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Suspect in East China bus arson caught

Police have caught the suspect of a bus arson which have left one passenger dead and 19 others injured in east China's Shandong Province.

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Sydney in September: where running is a festival

It says much of Sydney's twin obsessions with sport and nature that the citizenry can get pumped up, and even bother holding an annual "Running Festival," yet, here we are in late August and the fitness fanatics are in fill swing with the CBD pavements full of training lawyers and weight- watching IT programmers.

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CERD concerned over Japan's racist statements, actions prevalence

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has voiced concerns over prevalence of racist statements and actions in Japan during a two-day review that concluded Thursday.

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Turkey's president-elect nominates new prime minister

​Turkey's president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday in Ankara that Foreign Minister Ahmet Davuroglu will become the new prime minister.

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China produces slightly less early rice in 2014

China produced 34.01 million tonnes of early rice in 2014, a decrease of 125,000 tonnes, or 0.4 percent, from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday in a statement.

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Myanmar, India to cooperate in raising trade volume

​Myanmar and India will cooperate in raising their trade volumes, sources with the Myanmar Ministry of Commerce said Friday.

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Italian award helps promotion of China's music abroad: Chinese singer

​For the first time, Italy has awarded an important music prize to a Chinese pop folk singer, Gao Ying, which she said will further help the promotion of China's music abroad.

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EAC's rail freight tariffs beyond global average

The East African Community (EAC)'s rail freight tariffs are high compared to other regions of the world, a survey released on Thursday said.

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Albania, Germany to enhance cooperation

​Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati said on Thursday that Albania appreciated Germany's support in its efforts to join the European Union, vowing to continue cooperation between the two countries.

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Official lists HK universal suffrage requirements

Senior legislature official Li Fei has stressed patriotism, adherence to law and local prosperity as musts in practicing universal suffrage in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) by 2017.

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Indonesian president-elect vows to speed up gov't forming

​Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo said on Thursday night that he will speed up forming his government.

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Interpol condemns murder of U.S. journalist by Islamic State group

​The Secretary General of the international police organization (Interpol) on Thursday condemned in the strongest terms the murder of U.S. journalist James Foley by the Islamic militant group.

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Arab-Israeli "trespasser" arrested in Lebanon

​The Lebanese army said on Thursday that it arrested an Arab citizen of Israel who had cut through the border's barbed wire to cross into Lebanon, a security source revealed to Xinhua.

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Colombian military delegation to meet with FARC rebels in Cuba for talks

A high-level Colombian military delegation traveled to Cuba Thursday to meet with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels for peace talks, President Juan Manuel Santos told reporters.

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Joint efforts blunt ISIL's advance in Iraq: U.S. defense chief

​U.S. airstrikes and military assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish security forces have stalled the advance of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces around Erbil, Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Thursday.

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Santos profit slides 24 pct despite record sales revenue

Australian oil and gas producer Santos announced a 24- percent drop in first-half net profit to 206 million Australian dollars (191 million U.S. dollars) on Friday despite a major boost in revenue.

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Prosecutors open investigation into senior economic official

Prosecutors opened investigation into a former senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for bribery, said the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) Friday.