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Syrian air defenses confront Israeli attack over Damascus

Israel attacked targets near Damascus on Thursday and Syria's air defenses shot down a number of rockets over southern districts of the capital, Syrian state media reported.SANA news agency quoted a

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U.S. denies reports of considering joint boycott of Beijing Olympics

The U.S. State Department denied on Tuesday that it was considering a joint boycott alongside allies of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing."Our position on the 2022 Olympics has not changed. We have

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Iran arrests 'Israeli spy,' others in touch with foreign intelligence

Iran has arrested an "Israeli spy" and a number of other people who were in contact with foreign intelligence services, Iranian state media reported on Monday, without giving the nationality of those

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Eighteen killed in militias' attacks in Sudan's West Darfur

At least 18 people were killed and 54 others injured in armed militias' attacks in El Geneina, capital city of Sudan's West Darfur State, the Sudanese Doctors' Committee said Monday. Source(s): Xinh

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Xi congratulates Nguyen Xuan Phuc on election as Vietnam's president

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated Nguyen Xuan Phuc on his election as Vietnam's new president.The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Monday elected

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Russia extends moves to slow down Twitter's traffic, says watchdog

Russia's state communications regulator said on Monday it would extend its move to slow down Twitter traffic until May 15.Russia said on March 10 that it was slowing down the speed of Twitter for wha

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China to issue white paper on poverty alleviation

A white paper on poverty alleviation in China will be released on Tuesday morning by the State Council Information Office.Titled "Poverty Alleviation: China's Experienc

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Georgia voting law faces backlash

The state of Georgia and two large Georgia-based companies are facing a backlash for a voting law that many say restricts voting access to people of color and poor people.Scroll images left and right

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China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Ethiopia

A batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the Chinese government to Ethiopia, arrived on Tuesday.The doses were received at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport by Chinese Amba

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FM from 4 Southeast Asian countries to visit China March 31 to April 2

Foreign ministers from four Southeast Asian countries, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, will visit China at the invitation of Chinese State Councilor

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Central govt: Improving electoral system ensures HK's prosperity

The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council on Tuesday expressed support for China's top legislature's adoption of amended annexes to the Basic Law of t

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'Active shooter situation' in Everglades National Park, U.S.

An active shooter was reported at Everglades National Park in the U.S. state of Florida, and the suspect is at large, said the park on Twitter.There are no injuries to report as of now. The park said

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Armenia's prime minister to resign in April

Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is to resign in April, Russian state news agency Sputnik reported on Sunday.

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At least 15 trapped after gold mine collapse in central Colombia

At least 15 miners were trapped after a gold mine collapsed Friday in the state of Caldas, central Colombia.Police in Caldas said the collapse was caused by a landslide, which was triggered by torren

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China asks U.S. to clarify claims made by former CIA official

China hopes the U.S. clarifies whether the remarks made by Lawrence Wilkerson, chief of staff to former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, about the possibility of t

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Malaysia's Sarawak State receives China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines

A batch of COVID-19 vaccines developed by China's Sinovac Biotech arrived in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak State in eastern Malaysia, on Thursday.Malaysia has so far received two batches of 20

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Over 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in China

As of Monday, more than 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in China, the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19