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Thailand: thousands to attend extravagant cremation for King Bhumibol

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G7 backs Internet industry efforts to combat extremism

TheGroupofSevenindustrializednationsthrewtheirsupportbehindanewtechnologyindustryallianceaimedatdetectingandbluntingonlinepropaganda,sayingonFridayithada"majorr

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Free Trade Zone Construction

Undernewcircumstances,theCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)hastakenastrategicsteptobuildpilotfreetradezones(FTZs)inabidtodeepenreformandexpandopeningup.Theestablishment

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140 arrested in Malawi clampdown after ‘vampire’ killings

PoliceinMalawisaid140suspectedmembersofvigilantemobsthathavetargetedpeopleaccusedofvampirismhavebeenarrested.Atleastninepeoplehavebeenkilledintheongoingattacks.

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Kobe Steel's scandal further deepens with more misconduct revealed

KobeSteelLtd.toldapressconferenceonFridaythatmoreofitsproductswerefoundwithfabricateddataandsomeofitsemployeesatmanagerialpositionswerefoundinvolvedincover-upof

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Chinese terminology: Eight-point Decision

ExpensivemealsandshowyofficialtripshavebeenbannedacrossChina.ThisisbecauseauthoritieshavemadeexplicitrulesonhowChineseofficialsshouldimprovetheirworkstyleineigh

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Pakistani forces face hefty task of fencing long border with Afghanistan

Pakistaniforcesarenotonlyfightingmilitantgroupsbutalsofacingtheenormoustaskoffencingoffthecountry'slongestborderwithAfghanistanthatrunsthroughruggedmountains.Pa

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Hurricane Ophelia turns the London sky orange

TheskyturnedorangeacrosspartsoftheUKonMondayasdustandsmokefromfiresinsouthernEuropesweptnorth.ThereddishtintwasasideeffectoftheremnantsofHurricaneOpheliaandthew

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EU backs Iran deal, urges US Congress to protect it

EuropeanUnionforeignministersonMondaybackedtheIrannuclearagreement,sayingtheaccordisworkingandisakeypartofnon-proliferationeffortsdespiteU.S.PresidentDonaldTrum

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Jockeying for cash: DPRK allows racetrack gambling as sanctions bite

PuntersinDPRKwhoonceriskedthreeyearshardlaborforgamblingarenowabletobetonlocalhorseracesastheisolatedcountryscramblestounearthnewsourcesofhardcurrencyamidintens

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At least 6 injured in oil rig explosion near New Orleans, U.S.

AnoilrigexplodedonSundayinJeffersonParishCounty,intheU.S.stateofLouisiana,injuringatleastsixpeople,authoritiessaid.NofatalitieshavebeenreportedasofSundaynight.C

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Three dead as Portugal suffers over 400 forest fires

Threepeoplehavediedandatleast25otherswereinjuredasSundayturnedintoPortugal'sworstdayoftheyearforforestfires,localmediareported.TwoofthedeathsoccurredinPenacova,

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Using technology, China continues its 'toilet revolution'

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Heaviest rainfall in 25 years leaves Bangkok in flood

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Oct.14(APD)--MostareasofBangkokhavebeenfloodedonSaturdayafterhoursofthundershowershitthecityatFridaynight.Fridaynightsawarainfallof

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Philippine military recovers 22 bodies of pro-IS militants in Marawi

Philippines'militarysaidonWednesdaythat22bodiesofpro-IslamicState(IS)militantshavebeenfoundfromtwobuildingsthatmilitantsusedasfortressesinthesouthernPhilippinec

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7 more U.S. chemical bombs discovered in southeastern Cambodia: PM

CambodianPrimeMinisterSamdechTechoHunSensaidWednesdaythatsevenmoreU.S.teargasbarrelbombshadbeendiscoveredinSoutheasternSvayRiengprovince,bringingthetotalnumbero

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Condom-detecting fingerprint test 'set for court use'

Fingerprinttechnologywhichcandetectthebrandofhairgelusedbyasuspectorwhethertheyhavehandledacondomcouldsoonbeadmissibleincourt.Thetechniqueusesaformofmassspectro