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One French soldier killed in Iraq-Syria area: French Presidency

OneFrenchsoldierfromthe13thregimentofpara-trooperswaskilledonSaturdaymorningwhilefightingintheIraq-Syriaregion,theFrenchPresidencysaidonSaturday.“ThePresidentha

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Six dead, 20 missing as landslide hits SW China's Sichuan

Atleastsixpeoplediedand20otherswentmissinginamassivelandslidethatstruckPugecountyinsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvinceveryearlyonTuesdaymorning,XinhuaNewsAgencyhasr

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Typhoon Noru claimes 2 lives, injures 47 as it carves path through Japan

TyphoonNorutoreapaththroughJapan'smainislandofHonshu,leavinghavocinitswakebeforemovinginanortheasterlydirectionofftheSeaofJapancoastonTuesdaymorning,theweathera

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At least 111 police officers injured in Hamburg protest

At least 111 police officers have been injured in the ongoing Hamburg protest against the Group of 20 (G20) summit, local n-tv reported Friday morning.

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Tokyo stocks extend gains in morning amid Macron's win in French presidential election

TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks extended gains Monday morning as pro-European Union centrist Emmanuel Macron's win in the French presidential election brightened the market mood on hopes for anti-protectionist policies and the concluding of FTA's betweenJapan and the European Union.

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China on orange alert for rainstorms

China's meteorological authority on Saturday renewed its orange alert for heavy rain across much of the country in the coming two days.

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Hong Kong overnight riot injures at least 48 police officers

Some 300 rioters clashed with Hong Kong police after a clearance operation on illegal hawkers from late Monday to Tuesday morning.

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11 lifted from E. China collapsed mine, 18 still trapped

A total of 29 people were working underground when the collapse occurred at about 8 a.m. Friday in Pingyi County, Shandong Province. 11 of them have been rescued by Saturday morning, rescuers said.

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Tokyo stocks inch down in morning after yuan's devaluation

Tokyo stocks fell 1.09 percent in the morning session of Wednesday after the central bank of China's surprise steep devaluation of the yuan the previous day.

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United Airlines resumes flights grounded by computer problem

​United Airlines (UA) resumed flights at all airports that had been grounded Wednesday morning for about two hours due to a computer glitch, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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U.S., partners continue bombing IS in Syria, Iraq

The U.S. and coalition forces continued their air raids on the Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq over the past two days, the coalition announced on Saturday.

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Rio 2016 Olympics to feature 13 morning session athletics finals

A total of 13 finals will take place in morning sessions at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced on Monday.

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U.S. ravaged by unexpected early wintry weather

Most areas of the United Sates have been gripped by severe wintry weather characterized by heavy snowfall and drastic temperature drops since the weekend, with a dozen of states recording temperatures falling below freezing.

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U.S. drone strike in Pakistan causes three deaths

At least three people were killed and four others injured in a U.S. drone strike launched early Monday morning in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan, reported local media.