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Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla ease into Copa del Rey last 16

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Champions League: Roma smash Chelsea 3-0

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Over 500 young asylum seekers disappear in Switzerland in 2016

Some539unaccompaniedasylumseekersagedunder18disappearedfromtheviewofofficialSwissagencieslastyear,upfrom94in2015,orasix-foldincrease,accordingtotheStateSecretar

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Daily average of 20 enterprises settle down in Horgos

Some4,894enterprisessettleddowninthecityofHorgos,innorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,inthefirsthalfofthisyear,ChinaNewsAgencyreported.AccordingtoChe

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Isco magic wins Super Cup for Real Madrid

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Banks set for brighter second half

ImprovednetprofitmarginandassetqualitywillbrightenprospectsforChina'sbanksinthesecondhalfofthisyear,andsmallerurbancommercialbankswilllikelygrowthefastest,saida

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US rout Canada to book 2019 Rugby World Cup berth

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Warriors rally to stun Spurs in NBA West Conference finals opener

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DPRK leader's half-brother killed in Malaysia: media

​The half-brother of top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has been killed in Malaysia, South Korean cable news channel TV Chosun reported on Tuesday citing multiple government sources.

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Facebook says government requests for account data rise 27 per cent

Facebook said on Wednesday (Dec 21) that government requests for user account data rose 27 per cent in the first half of 2016 compared to the second half of last year, with US law enforcement agencies topping the list.

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China's property market cools in second half of Oct.

​China's property sector has shown signs of cooling after the authorities issued a spate of measures to contain sky-high prices, an official survey showed Friday, citing fresh data for the second half of October.

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Three scientists share 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics

​The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics is being shared by three scientists, the Royal Academy of Sciences announced here Tuesday.

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Paris receives record low number of foreign visitors in H1

Paris, the most visited European capital, suffered a sharp decline in number of visitors over the first half of the year compared to the same period a year ago due to terror attacks, strikes and floods, official data showed on Tuesday.

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Easing policies launched globally, surging gold price to hardly reverse

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to lower the cash rate by 25 basis points again this Tuesday after announcing interest rate cut in May. After rolling out small stimulus packages including a bigger ETF buying program last week, the Japanese cabinet approved an economic stimulus package worth 28.1 trillion yen, aiming to boost the Japanese economy in next two years.

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Uneven property recovery tests Chinese policy makers

The recovery in China's property market helped support the economy in the first half, but diverse market situations in different parts of the country are making life difficult for policy makers.

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China's fixed-asset investment continues to slow

China's fixed-asset investment grew 9 percent in the first half of 2016, down from 9.6 percent in the first five months and 10.7 percent in the first quarter, official data showed Friday.

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China second-quarter GDP growth strength surprises but reveals growing risks

China's economy expanded slightly faster than expected in the second quarter but private investment growth shrank to a record low, suggesting future weakness which could pressure the government to roll out more support measures.