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Saudi-led warplanes hit weapons stores across Yemen's capital

​Warplanes of Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite Houthi rebels bombed weapons depots in several military locations across Yemen's capital Sanaa on Thursday, residents and witnesses said, as explosions rocked the city from dawn until noon.

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China's property market opens wider to foreign investment

China has lowered the threshold for foreign capital to invest in the country's property market, according to a statement released Thursday by the Ministry of Commerce.

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One reporter dead in Ghana presidential convoy accident

A member of the press corps of Ghana' s Presidency lost his life Thursday after the vehicle they were traveling skidded off road, a release from the presidency said.

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Creditors do not want Grexit, Greek PM says

​Greece's international creditors do not want a Grexit, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday night, as the country faced the first day with closed banks and capital controls, fueling concern over a looming default and exit from the euro zone.

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China pledges targeted reform to help RMB included in SDR

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to include the Chinese currency in the special drawing rights (SDR) basket.

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U.S. Fed rejects two banks' capital plans in annual stress test

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday rejected the capital plans of two large banks, the American units of the Deutsche Bank and Banco Santander, due to their "qualitative" deficiencies including ability to model losses and identify risks.

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China to advance yuan's full convertibility

China will realize the yuan's full convertibility under the capital account and expand its global reach, Premier Li Keqiang has said.

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All U.S. major banks pass Fed stress test

​All 31 U.S. largest banks passed a 5 percent minimum hurdle for top-tier capital in an annual stress test by the Federal Reserve, the central bank said on Thursday.

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Syria conducts 40 airstrikes on rebel positions in eastern Damascus

​The Syrian air force carried out as many as 40 airstrikes against the rebels' positions in the eastern countryside of the capital Damascus on Thursday, reportedly killing 35 people, according to a monitoring group.

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Moody's holds stable view on Chinese banks

Moody's said in a report on Monday that overall credit profile of Chinese banks would be largely stable over the next 12 to 18 months.

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Train derails in Bangladesh blockade violence, some 50 injured

​Some 50 people were injured early Thursday when six compartments and the locomotive of a passenger train veered off the tracks in northeastern Bangladesh as miscreants removed several fish-plates.

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Insider attack, blasts kill 3, wound 10 in southern Afghan region

Insider attack against police and two blasts have claimed three lives and injured 10 others in Afghan restive southern provinces since Tuesday night, officials said Wednesday.

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flights, trains disrupted due to fog in Indian capital

​At least 151 flights and 98 trains have been disrupted due to dense fog in the Indian capital Monday, officials said.

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Businesses hit as Maldives water crisis continues into fourth day

​Popular restaurants in the Maldives capital of Male have shut down due to suspension of water supply after a fire four days ago resulting in difficulties to locals and tourists alike, residents said on Sunday.

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China donates US$500,000 to restore water to Maldives capital

​The Chinese government has donated 500,000 U.S. dollars to the Maldives government to speed up repairs in a desalination plant and restore water to the capital, an official said here on Sunday.

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Backgrounder: Nay Pyi Taw, host city of 25th ASEAN Summit

​The 25th ASEAN Summit and its related meetings kicked off here on Wednesday, when leaders from 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries gather here to discuss the future development of the bloc and meet leaders from regional and world powers to promote ties.