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France's Macron pays visit to Lebanon following deadly blast

French President Emmanuel Macron left Paris for the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Thursday as world leaders offered support to the city devastated by massive blasts, l

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Chinese education authority warns about college admission frauds

The Ministry of Education (MOE) released a notice on Thursday warning about college admission scams. The ministry suggests that college candidates and their parents vi

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PBOC to issue Forbidden City commemorative coins on 600th anniversary

China's central bank will issue a set of gold and silver commemorative coins Monday to mark the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City, a world-famous historic site.The set consists of two gold a

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Japan to lift COVID-19 ban on re-entry of foreign residents

Japan has imposed an entry ban on visitors from more than 140 countries and regions, but the government has said it will ease them gradually. /AFP Japan's foreign ministry announced on late We

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Huawei overtakes Samsung as top handset maker, thanks to China sales

China's Huawei Technologies snatched the title of biggest smartphone seller from Samsung Electronics in the second quarter, underscoring the Chinese market's resilience even as global demand for p

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 150,000: Johns Hopkins University

New York state has reported the highest death toll of 32,658 in the country.California, Florida and Texas have emerged as new epicenters of coronavirus infection in the country, as the death tolls ros

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China's Fuzhou on alert after imported COVID-19 case

Eastern China's Fuzhou has demanded a "wartime" preparedness after an asymptomatic COVID-19 case from Dalian, where new clusters have been reported, reportedly visited

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News of Kuwait emir's health reassuring, parliament speaker says

News about the health of the Emir of Kuwait, who is in the United States for medical treatment, is “very reassuring,” parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim said on Sunda

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U.S. sends envoy to press for peace talks in Afghanistan

Washington has dispatched a special envoy for Afghanistan to press for peace talks between the government and Taliban fighters, with the diplomat scheduled to visit Kab

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New evidence shows fraud accusations against Meng Wanzhou unsubstantiated

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UK PM pledges financial support for Scotland amid independence concerns

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday pledged multi-million pounds of financial support to Scotland as he arrived in the region on the one-year anniversary o

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Xi emphasizes stronger CPC leadership for improving efficacy of community governance

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has said the key to improving the efficacy of community governance lies in stron

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Xi stresses carrying forward socialist cause founded by CPC

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, stressed upholding the great socialist cause founded by the CPC and carrying it

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Iraqi PM visits Iran for talks on bilateral issues, cooperation

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrived in Iran's capital Tehran on Tuesday for talks on bilateral issues and regional cooperation. Al-Kadhimi's visit to Tehra

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DPRK's Kim fires officials for extortion linked to hospital project

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un guides the 14th enlarged meeting of Political Bureau of 7th Central Committee of WPK in this undated photo released on July 2, 2020 by North Korean Central News Agency (KC

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China's NCPA to reopen for public visits

The National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) will reopen for public visits from Tuesday as the epidemic situation eases in Beijing. The center will be open with limited tourist capacity betwee

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Tesla Shanghai gigafactory to use more AI, smarter software: Elon Musk

More AI and essentially smarter software will be used at the Tesla Shanghai gigafactory, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence C