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S. Korean president vows to build peace community on Korean Peninsula

South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed Thursday to build a peace community of co-existence and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula this year. Moon made the remarks du

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London celebrates New Year with its "best fireworks", highlighting openness to world

London celebrated the New Year on Wednesday with its world-famous fireworks, as the British capital seeks to highlight its image as an open city amid Brexit uncertaint

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UN chief "concerned" by DPRK statement on ending nuclear tests moratorium

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to not resume the nuclear and missile tests, said his spokesm

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Indian PM speaks to leaders of 5 neighbouring countries on New Year

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held telephone conversations with leaders of five neighbouring countries on the occasion of the New Year, officials sa

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China to cut RRR by 50 basis points

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced on Wednesday it would cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 50 basis points for all banks, starting January 6, to suppo

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China enforces new national medical insurance catalog

China's new national medical insurance catalog came into effect Wednesday, including 70 new drugs with their prices slashed by 60.7 percent on average. Eight domestica

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Top DPRK leader warns U.S. against falling into impasse over nuke talks

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has blamed the United States for the impasse of bilateral nuclear talks, the official Korean

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Pentagon to send more troops to Middle East as protesters rally at U.S. embassy in Iraq

Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday stormed the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, mourning for the Hashd Shaabi members killed by a U.S. attack in Iraq on Sunday, which has promp

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China donates materials, equipment to promote child welfare in Tunisia

China signed on Tuesday an agreement with Tunisia to donate materials and equipment to the Tunisian establishments operating for the benefit of the country's children.

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Israel's largest natural gas field starts operating: ministry

Israel has begun flowing natural gas from its largest gas field Leviathan to the country's transmission system, the Ministry of Energy announced Tuesday. The gas field

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Trump blames Iran for demonstrators storming U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran after furious Iraqi demonstrators mourning those killed in an earlier American attack in Iraq stormed the U.S. Embas

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U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade mostly lower

U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly lower on Tuesday with seven of the top 10 stocks by weight in the SP U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on a downbea

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Syrian army deployment on border with Turkey to bring security, peace to Syria: Iranian official

A visiting Iranian official said on Tuesday that the deployment of the Syrian army on the border with Turkey will bring security, peace, and stability to Syria, state