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Thailand's new cabinet sworn in, vows to address people's needs

New cabinet members under Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin were sworn in at the Royal Palace on Tuesday.Earlier, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed th

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U.S. extends tariff exclusions on Chinese categories till 2023 end

The office of the U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday announced a further extension of China Section 301 tariff exclusions on 352 Chinese import and 77

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Putin, Erdogan to discuss Black Sea grain deal in Sochi meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet in Sochi on Monday in a bid to reestablish the Black Sea grain deal that Rus

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Israeli foreign minister in Bahrain for official talks

Israel's foreign minister arrived in Bahrain on Sunday for talks with senior officials in his first visit to one of the Gulf Arab states with ties to Israel.Eli Cohen w

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Wagner chief Prigozhin buried privately in St. Petersburg, Russia

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner military group, was buried in private on Tuesday in his native city St. Petersburg, Russia.Prigozhin's press service said in a pos

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U.S. supply chains still dependent to China, paper finds

The U.S. policies, including tariffs, which were aimed at decoupling the Chinese and U.S. economies, may ultimately not reduce the U.S.' dependence on supply chains lin

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Russia says Wagner chief Prigozhin confirmed dead in plane crash

Russian investigators confirmed that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash earlier this week, according to Russian media on Sunday."As part

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Over 76.4% of Chinese are now online, with higher digital skills

A new report shows that more than 76.4 percent of China's population are now internet users, with better digital skills than ever before.The report, released on Monday

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Ukraine hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet Guards Brigade in occupied Crimea

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has reported that Ukrainian forces attacked the 126th Separate Guards Coastal Defence Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet o

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Zimbabweans vote but hopes of ending economic freefall appear dim

Zimbabweans voted on Wednesday with many citizens desperate for change after two decades of relentless economic chaos but skeptical that an election will help improve t

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Wagner chief presumed dead in plane crash near Moscow

Wagner Group private military company's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was presumed dead on Wednesday in a plane crash in the Tver Region near Moscow.According to the list re

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Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday over Georgia indictment

Former President Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed in Atlanta on Thursday in connection with his indictment in Georgia, he said on social media on

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Policy changes required to meet evolving property market demand

A recent meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee highlighted the need to effectively prevent and resolve risks in key areas, a

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Thai court jails ex-PM Thaksin for 8 years as he returns from exile

Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for eight years, as he returned to the country after going into self-imposed exile i

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China's one-year LPR drops Monday

China's one-year loan prime rate (LPR), a market-based benchmark lending rate, was lowered by 10 basis points to 3.45 percent on Monday, according to the National Inter

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China conducts first gas pipeline cleaning in ultra-deep waters

China's deep-sea gas field Shenhai-1, or Deep Sea No.1, conducted its first deep-sea pipeline cleaning for the first time on Sunday since it commenced operation in 2021

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Iran summons Swedish and Danish envoys over Quran desecrations

Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Swedish and Danish charges d'affaires in Tehran over the recurrent Quran "desecration" in the two Nordic countries, the semi-of