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Twitter account of Indian PM Modi's personal website apparently hacked

A Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website appeared to be hacked early on Thursday with a series of tweets requesting its followers to donate to a relief fund thro

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Landscapes on show to celebrate new art center

2020, No. 22, by Jiang Baolin. [Photo provided to China Daily] Art News of China celebrates the opening of its art center on Aug 28 with a survey exhibition, titled Road to Peak, themed around

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China, India agree to further de-escalate border tensions: spokesman

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- China and India have agreed to further ease tensions in the border area, a Chinese military spokesman said Thursday.Speaking on the Galwan Valley incident, Wu Qian, a spo

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Xi stresses advancing integrated, high-quality development of Yangtze River Delta

President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to seek continuous results in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta through focusing on major work of integra

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Chinese pianist Chen Sa to present recital at NCPA in Beijing

Young pianist Chen Sa, one of the most renowned Chinese pianists, will present a piano recital at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA). Unlike other conc

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Artworks on poverty alleviation exhibited at Beijing museum

More than 550 items of artistic works on poverty alleviation are currently being exhibited at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. The exhibits, mostly collect

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Documentary series on China's poverty alleviation to show on Aug. 24

A documentary series on China's fight against poverty amid the COVID-19 epidemic will be aired by the country's state broadcaster starting Aug. 24, said the producer. Made by the Central Newsreel

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Hong Kong suspends extradition agreement with Germany, shelves one with France

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced Wednesday the suspension of an extradition agreement with Germany and shelved a sim

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U.S. consumer prices up 0.6 pct in July

U.S. consumer prices increased more than expected in July, but high unemployment is likely to keep inflation under control, allowing the Federal Reserve to continue pumping money into the economy to

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China to further promote development of sci-fi films

A guideline on promoting the development of sci-fi films has been jointly issued by the China Film Administration and the China Association for Science and Technology.M

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China, U.S. should advance relationship through cooperation: Wang Yi

China and the U.S. should work for mutual benefit on an equal footing, stop attempts at decoupling and advance the relationship through cooperation, and live up to their responsibility for the world,

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Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 700,000

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. With the global case count reaching 18,480,000, the death toll now stands at 700,647, the Center for Syst

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Prisons infected by COVID-19 threaten nearby communities: researchers say

Jails infected by COVID-19 pose a threat not only to prisoners inside but also to people in nearby communities, researchers reported in the journal Health Affairs Mond

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Israeli, U.S. air forces hold joint exercise

Israel said on Monday its air force held a joint military exercise with the United States Air Forces Central Command for the second time in 2020. The so-called "Enduri

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India's home minister tests positive for COVID-19

India's senior leader and Home (Internal Security) Minister Amit Shah tested positive for COVID-19, he himself confirmed through a tweet on Sunday. He appealed to all

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Asia Album: Flash flood hits Afghanistan's eastern province

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2020 shows a flooded area in Qalatak village of Kozkunar district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.(Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) --

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Thai military to step up security measures along natural borderlines to keep out trespassers

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday instructed military commanders to step up security measures along the country's borderlines to keep out any suspecte