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Madagascar floods kill at least 12 people, with more missing

FILE: Flood takes place after the tropical cyclone Enawo in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on March 9, 2017. (Photo by Henitsoa Rafalia/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Floods across the island of Mada

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Somalia, UN agencies seek $1 billion to help 3 million people

Displaced people wait to receive for non-food items from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at the Kabasa transit centre for the internally displaced people in Dollow town, along t

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US regulators need to catch up with Europe on fintech innovation 

Fintech companies are fundamentally changing how the financial services ecosystem operates, giving consumers powerful tools to help with savings, budgeting, investing, insurance, electronic payments a

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All parties should jointly defend int'l order with int'l law as core: Chinese envoy

A Chinese envoy said Thursday that all parties should jointly defend the international order with international law as its core. "All parties should seize the opportunity of the 75th anniversary sum

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China firmly opposes U.S. defaming China-LatAm cooperation: spokesperson

China firmly opposes the United States making irresponsible remarks on China-Latin America mutually beneficial cooperation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesperson Geng Shuang ma

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Iraqi president meets Trump in Davos, discuss foreign troops cut: Iraqi statement

Iraqi President Barham Salih met U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos on Wednesday and discussed reducing foreign troops in the country, the Iraqi presidency said, afte

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China, U.S. should strengthen strategic communication: ambassador

China and the United States should strengthen strategic communication and look at each other rationally, Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a

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China contributes to sustainable global development, says Chinese vice premier

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng said here on Tuesday that China is a beneficiary of economic globalization, and more importantly, a contributor to sustainable global development. Han, also a member of

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China's international journal Satellite Navigation launched

A new English publication offering scientific research in the field of satellite navigation has just been launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Springer Nature. The peer-reviewed academic

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Live broadcast of Chinese Spring Festival gala to hit theaters

The Chinese Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast live in theaters, the production company China Media Group said Monday. The gala, which usually lasts more than four

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Ukrainian plane hit by two short-range TOR-M1 missiles, Iran says

The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in the Iranian capital on Jan. 8 was hit by two short-range TOR-M1 missiles, Iranian state IRIB TV rep

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No evidence of Sudan paramilitaries fighting in Libya: UN

Protesters hold a banner reading "Stop war in Libya, Haftar and mercenaries" during a protest near the chancellery during the peace summit on Libya at the Chancellery in Berlin, January 19, 2020.

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U.S. civil rights leader commemorated on Martin Luther King Day

People across the United States marked the 25th Martin Luther King Day of Service.It commemorates the life of the civil rights leader, who was assassinated in 1968. Monday's events fall at a contr

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Britain's Prince Harry leaves for Canada on Monday evening: The Telegraph

Britain’s Prince Harry is understood to have left the United Kingdom for Canada on Monday evening, to be reunited with his wife Meghan Markle and son Archie, The Telegr

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56 journalists killed in 2019, mostly outside conflict zones: UN

There were 56 journalists killed in 2019 and most of them were killed outside zones of conflict, a United Nations spokesperson said Monday. The number dropped by nearly half from the year 2018, but

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Huawei CFO's extradition hearing starts in Vancouver

The extradition hearing of China's Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou begins here Monday in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Meng was arrested on Dec. 1, 2018 at Vancouver Internation

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Iran's top leader hails Iranian "resistance" against U.S. policies

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran's refusal to submitting to the U.S. coercive policies has angered the United States, state TV rep