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China relocates 5,000 people to protect cranes

More than 5,000 people are to be relocated in northeast China to protect a colony of red-crowned crane, a species with a population of only 2,000 in the world.

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China, Mongolia work to ease air traffic congestion

Civil aviation authorities from China and Mongolia are scheduled to apply the same air traffic control separation standards from Sept. 18.

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Mozambican govt signs ceasefire deal with opposition Renamo

Delegations from the Mozambican government and the opposition party Renamo signed here late on Sunday a ceasefire agreement to end hostilities between the two sides.

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Breakthrough made in Gaza truce talks

​An important breakthrough has emerged in indirect Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a source in Islamic Hamas movement said on Monday.

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Guardians of the Galaxy tops North America box office again

Guardians of the Galaxy claimed first place this weekend with an estimated 17.63 million U. S. dollars.

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British Ebola patient in West Africa evacuated back to London

​A British healthcare worker residing in Sierra Leone, who has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus disease, has been flown back to London, British authority said Sunday.

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SCO anti-terror drill kicks off in China

A multinational anti-terror drill was kicked off by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in north China's Inner Mongolia on Sunday.

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"Game of Thrones" exhibits delight Vancouver fans

"Game of Thrones" is one of HBO's most successful TV drama series. And from now on to Sept. 1, fans in Vancouver get a chance to see the props and costumes that actors actually use in the show at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE).

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Turkish movie wins best film at Sarajevo Flim Festival

​The movie "Song of My Mother", directed by Erol Mintas from Turkey, on Saturday won the Heart of Sarajevo for the best film at the 20th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) .

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ASEAN economic ministers meeting to kick off in Myanmar

Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have gathered in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw for their 46th meeting and related meetings due to kick off later on Monday.

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China's growth recovery takes pause but remains on track

China's economic recovery took a temporary pause in July owing to weaker domestic investment demand, but it still remained on track, said Wang Tao, chief China economist at Switzerland's largest bank UBS, in a research note.

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Chinese Internet users willing to pay for concert webcasts

A latest survey suggested that Chinese Internet users are willing to pay for quality contents online, among which concert ranks the third highest of all online video categories that they're willing to pay for.

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Breakthrough made in Gaza truce talks: Hamas source

​ An important breakthrough has emerged in indirect Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a source in Islamic Hamas movement said on Monday.

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Drug scandal overshadows film stars' career

As the public is still debating whether stars found to have used drugs should be given a second chance, associations of China's movie industry have voiced an outright rejection attitude.

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Major quake hits central Peru

A 7-magnitude earthquake jolted a thinly-populated region of central Peru at 2321 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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China adds cold water on ice bucket challenge

The ice bucket challenge -- "raising awareness" of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- has gone viral among China's celebrities from tech executives to movie stars.

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Iran denies linking cooperation on Iraq to sanctions

​Iran has denied linking any future cooperation with the United States against terrorists in Iraq to the removal of western sanctions, Tasnim news agency reported on Friday.