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China's economy to grow by 2.0 pct in 2020, says World Bank

China's economy is expected to grow by 2.0 percent in 2020, up from the 1 percent projection released in June, the World Bank said on Monday.The growth will be boosted

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U.S. embassy in Iraq says to hold emergency drills after series of attacks

The U.S. embassy in Iraq announced on Sunday that it will conduct a series of emergency tests and drills after a recent series of attacks."Over the course of the next t

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Huawei to open 2nd data center in Chile

Chinese technology giant Huawei on Wednesday announced it will open a second data center in Chile at the end of the year to support technological development and promot

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China becomes EU's top trading partner in first 7 months: Eurostat

In the first seven months of 2020, China became the top trading partner of the European Union (EU), a position previously held by the United States, said Eurostat on We

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Canada to announce retaliatory measure against U.S. aluminum tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday Canada will unveil retaliatory measures to counter "unjust" American aluminum tariffs.In a statement, Trudeau said h

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Chinese businesses in EU call for unbiased treatment, cooperation

Chinese companies operating in the European Union (EU) have expressed their concerns and called for a better business environment via a report published by their chambe

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ECB keeps key interest rates unchanged

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to keep key interest rates unchanged and made no changes to its forward guidance and asset purchase programs.The 19-

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Iran to hold large-scale military drills in southern waters

Iran's army will start large-scale drills in the eastern part of the country's southern waters on Thursday, Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Habibollah Sayyari anno

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Israeli-led researchers measure electric current in DNA, may help detect cancer, COVID-19

An Israeli-led research team located and measured an electric current in DNA molecules, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) reported on Monday.The finding is alread

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Top U.S. general says military won't play role in 2020 election

The U.S. military will not play a role in this year's election, according to the country's top general."In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the elections, by

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British foreign secretary to visit Palestine, Israel for peace process: Palestinian authorities

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will visit the West Bank and Israel this week to push the peace process between the two sides, Palestinian authorities said Monda

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War epic film box office hits 100 mln USD

The war epic film The Eight Hundred scored a cumulative box office revenue of more than 700 million yuan (about 100 million U.S. dollars) in China by Sunday afternoon.T

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Stronger China-Africa ties key to post-COVID-19 economic recovery: scholar

Stronger China-Africa ties are key to the post-COVID-19 economic recovery of the African continent, a Kenyan scholar said on Sunday. Peter Kagwanja CEO, Africa Policy

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China, Vietnam pledge peaceful, friendly border of common development

China and Vietnam on Sunday vowed to make their border areas peaceful and friendly for cooperation and common development. The pledge came as Chinese State Councilor a

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Pompeo to visit Israel, Sudan, Bahrain, UAE

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will kick off his four-country trip starting on Sunday, the U.S. State Department said in a statement. Pompeo will travel to Israel

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Trump to speak every night of upcoming Republican National Convention: campaign official

U.S. President Donald Trump will be speaking every night of the upcoming 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC), a campaign official said on Sunday. "You'll have Pr

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Russia interested in cooperation with China on 5G: Russian FM

Russia is interested in cooperation with China on 5G technology, TASS news agency reported on Sunday, citing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "We will definitel