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UK prepared to pay £36bn for EU divorce bill

There are claims the UK is prepared to pay €40bn (£36bn) to settle its divorce bill with Brussels - but a senior government source has denied the reports.

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UK prepared to pay £36bn for EU divorce bill

ThereareclaimstheUKispreparedtopay€40bn(£36bn)tosettleitsdivorcebillwithBrussels-butaseniorgovernmentsourcehasdeniedthereports.TheSundayTelegraphsaysithasspoken

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Rare US total solar eclipse excites Americans coast-to-coast

ForthefirsttimeinalmostacenturytheUnitedStatesispreparingforacoast-to-coastsolareclipse,ararecelestialeventmillionsofAmericans,withcaution,willbeabletoobserve.D

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Simulator to show Americans total solar eclipse 2017

A simulator from the Eclipse Megamovie Project, a collaboration between the University of California, Berkeley, and Google Inc, was introduced Monday to show Americans what the total solar eclipse in late summer will look like from where they live.

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EXO had their 4th straight win in the 26th Seoul Music Award

January 19 saw the 26th Seoul Music Awards take place and not only were there a number of stunning performances and beautifully dressed idols, it was a night filled with many worthy winners!

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China brings ancient villages under state protection

​China has inscribed a total of 4,157 ancient villages to its state protection list in efforts to conserve the country's thousands of years long agricultural civilization.

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Veteran Mosquera becomes first Colombian men to win an 0lympic gold

Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera of Colombia won the men' s 62kg weightlifting gold medal at the Rio Olympic as he became the first male Olympic champion in his country.

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East Asia makes up half of tourist arrivals to Philippines from Jan to April

​East Asia countries make up 49.2 percent of total tourism visitors to the Philippines for the months of January to April 2016, officials said Friday.

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Cambodia adds 18 forests covering 2.67 mln hectares to Protected Forest Area list

​Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has signed a sub-decree on the registration of 18 forests covering a total of 2.67 million hectares as new protested areas, according to an Environment Ministry statement on Tuesday.

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Beijing Int'l Film Festival to screen 500 movies

Around 500 films will be put on screen during the sixth Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), which will open on April 16.

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Nicaragua reports 129 cases of Zika virus

Nicaragua government confirmed on Monday that three new cases of the Zika virus have been detected, raising the total number to 129.

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Foreign investment promising in China despite economic downturn

​Foreign investment is still promising in China amid an economic slowdown with new opportunities emerging from consumption and service in the domestic market, a Xinhua investigation has found.

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Death toll from typhoon Melor rises to 17 in Philippines

​Typhoon Melor which has left the central provinces of Philippines, killed at least 17 people and left 20 injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.

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China to cut troops by 300,000: Xi

China will cut the number of its troops by 300,000, President Xi Jinping announced Thursday.

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Australia's love of alcohol comes at huge cost to economy: study

Australians are known for their love of alcohol, most notably beer, but it has been revealed this passion comes at a 2.2 billion U.S. dollar cost to the nation's economy.

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S.Korea reports 1 more MERS infection, 2 deaths

South Korea on Thursday reported one more case of infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ( MERS) and two deaths, bringing the total contagion cases to 180 and the death toll to 29, the health ministry said.