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Myanmar to rename peace center, appoint new mediator

Participants of Myanmar's Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) for Ceasefire Wednesday proposed to rename the Myanmar Peace Center, which has been working for the country's peace process, to National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) .

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EU Foreign Affairs Council discusses migration, security issues

The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) on Monday kicked off a two-day meeting in Luxembourg, to discuss migration and security issues.

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G7 foreign ministers agree to strengthen cooperation on countering terrorism, other global issues

The two-day G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting closed here on Monday, with the foreign ministers of the seven industrialized countries issuing a joint communique, reaching consensus on a variety of global and regional issues including terrorism, refugees, and the DPRK nuclear problem.

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MoMA takes on the '60s in a welcome shakeup of the permanent collection galleries

Since reopening in its expanded building in 2004, the Museum of Modern Art has shaken itself up in numerous ways, some for better, others for worse.

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Migration crisis, terrorism fight top Hollande, Merkel meeting

Migration and terrorism were the hot topics of discussion at the 18th Franco-German summit in Metz, France where French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met on Thursday to boost bilateral ties.

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Hong Kong's best-kept secrets: all-day breakfasts for HK$48 in a sleepy border village

Full English breakfast, including tea or French press coffee, is a bargain at a Luk Keng stall - handy for cyclists and bikers heading for Bride’s Pool nature trail but equally good for whiling away an hour

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Funeral service "drops alive" for pets to rest in peace

​Few Chinese know that burying their pets in own backyard might break laws. But with the pet funeral service booming in China, an increasing number of pet keepers have begun to abide by the law -- consciously or not.

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Russian experts urge for joint int'l anti-terror efforts in wake of Brussels attacks

Terrorism represents a universal threat, and the only way to put an end to it is through joint efforts of all countries, Russian experts said Wednesday.

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Common ground achievable in latest round of intra-Syrian talks?

As the second week of UN-mediated Syrian talks prepares to get underway, warring factions are still at loggerheads over a number of issues though relative progress has been made since proximity discussions started on Monday.

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Japan marks 21st anniversary of deadly sarin attacks on Tokyo subway

​A memorial service was held at a major subway station in Tokyo on Sunday to commemorate the lives lost 21 years ago in the AUM Shinrikyo cult's deadly sarin gas attack that took the lives of 13 people and left thousands injured.

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U.S. imposes new unilateral sanctions on DPRK amid heightened tensions on Korean Peninsula

U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Wednesday to impose new sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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Palace Museum to offer visits for HK youth

​Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, will offer special visits to youth groups from Hong Kong to help the city's young people learn more about Chinese culture, museum director Shan Jixiang says.

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23 questions asked to prospective jihadis upon entrance into ISIS

A cache of leaked "surveys" given to would-be jihadis joining ISIS show the 23 questions that make up the terror group's rigorous "entrance interviews".

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U.S. Republican elites make all-out effort to slow Trump's momentum

With Donald Trump's growing prospects of winning the Republican nomination for the White House, the party's establishment is gearing up a concerted, and sometimes desperate, effort to stop him before it is too late.

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HK role as tourism, legal services center stressed

Hong Kong should be promoted as China's tourism and legal services center in the country's Belt and Road Initiative, said Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee members from the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA).

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12 killed as suicide attack rocks eastern Afghan provincial capital

​About 12 persons were killed and over 40 others wounded when a suicide bomber targeted a local leader in Asadabad, capital of Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar on Saturday, an official said.

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Obama meets with Jordanian King, voicing caution about cease-fire plan in Syria

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed caution about a plan to end the war in Syria, while saying progress had been made on fighting the extremist group the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.