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India's retail inflation rises to 65-month high in December 2019

India's consumer price index (CPI) in December rose to 7.35 percent, the worst since July 2014 as per the data released by the government late Monday. "CPI inflation came in higher than our expectati

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Economic powerhouse Guangdong reports 6.3 pct GDP growth in 2019

China's economic powerhouse Guangdong Province estimated its GDP rose around 6.3 percent to surpass 10.5 trillion yuan (around 1.52 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2019. Ma

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2 people dead in aircraft crash in South Africa

Two killed as light aircraft crashes near Springs Airfield in South Africa./Netcare 911 Two people died when their two-seater aircraft crashed at Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province, said the City's

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Turmoil poses challenge to Hong Kong's rule of law: senior official of HKSAR gov't

Turmoil last year has put Hong Kong through the most difficult times, posing a challenge to many of Hong Kong's core values such as the rule of law, a senior official

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Older than the sun: Stardust revealed as oldest solid material on earth

Scientists analysing meteorites found particles created as ancient stars died billions of years ago.

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Iran grants Canada investigators access to downed plane

Canadian investigators flying to Tehran on Monday will access the wreckage and black boxes from a Ukranian jetliner downed by a missile strike last week, officials said

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Scientists identify oldest material on Earth in meteorite

Scientists identified in a meteorite the stardust that formed five to seven billion years ago, the oldest solid material ever found on Earth. The study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the

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China confirms barring HRW chief from entering HK

China on Monday confirmed its barring of Kenneth Roth, executive director of the Human Rights Watch (HRW), from entering Hong Kong. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng

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Great Britain Summons Iran's Ambassador Over Tehran's Envoy Arrest

Earlier, an Iranian government spokesman said that the British ambassador's actions were "completely" unacceptable after media reported that the envoy was arrested at a

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Grab ‘em quick: More tickets released for 3rd Annual Winter Party at Galvanize

You better move fast if you want to party with us and 1,000 of your closest startup entrepreneur and investor friends. We just released a fresh round of tickets to our 3rd Annual Winter Party at Galva

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China urges U.S. to stop sanctions on Chinese entities

China on Monday urged the United States to stop wrongfully imposing sanctions on Chinese entities for cooperation with Iran. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang

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Putin, Modi discuss Gulf, Libya, set meetings on phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone conversation Monday to discuss a number of pressing international issues, includi

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APD | Chinese national arrested with 200 live scorpions in Sri Lanka

By APD writer EaswaranCOLOMBO, Jan 13 (APD) -- A Chinese national was arrested at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Monday with 200 live scorpions

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Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to military veterans

President Xi Jinping on Monday extended his Spring Festival greetings to military veterans and retired officers. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of C

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Xi stresses strengthening checks, oversight over exercise of power

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, stressed strengthening checks and oversight over the exercise of power as he dem

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Portuguese motorcyclist Paulo Goncalves killed in Dakar Rally crash

Portuguese motorcyclist Paulo Goncalves was killed in a horrific accident during Sunday's Dakar Rally seventh stage. The fatal crash in one of the world's most grueling sporting events made the 40

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UK slams Iran for accidental arrest of ambassador

Rob Macaire was arrested "without grounds or explanation," according to the UK's secretary of state for foreign affairs (Credit: @HMATehran) Dominic Raab, the UK's secretary of state for fore