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Britain must be able to transition smoothly out of EU: Hammond

Britain must be able to transition smoothly when it leaves the European Union and that will be an important part of negotiations with the bloc, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday.

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Gaokao cheaters face dire consequences

After passing through multiple checkpoints, including facial recognition, fingerprint verification and a metal detector, students will finally be granted access, not to a bank vault, but to a radio-shielded room where they will take the national college entrance exam.

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Singers, actors, riders to honor Queen Elizabeth in birthday pageant

Britain's Queen Elizabeth is due to attend a celebration of her 90th birthday on Sunday featuring some of the leading stars of show business and almost 1,000 horses.

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Most Aussie women happy to take husband's surname at marriage: research

​The majority of Australian women are taking their husband's surnames at marriage, despite constant debate about whether or not the tradition is sexist, researchers from Adelaide's Flinders University said on Thursday.

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Kathmandu-bound passenger plane grounded over cryptic call in Indian capital

Authorities Monday grounded a New Delhi to Kathmandu passenger plane before its take-off, following a cryptic message from an anonymous telephone caller.

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Singapore's new cabinet sworn into office

​Singapore's new cabinet was sworn into office late Thursday at the Istana, after Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the new cabinet on Monday.

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Myanmar to compete in 12th ASEAN Taekwondo Championship in Vietnam

Altogether nine Taekwondo players including four women will take part in the 12th ASEAN Taekwondo Championship to be held in Ho Chi Minh city of Vietnam in March, sports circle reported Thursday.

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Tornado hits Chicago, causing at least one death

A tornado touched down in Chicago, a city in the U.S. state of Illinois, at midday Sunday, bringing along heavy rains and strong winds, accompanied by thunderbolts and lightning, and turning the sky as pitch dark as night.

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Russian air forces to receive over 100 new warplanes in 2013

The Russian Air Force would receive more than 100 new warplanes and helicopters this year, a high ranking military officer said Wednesday.

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Lack of leisure leaves Chinese languid

Wen has been working in a securities company in east China's Shandong province for two years. But he has never taken his paid annual leave of five days...