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Myanmar's regional parliament to reject projects not in public interest

Myanmar's Yangon regional parliament has warned that if projects being implemented by the government are found not in the interest of the public, they could be rejected, parliament sources said Thursday.

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Russian ruble drops to record low amid plummeting oil prices

The Russian ruble dropped Wednesday to 80.68 against the U.S. dollar on the Moscow Exchange, a record low since its re-denomination in 1998.

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Chinese shares rebound strongly to regain 3,000-point mark

Chinese stocks experienced a significant rally led by small-cap stocks on Thursday, recouping its morning loss.

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Indonesia sends warships to help look for 54 after boat sank

Rescuers on Wednesday recovered 16 more bodies from the weekend sinking of a passenger boat in Indonesian seas, and the navy was sending warships to join the search for 54 people still missing.

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More than 1,000 migrants enter Croatia after Hungary closes borders

​Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic said Croatia could not handle tens of thousands migrants after the arrival of more than 1,000 migrants on Wednesday.

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Sales of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China top 5.2 mln

The sales of the book Xi Jinping: the Governance of China, have exceeded 5.2 million around the world, Zhou Mingwei, head of China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, said Wednesday.

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Australia offers help for bombing IS targets in Syria: media

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott pushed the United States to request that Australian jets run bombing missions on the Islamic State (IS) strongholds in Syria, according to a local media report on Wednesday.

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Dutch parliament in favor of new bailout deal for Greece

Following the German parliament a majority of the Dutch parliament on Wednesday approved the new, third bailout package for Greece.

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Greece raises 813 mln euros in treasure bills auction

​Greece managed to raise 813 million euros (1.27 billion U.S. dollars) from a new auction of six-month treasury bills on Wednesday, the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) announced.

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Paris Deputy Prosecutor to hold press conference on probable MH370 wreckage

​Paris Deputy Prosecutor Serge Mackowiak will hold in Paris a press conference following the ongoing identification of probable MH370 wreckage in Balma, suburbs of Toulouse, said Wednesday a statement of the office of the Paris prosecutor.

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Portugal's debt issue shows confidence: PM

​ Portugal's debt issue on Wednesday shows confidence and the country is ready to take on commitments to lower the its debt, Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said.

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U.S. stocks slump amid Fed minutes, Greece uncertainty

​U.S. stocks suffered big losses Wednesday, as investors were digesting the Federal Reserve's minutes and the latest development in Greek debt crisis.

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The White House says NYSE trading halt not caused by "malicious actors"

The White House confirmed on Wednesday that there was no indication of cyber-attacks in the trading suspension of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

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China asks central SOEs not to sell shares amid market volatility

China's state asset regulator ordered the country's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) not to sell shares in their listed companies amid the "abnormal market volatility", joining the concerted efforts to stem massive sell-offs in the stock market.

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100 militants, 17 army soldiers killed in Egypt clashes

​Egyptian military raids killed 100 terrorists in North Sinai while 17 army troops were killed and 13 others injured in confrontations on Wednesday, the Egypt Armed Forces said in a statement carried by official MENA news agency.

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China continues blue alert for typhoon Kujira

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's National Meteorological Center remained on blue alert for typhoon Kujira on Wednesday morning.

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Canadian stock market edges down after U.S. Fed's announcement

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto on Wednesday gave back after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled that it is on track to raise the benchmark interest rate this year.