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More special effects films on show during BIFF

Thirty-sixspecialeffectsfilmsfrom10countries,includingChina,theUnitedStates,BritainandCanadaarescheduledtobescreenedatthe8thBeijingInternationalFilmFestival.Nin

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World Championship qualifiers: Ng On Yee knocked out by Matthew Selt

Women'sworldchampionNgOnYeewasknockedoutbyMatthewSeltontheopeningdayofqualifyingfortheWorldChampionships.EnglishmanSelt,theworldnumber57,openedupaneight-framele

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Missing Chinese scholar trial pushed to April 2019

AUSfederaljudgehassetanApril2019dateforthetrialofBrendtChristensen,theformerstudentaccusedofkidnappingandkillingChinesevisitingscholarZhangYingyingattheUniversi

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36 arrested in Macedonia violent protests

Atotalof36peopleinMacedoniaareunderinvestigationfororganizinga"terror"threatonconstitutionalorderandsecurityduringtheviolenteventsintheMacedonianAssemblybackinA

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UK's Prince William and wife Kate say baby expected in April<br>

Britain’sPrinceWilliamandhiswifeKateconfirmedonTuesdaythattheirthirdchildwillbebornnextApril.Thecouple,whoseofficialtitleisDukeandDuchessofCambridge,announcedla

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WHO: Death toll rises from Yemen cholera epidemic

TheWorldHealthOrganizationhassaidacholeraoutbreakinwar-tornYemenhaskilledabout1,500peoplesincelateApril.AtapressconferenceinthecapitalcityofSanaa,officialssaidt

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Investigation confirms sarin was used in Syria’s attack

Theworld'schemicalweaponswatchdogsaidthebannednerveagentsarinwasusedinanattackinnorthernSyriainAprilthatkilleddozensofpeople.USambassadortotheUnitedNationsNikki

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Syria denies U.S. claim of intentions to use chemical weapons

Syria's Foreign Ministry denied the U.S. claim of Damascus' intention to use chemical weapons, slamming it as baseless, according to state news agency SANA.

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China ups holdings of US Treasuries for third month

China increased its holdings of US Treasury securities for the third consecutive month in April, US Treasury Department data showed on Thursday.

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China ups holdings of US Treasuries for third month

ChinaincreaseditsholdingsofUSTreasurysecuritiesforthethirdconsecutivemonthinApril,USTreasuryDepartmentdatashowedonThursday.Anadditional4.6billionUSdollarswassco

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Japan's tight labor market offers hope for consumer spending

Labor demand in Japan rose to its strongest in more than 40 years while the unemployment rate held steady at a two-decade low in April, offering hope that a tight labor market will eventually spark a turnaround in weak consumer spending.

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Japan's tight labor market offers hope for consumer spending

LabordemandinJapanrosetoitsstrongestinmorethan40yearswhiletheunemploymentrateheldsteadyatatwo-decadelowinApril,offeringhopethatatightlabormarketwilleventuallysp

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China’s economy 'stable' and 'improving' in April, but industrial output

ReleaseofkeyeconomicmonthlydatabytheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)onMondayindicatesthatChina’seconomyinAprilremained"stable"and"positive".XingZhihong,thespokes

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China's CPI up 1.2%, PPI up 6.4% in April

China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose 1.2 percent year on year in April, official data showed on Wednesday.

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China's CPI up 1.2%, PPI up 6.4% in April

China'sconsumerpriceindex,amaingaugeofinflation,rose1.2percentyearonyearinApril,officialdatashowedonWednesday.ThegrowthquickenedfromMarch's0.9percentexpansionan

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China's manufacturing sector expands slightly, beating market expectations

Activity in China’s manufacturing sector expanded slightly last month, according to official data, beating market expectations.

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April breaks global temperature record, marking seven months of new highs

Latest monthly figures add to string of recent temperature records and all but assure 2016 will be hottest year on record