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Yangon voters enthusiastically take part in Myanmar election

Voters were queuing outside a polling station in Yangon before it opened at 6 a.m. local time on Sunday (2330 GMT Saturday), waiting to casting their ballots in Myanmar's general election.

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1 killed, 1 wounded in shooting at Texas Southern University

One student was killed and another person was injured after a shooting happened at Texas Southern University (TSU) on Friday, local media reported.

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Explosions kill 7, injure dozens

Seven people were killed and two were missing on Wednesday after 17 suspected package bombs exploded in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Xinhua News Agency reported, with blasts reported in more than a dozen locations, including government offices.

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China Focus: What do Chinese firms bring about when they go out?

"Only when you benefit local people can you make profits," said Luan Jun, leader of a Chinese oil prospecting team in Kenya, after settling disputes with local people. His words reveal the philosophy of Chinese businesses going out.

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Chinese, Malaysian military medical staff provide gratuitous treatment

Gratuitous treatment was provided here on Sunday to the local residents by the Chinese and Malaysian military medial staff during their first joint military exercise, coded "Peace and Friendship 2015."

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Villagers angry at verdict on fatal fire

Relatives of a villager who was burned to death in his home during a government demolition attempt reacted with anger and disbelief after a preliminary official investigation said the fire was started by the villager himself.

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What does RMB16 trln quota of local government debt mean

The 16th meeting of the 12th secession of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress held on Aug. 29 passed the resolution on the Proposal on Quota of Local Government Debt in 2015 for Deliberation and Approval of the State Council.

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China adopts local government debt ceiling

China's top legislature on Saturday imposed a ceiling of 16 trillion yuan (2.51 trillion U.S. dollars) for local government debt in 2015.

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Brighter side of weak Philippine currency

​While the weakening of the Philippine peso, the local currency, is a negative economic indicator, it also has beneficial effects on the Philippine economy, according to economic analysts here.

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Driving restriction taken out from draft amendment

China's newest air pollution draft law no longer contains clauses allowing local governments to restrict or ban vehicles to fight air pollution, China's top legislature saw on Monday.

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Death toll likely rise to 11 in air crash in southeast Britain: police says

​The death toll in an air crash on Saturday in West Sussex, southeastern Britain was "highly likely" to rise to 11, local police said Sunday.

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Huge fire breaks out in northeast Paris, slightly injuring 2 firefighters

A huge fire broke out in the small hours of Thursday at the Cite des Sciences, northeast Paris, local media reported.

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Police in Russia's Komi Republic investigate "Selfie with the Dead" competition

​Police in Russia's Komi Republic are investigating the legal status of a group formed on Russian social networking site VKontakte (VK) dedicated to collecting selfies taken with dead bodies.

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Journalist, cartel leader among six dead in western Mexican bar shooting

​Six people were killed, including a journalist and a leader of the infamous drug cartel Los Zetas, in a shooting rampage Thursday in the city of Orizaba in Veracruz, western Mexico, local authority said.

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UnionPay International cooperates with the second largest bank in Cambodia in card issuance

UnionPay International and Canadia Bank signed a card issuance cooperation agreement in Phnom Penh on August 7,2015. According to the agreement, UnionPay debit cards (card number starting with 62) will be launched at the beginning of the next year to provide local residents with more convenient and preferential payment services for daily purchase and international travel. Chen Zhi, vice-chairman of China UnionPay and Datuk Michael Lor, CEO of Canadia Bank, attended the ceremony.

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Gunmen kill 2 policemen, abduct 2 Lebanese workers in SE Nigeria

​Two policemen have been killed and two Lebanese workers abducted by unknown gunmen in Nigeria's southeastern state of Bayelsa state, local police confirmed on Wednesday.

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Death toll rises to 16 in Mexican-U.S. border city nursing home fire

​At least 16 senior citizens were killed in a fire at a nursing home Tuesday morning in Mexico' s northwestern state of Baja California, local authority confirmed.