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More military technologies targeted for civilian sector to boost economy

Chinawillstrengtheninnovationbydevelopinghigh-techindustrieswithmilitarytechnologiestoboostmilitary-civilintegration,amovethataimstocultivatenewgrowthdriversand

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Austrian constitutional court legalizes same-sex marriage

Austria'sConstitutionalCourthasruledthatsame-sexcoupleswillbeallowedtomarryfromthebeginningof2019,bringingthecountryinlinewithmorethanadozenotherwesternEuropean

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4 American hikers rescued from Mexico's Citlaltepetl volcano

FourAmericanhikersstuckonMexico'sCitlaltepetlvolcano,locatedattheborderofthestatesofPueblaandVeracruz,havebeenrescued,whileafifthisstillmissing,Puebla'sofficeof

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China's firms see boom in defense deals: Market insiders

NeedforassetslikelytocreatebiggrowthpotentialforinvestorsThenextfiveto10yearswillturnouttobegoldenageintheannalsoftheChinesedefense-relatedindustryasmorefinanci

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5 dead in central China rain

TorrentialrainincentralChina'sHubeiProvincehasleftfivedead.Thedownpourforcedtheevacuationof26,700people,destroyedmorethan8,500housesandcauseddirecteconomiclosse

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US government threat to unwind affirmative action at universities

TheUSJusticeDepartmentisplanningtoinvestigateandpossiblysueuniversitiesoveradmissionspoliciesthatdiscriminateagainstwhiteapplicants,theNewYorkTimesreportedonTue

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U.S. social media networks, Microsoft join hands to fight terrorism

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced Monday the formation of a forum to help make their "consumer services hostile to terrorists and violent extremists."

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U.S. social media networks, Microsoft join hands to fight terrorism

Facebook,Microsoft,TwitterandYouTubeannouncedMondaytheformationofaforumtohelpmaketheir"consumerserviceshostiletoterroristsandviolentextremists."Thefourtechnolog

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Syrian government forces retake Homs

TheSyriangovernmentdeclaredthatitsforceshaveretakenthecountry'sthird-largestcityofHoms,withafinalbatchofrebelsleavingthelastopposition-helddistrictofal-WaeronSu

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Civil code to strengthen rights' protection

Lawmakers are discussing the first draft of legislation that would gather the laws related to issues such as property, inheritance and the conduct of businesses under a unified framework.

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Flight opens linking Haikou and Sansha

Sansha, the southernmost island city of China in the South China Sea, welcomed its first regular civil charter flight on Thursday.

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China's national civil service exam poses up-to-date questions

The annual civil service exam kicked off on Sunday, and some recent topics-such as college graduates starting their own businesses and the Yutu lunar rover-appeared in the exam questions.

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China appoints new ministers of finance, state security

China's top legislature on Monday appointed three new ministers for state security, civil affairs, and finance.

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

​Santos has been announced as this year’s laureate for his efforts to bring peace to the country in the decades-long civil war with FARC guerillas.

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Why do so many young S.Koreans give up on enterprise?

A quarter of a million young Koreans are studying to become civil servants in safe, boring, lifelong jobs while only 140,000 want to work in private enterprise.

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Malaysia's Najib gets new powers amid planned protests over fund scandal

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak will get sweeping security powers on Monday amid planned protests calling for his resignation over U.S. allegations that millions of dollars from a state fund wound up in his personal bank account.

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Malaysia to cooperate with foreign investigations on state investment fund

The Malaysian government said Thursday that it would fully cooperate with any lawful investigation after U.S. prosecutors moved to seize more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in assets related to Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB.