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11 under investigation over prison coronavirus outbreak in east China

Eleven people in east China's Shandong Province have been put under investigation after a coronavirus outbreak in Rencheng prison in the city of Jining. According to t

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CAS hands Chinese swimmer Sun Yang eight-year ban

The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against FINA and Chinese swimmer Sun Yang on Friday. Sun has been handed an eight-year ban over anti-do

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Security Council demands armed groups in CAR cease hostilities

The members of the UN Security Council on Thursday condemned violations of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation and violence perpetrated by armed groups throughout the Central African

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Palestine says Trump's administration "partnering" with Israel in territory annexation

Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat on Thursday said that the U.S. and Israel are "partnering" in annexation plans through ongoing s

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Ten killed in attack in eastern DR Congo's Beni region

FILE PHOTO: A Congolese soldier on patrol in the Democratic Republic of Congo./Getty Images Ten people died in an attack by a notorious militia late Monday in Beni in eastern Democratic Republ

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UN-backed government suspends participation in intra-Libyan talks

Libya's UN-backed government on Tuesday announced suspension of its participation in the Intra-Libyan Joint Military Commission talks in Geneva, following its rival east-based army's attack on a Tur

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French twin town suspends Polish link over LGBT stance

Marchers for LGBT rights in Poland's capital last year (Credit: Czarek Sokolowski/AP) A Polish town's stance as "free of LGBT ideology" has prompted a backlash from its twin town in France, wh

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Russia fines Twitter, Facebook on localization of users' databases

The Facebook and Twitter app icons are seen on a smartphone in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Yuan Xinfang) Russian legislation requires Internet service providers to store and process pers

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Libya's UN-backed PM stresses need to stop "negative" int'l interference in Libya

The UN-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Serraj on Wednesday stressed need to stop "negative" international interference in Libya. Serraj made the remarks during a meeti

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China calls for suspending offline training amid coronavirus outbreak

China's Ministry of Education (MOE) on Tuesday called for extracurricular training organizations to suspend offline training to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus

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Syrian army condemns Turkish escalated attacks in N Syria

The Syrian army on Tuesday condemned the escalated Turkish attacks in northern Syria, saying such "aggressions" will not dissuade the Syrian army from eliminating the Turkey-backed rebels. The army

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Duterte Orders to End Visiting Forces Agreement Between Philippines and US - Spokesman

The president previously threatened to end the agreement last month after the American authorities cancelled a visa for Senator Ronald Fela Rosa, an ex-national police

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Record $4 billion Airbus fine draws line under 'pervasive' bribery

Airbus bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of worldwide corruption, prosecutors said on Friday as the European planemaker agreed a record four billion U.S. dollars se

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UN warns countries have breached arms embargo agreed at Libya summit

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral of military cadets killed in an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, January 5, 2020. /AP Image Several countries have violated an arms embargo on Libya which t

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China suspends wildlife trade to curb novel coronavirus

Chinese authorities announced Sunday that trading of wild animals will be suspended nationwide to curb the spreading of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019

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UN regrets continued violations of arms embargo in Libya

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday expressed regret over continued violations of the arms embargo in Libya, as the armed conflict between the eastern-based army and the

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194,200 punished for violating Party conduct disciplines

A total of 194,200 members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) were punished in 2019 for violations of Party conduct disciplines, the Central Commission for Discipli