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Cooling of "civil servant fever" draws positive response

Chinese Internet users seemed pleased with the cooling off of "civil servant fever" as fewer people took the national civil service examination on Sunday.

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Tea, coffee drinking becomes trendy in DPRK

For a year or so, drinking a cup of tea at leisure has gradually become a new fashion in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and a number of teahouses sprang up around the capital city of Pyongyang.

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Young Australians disillusioned about future careers

Young Australians are concerned their career dreams for the future may be out of reach, according to the country's biggest annual poll of young people that was released on Monday.

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European media, experts slam U.S. handling of Ferguson incident

The Ferguson incident in the United States, which has sparked persisting protests, has triggered widespread criticism in Europe.

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Lung cancer catastrophic problem

Experts have warned of the great dangers of lung cancer at a press conference in Vienna Wednesday, citing the huge global death toll the most fatal form of cancer brings, and urging preventative measures.

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A scar in U.S. human rights history

There are probably few other countries in the world as self-righteous and complacent as the United States when it comes to human rights issues, but the Ferguson tragedy is apparently a slap in the face.

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Anti-racism organization calls for protest in London against Ferguson shooting

​Britain's anti-racism organization Stand up to Racism is calling for a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Wednesday against the decision of a grand jury not to indict a police officer for killing an unarmed African American teenager.

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Islamic State's pamphlet distributed in Pakistan

​Unidentified people have distributed pamphlets of the Islamic State in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region, residents who have seen the pamphlets said Wednesday.

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People-to-people ties in Asia key to economic success

​Australia's deepening people-to- people relationships in Asia, especially with China, is the cornerstone of economic success for the nation's future, according to Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Philip Lowe.

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China's rich want to send children abroad for education

An overwhelming majority of China's richest people are likely to send their children abroad for education, the United States and the United Kingdom being their first choices, according to a Hurun Report on education.

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China's rich want to send children abroad for education

An overwhelming majority of China's richest people are likely to send their children abroad for education, the United States and the United Kingdom being their first choices, according to a Hurun Report on education.

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5 dead, 54 injured in southwest China quake

Five people were killed and 54 others injured after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit a heavily Tibetan region of southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday.

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Hostilities, human rights violations continue in eastern Ukraine: OHCHR

​Hostilities and related human rights violations and abuses continued in eastern Ukraine despite the announcement of the Sept. 5 ceasefire, said a latest report released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday.

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UN warns of humanitarian "catastrophe" as hundreds of thousands flee violence in DRC

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN stabilization mission to boost their respective capacities to stem the violence in the long- troubled, resource-rich area known as "the triangle of death," as it is deeply concerned about the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation in Katanga province.

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S. Africa fails to bring home remains of all Nigerian disaster victims

​The families of 11 South African victims in the Nigerian church disaster will have to wait even longer for the remains of their loved ones to be returned home, it was announced on Sunday.

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Malaysia to guide ASEAN closer to people, focus on 2015 integration

​Malaysia is dedicated to leading the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to achieve its "historic" community integration goal in 2015 and will work to move the organization closer to people in the region, Prime Minister Najib Razak said here on Thursday.

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Australia struggling to cope as more residents leave to join IS

​The Australian Federal Police have admitted they are struggling to deal with the exodus of young Australians leaving the country to fight for the Islamic State (IS) terror organisation.