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Venezuela government says eight killed in foiled mercenary 'incursion'

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro takes part in a military parade to celebrate the 208th anniversary of Venezuela's declaration of independence in Caracas, Venezuela, July 5, 2019. /Reuters Ph

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Liaison office of China's central gov't in HKSAR condemns foreign interference in HK affairs

"We are firm in our resolve to safeguard the national sovereignty, security and development interests, to implement the 'one country, two systems' policy, and to oppose

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Lebanese president warns against move to hinder new cabinet's work

Lebanese President Michel Aoun warned on Saturday against a "conspiracy" by some political parties aiming to topple the new government and hinder its work by turning pr

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Stop using religious matters to smear China: article

A signed Chinese article slammed a recent report released by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), urging it to stop using religiou

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Senior official says financial risk remains controllable in Hong Kong

File photo taken on Aug. 5, 2019 shows China'snational flag and the flag of the Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region (SAR) on theGolden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong,

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Mexican town uses drone to enforce lockdown protocol

02:38 Like all other countries in Latin America, Mexico has recently been advancing social distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. In the town of Jojulta, part of Morelos s

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11 Philippine troops killed in clash with Muslim militants

Philippine troops clashed with dozens of Abu Sayyaf militants allied with the Islamic State group in the country’s south Friday, leaving 11 soldiers dead and 14 others

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COVID-19: Peru sees drop in violent crime

01:21 It's a bright spot for Peru's government in a critical time during the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown, there has been a reduction in violent crimes. See the full story

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Ahead of earnings, SaaS stocks show resilience

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.This morning we’re taking a brief look at SaaS stocks ahead of earnings, mak

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U.S. army confirms death of senior al-Shabab leader in Somalia

The U.S. military on Tuesday confirmed a senior al-Shabab leader was killed in a drone strike in Somalia on April 2. The U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said Yusuf Jiis,

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California to release 3,500 inmates to mitigate COVID-19 spread

The U.S. state of California will release up to 3,500 inmates as part of a plan to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in state prisons, said a statement from Califor

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Hong Kong police seize bullets, explosives made for violent protests

Hong Kong police have seized a large number of bullets and explosives that were made for violent protests and could cause heavy casualties. The police uncovered around

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Hong Kong's unrest-hit service sectors report income drops in Q4

Most of Hong Kong's service industries reported year-on-year drops in business receipts in the fourth quarter of 2019 as violent incidents disrupted economic activities, with that of tourism and conv

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FM Commissioner's office urges US to stop undermining HK's prosperity under pretext of human rights

The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday urged the United States to stop undermining Hong Kong's prosperity an

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Hong Kong police officer defends rule of law at UN Human Rights Council session

The basic premise of the rule of law is that no one is above the law, and the police have a lawful duty to stop and arrest someone who breaks it, a senior police officer from China's Hong Kong Speci

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Greek troops fire tear gas at migrants gathering again at Turkish border

Greek riot police and troops fired tear gas early on Wednesday at hundreds of migrants as they made another attempt to cross the border from Turkey into Greece.The air

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Western media's selective Xinjiang coverage is pampering terrorists: scholar

Xinjiang has been a focus of Western media in recent years, but some of their irresponsible coverage is pampering terrorists and thus detrimental to the stability and development there, a scholar to