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French president Emmanuel Macron wins second term: projections

French President Emmanuel Macron was on course Sunday to win a second term by defeating Marine Le Pen in presidential elections, projections showed.Macron was set to wi

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Southampton takeover: Serbian-born businessman completes £100m deal

Marcus Rashford (L) of Manchester United vies with Oriol Romeu of Southampton during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Southampton in Manchester, Britain, Ju

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Guinean military allows deposed president temporary exit

Guinea's military has allowed deposed President Alpha Conde to leave the country temporarily for a medical check-up, according to a statement read on state television on Friday.The National Rally and

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Former U.S. President Clinton discharged from hospital

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, 75, was released from a California hospital on Sunday, after having spent five nights receiving treatment for an infection. Clinton

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Taliban official: Names of new cabinet members to be released in two or three days

Taliban are due to form a government within days in Afghanistan. In an interview with Chinese broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), Ahmadullah Wasik, deputy head

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Raisi sworn in at parliament as Iran's president

Iranian ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in Thursday as the country’s president, in a parliamentary ceremony broadcast live on state television."I will dedicate myself to the service

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Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated as Iranian president

Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as president of Iran on Tuesday, after receiving the approval of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a ceremony broadcast live on state television.In a speech durin

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CMG launches series featuring classic Chinese sports

00:47 Showcasing traditional Chinese sports, China Media Group (CMG) Mobile and China Global Television Network (CGTN) jointly present "Modern China, Classic Sports," b

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Thousands of Cubans take to the streets in biggest protest in decades

01:16 Cuban authoritiesare urging residents on the island to take to the streets to fight against anti-government protesters. This comes after​​thousands ofdemonstrators turned out on S

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Blast heard in Tehran's park, no casualties reported yet

A blast caused by an "unknown object" was heard in a park in north Tehran early on Saturday, Iranian state television reported.There are no reports of casualties so far. "Just one explosion took plac

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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing departed for Russia: state media

Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has left the Southeast Asian country to attend a conference in Moscow, state media reported on Sunday.Min Aung Hlaing will attend Russia's Mos

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Shanghai energizes China's film industry

00:36 Shanghai Hi-tech Films and Television City signed deals worth over 20 billion yuan ($3.1 billion) during a press conference on Thursday. The home of over 7,000 fi

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Putin slams attempts to sour Russia-China relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced actions aimed at driving a wedge between Moscow and Beijing, stressing that China is a strategic partner, not a threat."We can see attempts to destroy t

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Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drone, says state TV

Saudi Arabian air defenses intercepted and destroyed an armed drone launched by Yemen's Houthi group towards the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait, state television said on Monday.It cited the Sa

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Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita sworn in as transitional president

Colonel Assimi Goita attends the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) consultative meeting in Accra, Ghana, September 15, 2020. /Reuters Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita was sworn in

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Police hunt 2 terrorists in compound of Indonesian police headquarters

Police are hunting two other terrorists who have entered the compound of Indonesia's national police headquarters on Wednesday afternoon, local media TVone reported.The two militants entered the comp

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State TV: Adviser detained in Myanmar revealed financial secrets

Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing said on Monday that the detention of an Australian financial adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi had led to the discovery of secret financial information, according