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10 confirmed dead after shootout in northern Mexico beer hall

Ten people have been confirmed dead after gunmen stormed a beer hall in broad daylight in northern Mexico on Friday.

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At least 10 killed as twin blasts hit Nigeria's Maiduguri city: source

​At least 10 people were killed and 60 others injured in twin blasts which hit a local bus station and market in Nigeria's Maiduguri city, capital of the northeastern state of Borno and theater of violence by Boko Haram, a local hospital official and witnesses said.

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30 people in hospital for suspected food poisoning in NW China

XI'AN, June 15 (Xinhua) -- About 30 people have been hospitalized after eating at a restaurant in Foping County, Shaanxi Province, northwest China, on Monday morning.

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Mexico's midterm elections bolster new leftist party, independents

Mexico's ruling center-right Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) maintained its majority lead following Sunday's midterm elections, but the opposition made significant inroads, the preliminary count showed Monday.

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At least 12 feared dead in Nigeria market blast: security source

​At least 12 people were feared dead Tuesday when a blast went off in a livestock market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, capital of the restive Borno State, a security source and witness said.

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Death toll of Nigerian weekend tanker explosion rises to 85

​The death toll from a tanker explosion in the southeastern Nigerian city of Onitsha in Anambra has risen to 85 as of Monday night, local authorities said on Tuesday.

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About 120 residents reach safe place after volcano eruption in SW Japan

About 120 residents reached evacuation site located in northwest of a volcano which erupted at around 10: 00 a.m. local time Friday in Kuchinoerabu island off Kagoshima Prefecture in southwest Japan, said top spokesman of the Japanese government.

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White House bans police from using certain military-style equipment

​U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday banned the country's police department from using certain military-style equipment in a move to improve the troubled relations between the police force and protesters over deaths of unarmed black men in police arrest.

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Xi calls for broader China-Belarus cooperation at local level

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on local-level governments of his country and Belarus to expand cooperation and play a bigger role in consolidating the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.

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2 U.S. police officers killed in Mississippi city shooting

Two U.S. police officers died Saturday evening in the city of Hattiesburg in Mississippi state due to injuries sustained in a shooting incident, local media reported.

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Rescue operation in Nepal almost over, rehabilitation to start

​Nepalese ambassador to India has emphasized that his country is now moving into the phase of rehabilitation after nearly completing search and rescue operation, local media reported Tuesday.

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China urges local gov'ts to deepen fiscal reforms amid slowing revenue

The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday urged local authorities to advance fiscal and tax reforms as fiscal revenue had slowed, which would negatively impact on achieving the 2015 development target.

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Chinese restaurants in Mexico-U.S. border city seek to revive tarnished reputation

​Chinese restaurants in Tijuana, a Mexican-U.S. border city, have been trying to rebuild their reputation with better service and trust from loyal local customers, after a scandal where workers at one establishment were caught killing and cooking dogs earlier this month.

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2 killed, 17 injured in fireworks explosion in central Russia

​Two people were killed and 17 others injured in an explosion of fireworks warehouse on Thursday in the central Russian city of Oryol, local authorities said.

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Chinese telecom company Huawei thrives in Latin America

Chinese telecom company Huawei is thriving in Latin America, as the firm grows as a hardware supplier and starts to work with local partners in research and innovation.

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Chinese telecom company Huawei thrives in Latin America

Chinese telecom company Huawei is thriving in Latin America, as the firm grows as a hardware supplier and starts to work with local partners in research and innovation.

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Vessel with 200 migrants sinks off Rhodes island

​A vessel carrying approximately 200 illegal migrants sank off the coasts of Rhodes island in southeastern Aegean Sea on Monday, local authorities said.