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Emirates airline cancels flights to Baghdad after Iran missile strikes

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s carrier Emirates airline on Wednesday cancelled flights to Baghdad in the wake of last night's Iranian missile attack on U.S. bases in

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China to further cut negative list for foreign investment: official

China will continue to push forward high-level opening up and shorten the list that outlines sectors off-limits to foreign investors, a senior commerce official said.

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Direct air route links China's Xining, Thailand's Phuket

A new direct flight was launched Wednesday between Xining, capital of southwest China's Qinghai Province, and Thailand's largest island Phuket. The route was operated

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China expects earlier pre-Spring Festival travel rush

The travel rush ahead of the Spring Festival will come earlier than previous years, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) said Wednesday. The pre-holiday travel rush is expe

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China expresses condolences over plane crash in Iran

China on Wednesday expressed deep condolences to the victims of the Ukrainian Airlines plane crash and extended heartfelt sympathies to their families, according to a

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Xi stresses always staying true to Party's founding mission

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Wednesday called for continued efforts to ensure that the whole Party remains true

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India advises citizens to avoid traveling to Iraq

The Indian government on Wednesday issued an advisory to its citizens against traveling to Iraq in the wake of escalated tensions between the Iranian government and th

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U.S.-Iran tensions will impact India's exports to Gulf, says export body

The prevailing tensions between the United States and Iran will have implications on India's exports to the Persian Gulf nation, Federation of Indian Export Organizati

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Iran's senior commander warns U.S. against new attack on Iran

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces on Wednesday warned that any new offensive by the United States will draw Iran's "stronger, more crushing, and broader" resp

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China alleviates pork shortage by financial support and pork release

The percentage of pigs delivered for slaughter in China jumped by 14.1 percent month on month in December 2019, alleviating the country's pork shortage caused by African swine fever, according to

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China's "longevity city" records 500 centenarians

Rugao, a city renowned for the longevity of its residents in east China's Jiangsu Province, has registered a record 500 centenarians, local authorities said Wednesday. This marked a yearly increas

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Ukrainian president expresses condolences over plane crash in Iran

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the Ukrainian Airlines plane crash which occured in southern Teh

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Australian PM announces bushfire recovery funding for South Australia

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday visited South Australian communities devastated by bushfires, vowing to help them "rebuild and recover." Morrison toured Kangaroo Island, one th

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Iran's supreme leader urges U.S. exit from region

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called on the United States to pull its forces out of region, hours after Iran launched missile attacks on tw

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China calls for restraint, dialogue amid latest U.S.-Iran tensions

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged relevant parties to remain restrained amid the current complicated tensionsin the Middle East.Geng Shuang, a spokesperso

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lran's FM says Tehran gives "proportionate" response to U.S. killing of Soleimani

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran has given a "proportionate" response to the U.S. recent assassination of a top Iranian milita

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Ukrainian airliner crashes in southern Tehran

A Ukrainian passenger plane crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport on Wednesday morning, the official IRNA news agency report