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Japan, India to forge closer economic ties

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi held summit talks here Monday, which traversed a number of issues ranging from increasing investment ties, jointly developing clean technologies and continuing delicate discussions on a civil nuclear deal.

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Int'l defence equipments exhibition opens in Polish city

​Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak opened the 22nd International Defense Industry Exhibition in Polish city of Kielce on Monday.

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Lao villager's favorite pastime: detonate unexploded U.S. bombs

​While most residents at Vilabouly village in Savannakhet province in Laos are engaged in farming and fishing, Wan's favorite pastime is defusing bombs left by the Americans during the Indochina war.

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Russia's consumer protection agency to investigate McDonald's in Kaliningrad

​Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare has announced the return of health and safety inspectors to two McDonald's restaurants in the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad on Monday.

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42 injured in bus accident near Egypt's Red Sea resort

​A total of 42 Egyptians were injured on Monday when a passenger bus flipped over on a high way heading to Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, the state-run al-Ahram newspaper reported.

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China, Laos pledge to deepen law enforcement, security cooperation

Chinese security chief Meng Jianzhu on Monday met with Sylavong Somkeo, Lao acting minister of public security, on deepening bilateral security cooperation.

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World's largest duty-free shop opens in China's Sanya

​The world's largest duty-free shop (DFS) opened its doors on Monday in the coastal city of Sanya in the southern island province of Hainan.

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Eurozone manufacturing index slips to 13-month low

​The final seasonally-adjusted eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of the industry activities, slipped to 50.7 in August from 51.8 in July, the lowest reading since last July, according to a Markit survey published Monday.

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Ireland's August car sales up 32 pct year-on-year

​Ireland's car sales in August reached 4,873, up 32 percent, when compared to the same month of 2013, according to latest figures on Monday.

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Train breaks down in China

A line in northwest China's Qinghai Province has resumed services after a passenger train was stranded due to a locomotive malfunction, said railway authorities Monday.

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Suicide after spree killing in China school

The death toll from a stabbing spree by a student's father has risen to four after a teacher died in hospital on Monday night in central China's Hubei Province.

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One-third Singapore youths experience cyberbullying

Over one-third of Singaporean youths have experienced cyberbullying, Channel NewsAsia reported on Tuesday, citing a study by security vendor McAfee.

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3 executed by Al-Qaida gunmen in Yemen for collaborating with U.S.

3 executed by Al-Qaida gunmen in Yemen for collaborating with U.S.

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Change your diet to reduce climate change

Healthier diets are not only important to ensure food security and people's health, but also to avoid dangerous climate change, according to a new British study published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change.

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Chinese officials explain debated decision on 2017 HK election

​Senior Chinese officials explained at a meeting here Monday a legislative decision on electing Hong Kong's chief executive by universal suffrage, which has been heatedly debated in the Special Administrative Region.

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Chinese vice premier, Putin witness start of construction on China-Russia gas pipeline

​Construction of the China- Russia East Route natural gas pipeline started in this eastern Siberia city as visiting Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed the welding of the first roll of steel pipes Monday evening.

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Austrian unemployment rate continues to rise in August

The Austrian unemployment rate rose 10.1 percent year-on-year in August to reach 7.6 percent or 355, 643 people without work, new figures released Monday have revealed.