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Egypt FM to visit Algeria over development in Libya

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is heading to Algeria over the recent escalations in Libya, said the country's Foreign Ministry in a statement on Thursday. "Sh

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China's rural students continue to enjoy favorable policies in college admission

Students from China's rural and poor areas will continue to enjoy favorable policies when they apply for major universities in 2020, according to a circular released b

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Ballard CEO applauds China's business environment, opportunities

As China has made advancements in protecting intellectual property (IP), foreign investors should not scare themselves away with IP worries from the world's biggest market, according to Randall MacEw

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Rwanda never closed Uganda border: Official

FILE: Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincent Biruta./Photo: Rwandan Government – Twitter Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

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Australia plagued by more danger as wildfires continue to spread

A firefighter manages a controlled burn near Tomerong, January 8, 2020. /AP Photo Authorities issued new fire bans, warnings, and evacuation notices in parts of Australia on Thursday, as deadl

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Bach 'saddened' by rehearsal accident at Winter Youth Olympics

Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, attends a news conference after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 20, 2019. The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics is starting in Lausanne,

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Met museum marks 150th anniversary with story-sharing project

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York City has launched a project to collect and share personal stories related to the museum to mark its 150th anniversa

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Calls for better air-quality reporting in Australia as bushfire smoke blankets cities

Large parts of Australia, including major cities Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have spent the better part of this summer suffocated by thick smoke from bushfires raging on the country's east coast.

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Bach 'saddened' by rehearsal accident at Winter Youth Olympics

Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, attends a news conference after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 20, 2019. The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics is starting in Lausanne,

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Japan minister launches counterattack after Ghosn blasts justice system

Japan’s justice minister launched a rare and forceful public takedown of auto executive-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn after he blasted the country’s legal system as allo

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Two Rockets Fall in Green Zone in Iraqi Capital of Baghdad - Reports

Two loud blasts followed by sirens were heard in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night, Reuters reported, citing witnesses.According to Al-Mayadeen, two rockets fell in

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Chinese envoy calls for intensifying counter-terrorism efforts in West Africa, Sahel

Wu Haitao (C, front), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, addresses a Security Council meeting on West Africa, at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Li

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Boeing jet crashes in Iran with no survivors, security sources see technical cause

A Ukrainian airliner fell to earth in a fireball shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board in a crash that sparked an internation

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Pompeo says U.S. support for Israeli settlements advances peace with Palestinians

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that Washington’s backing for Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank will advance Israeli-Palestinian peac

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Putin visits Damascus, meets Syrian president

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Damascus on Tuesday and met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA reported. The two leaders met at

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Somalia car bomb kills 5, injures 11

At least five civilians were killed and 11 others injured in a car bomb explosion at a busy checkpoint in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday, a government offi

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Turkish, Russian presidents meet in Istanbul amid regional tension

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday in Istanbul to discuss regional developments. The mounting tension between the United States and Ir