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Youku signs deal to expand its BBC content

Youku, the video-streaming platform affiliated to China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, has recently signed a deal to expand its licensed BBC content to 430 hours, seeking to top all Chinese online pl

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Hamas says Qatar agrees to offer 12 mln USD to support Gazans

Qatar agreed on Friday to offer 12 million U.S. dollars to support people in the Gaza Strip, Hamas said in a press statement. The agreement was reached between Qatar a

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China releases list of second batch of tariff exemptions for U.S. goods

China has released a list of the second batch of tariff exemptions for U.S. imports previously announced to take effect as of February 28 for one year, according to the

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Massive aid operation underway in NW Syria to assist civilians: UN

With no let-up in bombardments in Idlib and Aleppo, a massive aid operation from Turkey into northwest Syria is underway to assist civilians, a UN spokesman said on Th

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UN announces Pang Sen of China as new Resident Coordinator in Namibia

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jiangang)Resident coord

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China becomes second biggest foreign investor of Philippines in 2019

China has become the second largest foreign investor in the Philippines in 2019 after Singapore, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday. PSA data s

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New U.S. sanctions won't hurt Moscow's ties with Caracas: Kremlin

The Kremlin denied Wednesday that new U.S. sanctions against a subsidiary of Russia's Rosneft oil company would hurt relations between Russia and Venezuela. "On the contrary, they are developing a

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S.Korea's appellate court sentences ex-president Lee to 17 years in jail over corruption

A South Korean appellate court on Wednesday sentenced former President Lee Myung-bak to 17 years in jail over a set of corruptions, including bribery and embezzlement.

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Iran's top leader says high turnout in elections can disappoint U.S.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called for a high turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections to disappoint the United States. "Elections n

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UN announces resumption of intra-Libyan Joint Military Commission talks

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced on Monday the resumption of the intra-Libyan Joint Military Commission (JMC) talks in Geneva. The latest decision was supported by the

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Israel discovers 3,200-year-old Canaanite temple with trove of artifacts

An Israeli-led archaeological team unearthed in southern Israel a 3,200-year-old Canaanite temple, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) reported on Monday. In a s

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No Russian troops in Libya: Kremlin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has never ordered sending Russian soldiers to Libya, the Kremlin said on Monday. "There are no Russian troops in Libya," Kremlin spoke

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China opposes U.S. "long-arm jurisdiction": FM spokesperson

China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions and "long-arm jurisdiction" imposed by the United States citing its domestic law, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson sai

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Iran confirms return of jailed national in Germany

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that an Iranian national who had been detained in Germany under the U.S. sanctions has returned home. Ahmad Khalili, the Iranian citize

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Asian Hustle Network gaining popularity with Asian-Americans

02:27 An online platform called the Asian Hustle Network has been getting tens of thousands of followers across the United States.Young entrepreneurs, who launched the group in Califor

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Pompeo arrives in Dakar to kick off African tour

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Dakar Saturday evening, the first leg of his African tour which will take him to Angola and Ethiopia after Senegal. Greeted by Senegalese Foreign Minis

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China lifts import ban on U.S. poultry, related products

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 17, 2019 shows a container terminal in Anji County of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu) BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- China announced Friday that