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China pledges 500,000 USD to support WTO accession of least-developed countries

​The World Trade Organization declared Wednesday the government of China pledged to contribute 500,000 U. S. dollars to the WTO's program aimed at least developed countries' accessions for 2015.

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At least 1,500 families displaced in S. Philippines after Maguindanao clash

​ At least 1,500 families have been displaced in southern province of Maguindanao following the bloody clash between police force and Muslim rebels last week, the Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday.

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42 injured in bus accident near Egypt's Red Sea resort

​A total of 42 Egyptians were injured on Monday when a passenger bus flipped over on a high way heading to Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, the state-run al-Ahram newspaper reported.

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Trolley bus blast kills at least 10 in Russia's Volgograd

At least 10 people were killed and 10 others injured early Monday when an explosion hit a trolley bus in Russia's Volgograd, the second fatal blast within two days.

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Several injured as crane crashes on supermarket in German town

A construction crane crashed on a supermarket in the German town of Bad-Homburg near Frankfurt on Wednesday, causing at least five injuries and possibly one death, local media reported.

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Storm in northeastern Brazil kills 8

At least eight people died and eight others were missing in a storm in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia, local civil defense office said Sunday.

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Hollande summons Egyptian ambassador to France over demonstration killings

French President Francois Hollande summoned Thursday morning the Egyptian ambassador to France to the Elysee Palace to protest against demonstration killings in Cairo.

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Primary school food poisoning could be act of crime: Indian official

The deaths of at least 22 schoolchildren in a massive food poisoning case in the eastern Indian state of Bihar could be caused by deliberate poisoning, said a local official Thursday.

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At least 5,000 killed in flood in N. India: official

At least 5,000 people have been killed by flash flood in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand last week, said a government official on Sunday.

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11 injured as blast hits Quetta, SW Pakistan

At least 11 people were injured when a remote-controlled blast hit Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta on Wednesday morning, reported local Urdu TV channel Dunya.