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Trump sends birthday message to Kim Jong Un through S.Korea: media

U.S. President Donald Trump sent a birthday message to Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), through South Korea, Yonhap news ag

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Suspected Islamist militants kill 25 soldiers in Niger: government

Suspected Islamist militant groups killed 25 soldiers and wounded six others in an attack on an army post in west Niger near its border with Mali on Thursday, the gover

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Are flying taxis the next big thing in mass transportation?

02:58 More than a hundred companies across the world are racing to launch the world's first flying electric taxi.It is hoped electric vertical-take-off-and-landing aircraft – known as

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Man sentenced for scalping over 3,700 train tickets

A man was sentenced Thursday to 11 months in prison and fined 1.24 million yuan (178,000 U.S. dollars) for scalping over 3,749 train tickets in east China's Jiangxi Pr

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Beijing accuses Washington of limiting AI software exports

The trade deal between China and the U.S. is moving closer to completion. China's Ministry of Commerce confirmed on Thursday that Vice-Premier Liu He will travel to Washington on Monday to sign the p

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Trump Says Wants to Include Middle East in NATO and Dub it 'NATO-ME'

Addressing the nation on Wednesday, President Trump said he would ask NATO to boost its involvement in the process in the Middle East. The message came after Iran attac

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APD | India: 15 foreign envoys invited to Kashmir

By APD writer Rishika ChauhanAccording to reports, the Indian government has invited 15 foreign envoys to Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir for a two-day visit beginning

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China, Djibouti FMs hold talks, vowing to push strategic partnership to new level

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday vowed to boost pragmatic cooperation with Djibouti and called for promoting the bilateral strategic partnership to a new level. Wang

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Austria's Kurz backs justice minister against online hate

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz offered his “full support” on Thursday to the country's new justice minister in the face of online hatred over her Bosnian origins.Al

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China says U.S. unilateral withdrawal from JCPOA is root cause of tensions

China says the unilateral withdrawal in 2018 of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known widely as the Iran nuclear deal, is the roo

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UN chief calls on upholding charter amid rising global turmoil

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday stressed that the UN Charter remains the world's shared framework of international cooperation amid current global divisions and turmoil. Speaking a

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China's rural students continue to enjoy favorable policies in college admission

Students from China's rural and poor areas will continue to enjoy favorable policies when they apply for major universities in 2020, according to a circular released b

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Chinese New Year print exhibition held in Shanghai

An exhibition of Chinese New Year prints opened in east China's Shanghai to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Year of the Rat. The exhibition, titled "Heritage in Auspici

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China tightens crackdown on environmental offenses along Yangtze River

Chinese courts have stepped up efforts to punish offenders polluting the environment along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said Thurs

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Ballard CEO applauds China's business environment, opportunities

As China has made advancements in protecting intellectual property (IP), foreign investors should not scare themselves away with IP worries from the world's biggest market, according to Randall MacEw

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Poland takes steps to protect 'cell phone zombies'

00:56 Poland has joined a growing number of countries trying to protect 'smartphone zombies' from themselves. Warsaw, the capital of Poland, has installed new street lights at six diff

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British MPs to vote on terms of Brexit deal on Thursday

British MPs will on Thursday vote on the terms of Brexit, paving the way for the UK to leave the EU on January 31.The House of Commons will complete its scrutiny of a bill ratifying Prime Minister Bo