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Drug khat pushes Yemen on brink of economic collapse

Yemen, reeling from political instability and insecurity from jihadist attacks, is "on the brink of an economic collapse," a UN humanitarian official said here Wednesday, blaming the mild, but popular, drug khat, for much of the Aden Gulf nation's woes.

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DPRK accuses U.S. film of insulting its leadership

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday blasted a U.S. film it said insulted its supreme leadership, the official KCNA news agency reported.

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China vows to maintain stability in Xinjiang

China will harshly crack down on terrorist attacks and maintain lasting stability in Xinjiang, the central leadership of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) said on Monday.