of the busiest parts of the U.S. had virtually ground to a halt on Monday after they were hit by the first winter snowstorm.The severe weather compounded an already chaotic h

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UN chief Antonio Guterres accepts invitation to attend Beijing Winter Olympics

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, his spokesman has confirmed. "The secretary-general received an invitati

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Frontex using aircraft to monitor Channel crossings between UK and France amid migrant crisis

The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, also known as Frontex, has deployed a plane to support French and Belgian authorities trying to spot illegal boat crossing a

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Senior Chinese diplomat to meet with U.S. national security advisor

Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, to meet with U.S. National Se

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Afghanistan's Akhund, Qatari FM discuss ties, humanitarian aid

The newly appointed Taliban government's acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund met with visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman b

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Uganda Airlines announces tough COVID protocols

FILE PIC: Uganda Airlines has announced new tough COVID-19 restriction measures. /Xinhua Uganda Airlines has announced new tough COVID-19 restriction measures.Beginning September 3, 2021, all

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S. Africa to introduce huge discounts to encourage local travel

FILE PIC: South Africa Tourism (SAT) has launched the 2021 Sho't Left Travel Week during which tourists are given discounts to encourage local travel to revive the sector. /Getty Images South

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Egypt sends military plane to evacuate citizens from Afghanistan

Egyptians arrive, after evacuation from Afghanistan, at an airport in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 23, 2021. (Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua) Members of the Egyptian community, Al Azhar mission, and the E

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Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 other countries as Delta variant spreads

The Philippines has extended its travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other countries to Aug. 31 as Delta variant cases rise across the country, pre

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Oh hey, Xiaomi has its own creepy robot dog now

Xiaomi has today announced the CyberDog, an open-source quadruped robot intended for developers to “build upon” and create applications for. The machine, which resembles a beefier version of Boston Dy

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China's new ambassador to the U.S. calls for anti-pandemic cooperation

China's new Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang speaks to Chinese and U.S. media upon arrival in the United States, July 28, 2021. /Xinhua New Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin

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U.S., Britain blame Iran for Israeli-managed tanker attack off Oman

The United States and Britain said on Sunday they believed Iran carried out an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman on Thursday that killed a Briton and a Roman