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Original Ballet The Light of Heart premiere in Beijing

ByAPDWriterZhouXinyiFromSeptember18thto23rd,aballetintwoactsTheLightofHeartcreatedbynationalballetofChinapremieredattheTianqiaoTheatreinBeijing.TheArtistDirecto

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S. Korea proposes inter-Korean military talks on easing border tensions

South Korea on Monday proposed holding inter-Korean military talks on Friday to reduce tensions along the border, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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N Europe's largest musical festival reveals first 14 names for 2017 edition

The largest musical festival in Denmark and in Northern Europe, Roskilde Festival, announced on Thursday the first batch of 14 names that will take the stages during the event's 47th edition next summer.

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attacks in Afghan capital

The UN Security Council on Sunday "condemned in the strongest terms" the series of deadly terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul since last Thursday, and "underlined the need to bring the perpetrators of these deplorable acts to justice."

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Council of Europe must act so that definition of Islamophobia can be found

​"The fight against Islamophobia which is ravaging Europe necessarily must pass by way of a legal definition and the creation of a legal arsenal at the European scale," pleaded Wednesday, in Strasbourg, at the Council of Europe (CoE), the association Organization Racism Islamophobia Watch (ORIW), raising an issue that stirs up polemics among the political ranks as much as within activist associations.

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U.S. citizen detained in DPRK sentenced to 6 years of hard labor

U.S. citizen Miller Matthew Todd who had been held in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for committing "anti-DPRK acts" was sentenced to six years of hard labor, the official KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.

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Kunming attack prompts call for strengthened anti-terrorism legislation

Legislators and political advisors have proposed improving legislation to counter terrorism following the deadly terrorist attack that killed 29 civilians and injured 143 others.

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DPRK expels Australian missionary for committing "criminal acts"

An Australian missionary accused of repeatedly committing "anti-DPRK" religious acts in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been expelled, the country's official news agency KCNA said on Monday.

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DPRK lists crimes of detained American

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) listed the crimes of detained American Pae Jun Ho on Thursday, accusing him of conducting hostile acts, the official news agency KCNA reported.