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UK's May says London wants to develop relations with China

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayinanexclusiveinterviewwithChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)reporterShuiJunyionThursdaysaidshewantstodeveloptrade,businessrelationsaswel

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11 killed in blaze at welfare facility for elderly people in Japan

ElevenpeoplediedinafireatawelfarefacilityforelderlypeoplelateWednesdaynightinJapan'snorthernmostprefectureofSapporo,localpolicesaidearlyThursday.Atotalof11peopl

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Facebook posts $4.3bn profit as Zuckerberg laments 'hard year'

Facebook’sprofitssoared61%,spurredbygrowthinmobileusersattheendoflastyear,thecompanyannouncedonWednesday,asco-founderMarkZuckerbergsaid2017hadbeenoneofthecompan

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5 killed as boat capsizes in India

FivepeoplewerekilledandfourothersrescuedWednesdayafteraboatcapsizedinariverinIndia'seasternstateofBihar,officialssaid.TheboatcapsizedinriverGangaatFatuhatowninP

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Sochi talks ‘hopeful’ after Geneva vain: Syrian Ambassador to China

AfteryearsforroundsofGenevatalksupforpeaceinwar-tornSyria,themechanismhasbeenquestionedoveritspoliticalmonopolywhileSochistepssetonTuesdayarehailedas“de-escalat

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3 dead, 2 injured after helicopter crashes into California house

AtleastthreepeoplewerekilledandtwoothersinjuredonTuesdaywhenahelicoptercrashedintoahouseintheU.S.stateofCalifornia,authoritiessaid.Thefour-seatRobinsonR44wentdo

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Kenyan opposition leader Odinga sworn in as 'people's president'

KenyanoppositionleaderRailaOdingahadhimselfsworninasanalternativepresidentTuesdayinfrontofthousandsofsupporters,threemonthsafteranelectionheclaimswasstolenfromh

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Dozens of villagers died in Nigerian air force raids, says Amnesty

Atleast35peoplewerekilledbytheNigerianmilitary’sairraidsonvillageslastmonth,accordingtothehumanrightsorganisationAmnestyInternational.WitnessesdescribedNigerian

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Two Chinese tourists died, one injured in fire at Russia's Lake Baikal

TwoChinesefemaletouristshavebeenconfirmeddeadinafirethatbrokeoutatatouristfacilityonLakeBaikal’sOlkhonIsland,Russia,accordingtoanofficialfromtheChineseconsulate

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Kabul on high alert after ambulance bomb toll tops 100

AfghanistanSundaydeclaredadayofnationalmourningasthetollforthosekilledbyahugebombhiddeninanambulanceinKabultopped100peopleandtensionsremainedhighafterinsurgents

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4 killed in shooting at car wash in U.S. state of Pennsylvania

FourpeoplewerekilledduringashootingatacarwashinasmalltowninsuburbanPennsylvaniaonSunday,statepolicesaid.TheshootingtookplaceatEd'sCarWashshortlybefore3a.m.(0800

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Yemen crisis: Separatists seize government buildings in Aden

SeparatistsinsouthernYemenhaveseizedgovernmentbuildingsinthecityofAdenamidfierceclasheswithforcesofPresidentAbdrabbuhMansourHadi.PrimeMinisterAhmedbinDagherhasa

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Deadly car crash kills six in western Georgia

SixpeoplewerekilledinadeadlycarcrashatRikotiTunnelinwesternGeorgia,accordingtothecountry'sInternalAffairsMinistryonSaturday.AccordingtothepressserviceoftheMinis

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Kabul attack: Taliban kill 95 with ambulance bomb in Afghan capital

Asuicidebombinghaskilledatleast95peopleandinjured158othersinthecentreofAfghanistan'scapital,Kabul,officialssay.Attackersdroveanambulanceladenwithexplosivespasta

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Suicide bomber driving ambulance kills 63 in Kabul

Atleast63peoplehavebeenkilledand151injuredafterasuicidebombattackintheAfghancapitalofKabul.Thebomberdroveanambulancepackedwithexplosivesinacrowdedareanearthecit

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At least 13 killed after bus falls into river in western India

Atleast13peoplewerekilledandthreeothersinjuredwhenamini-busfellintoariverinKolhapur,cityofMaharashtrainwesternIndiaonFridaynight,localmediareported.Arescueopera

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US sees most active flu season since 2009 'swine' pandemic

FluissweepingtheUnitedStates,killingatleast37childrenandsendingthemostpeoplenationwideinsearchofmedicalcaresincethe2009"swineflu"pandemic,USofficialssaidFriday.