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China to press for long-term coal supply deals

Chinawillcontinuetosupportlong-termsupplydealsbetweencoalproducersandbuyers,amidrisingdemandforthecommodityduringtheheatingseason,accordingtothecountry'stopecon

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Airbnb taps San Francisco's biggest landlord for short-term rentals

AirbnbisrecruitingSanFrancisco'slargestlandlordtoallowtenantstooffertheirapartmentsasshort-termrentals.InreturnforVeritasInvestmentsservingupfiveofitsbuildings,

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India: Economic slowdown warned

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September23(APD)—AccordingtoarecentStateBankofIndia(SBI)reporttheIndianeconomyhassloweddownsinceSeptember2016.Thereportwarnedt

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Jeff Bezos asks Twitter for philanthropy ideas that can help ‘right now’

AmazonCEOJeffBezosisrethinkinghisapproachtophilanthropyinhopesofbetterassistingpeoplewhoneedhelprightnow.Earlierthisafternoon,BezosaskedTwitterusersforsuggestio

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India's ex-minister serving jail sentence passes Class 12 exam

A senior politician and four-term chief minister of the northern Indian state of Haryana currently serving jail term for corruption has passed Class 12 school examination at the age of 82.

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India's ex-minister serving jail sentence passes Class 12 exam

A senior politician and four-term chief minister of the northern Indian state of Haryana currently serving jail term for corruption has passed Class 12 school examination at the age of 82.

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CSIS: Populism rising

Populism’sglobalrisewastestedonSundaywhenFrenchvoterswenttothepollsinthefinalballotsofthe2017presidentialelectionthere.Centristinternationalismwon,thoughstrands

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HK's 6th Legislative Council convenes first meeting

​The sixth term of Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) held its first meeting on Wednesday.

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Macao unveils first five-year plan to set comprehensive development targets

​Macao unveils the final version of its first five-year plan on Thursday, after almost one year's preparation. The plan sets out comprehensive development targets for the special administrative region (SAR), focusing on citizen's livelihood and Macao's diversified economy.

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Mainland rebukes "Hong Kong independence" activities during legislature election

​The mainland underscored its "resolute opposition" against any form of "Hong Kong independence" activities inside or outside of the special administrative region's (SAR) Legislative Council (LegCo), according to an official statement on Monday.

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Calls emerge in S. Korea for new gov't power system

​Newly-elected South Korean parliamentary chief on Thursday reiterated his call for constitutional revision to introduce a new government power system in accordance with changed social and political circumstances.

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China's credit surge augurs no restart of massive stimulus

​Data showing an increase in loans has fanned speculation that the government may turn to a massive stimulus program, a move that would pose a risk to global financial market.

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Myanmar parliament speaker urges new parliament to inherit good practice

Myanmar's outgoing Speaker of the Union Parliament U Shwe Mann Friday urged law makers of the new parliament to inherit the good practice of the previous parliament and continue to take the responsibility for the next term.

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Aung San Suu Kyi urges all stakeholders in Myanmar to cooperate

Chairperson of Myanmar's election-winning opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi Friday called on all stakeholders in Myanmar to cooperate for the interest of the nation.

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Myanmar president hails achievements of government's 5-year term

Myanmar's president said on Thursday that the outgoing government has made many achievements during its past five years' term in office, covering development in political, economic, communication and educational spheres.

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Grenade blast injures policeman in Burundi's capital

​One policeman was injured in a grenade explosion that targeted policemen who were Wednesday morning rehabilitating a road damaged during protests in the Burundian capital Bujumbura, a police spokesman has told Xinhua.

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Burundi's ruling party urges constitution amendment to allow formation of gov't of unity

The Burundian ruling party Monday requested the East African Community (EAC), which is participating in the facilitation of the Burundian crisis, to understand the need for a constitution amendment for the formation of a government of unity.