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Pakistan completes gov’t setup after new cabinet takes oath

Pakistan on Friday completed its government setup after new cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in at an oath-taking ceremony at the President House in the country’s capital of Islamabad.

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DPRK says leaving its door open to U.S. visitors

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday slammed the United States for issuing a travel ban on the country, adding that U.S. visitors "of good will" are welcome to the country, state-run media reported.

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U.S. files official notice of Paris Agreement withdrawal to UN

The United States on Friday submitted a notice to the United Nations formally announcing its intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

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France's first lady to become Huan Huan panda's twins' godmother

France's first lady Brigitte Macron will be named godmother of the expected twin cubs, the first babies panda in the European country, Beauval zoo officials said Thursday.

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S.Korea to measure electromagnetic wave near THAAD site next week

South Korea's Defense Ministry said Friday that it planned to measure the levels of noise and electromagnetic wave next week near the site where the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is deployed.

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Pakistan's new cabinet takes oath

Pakistan's new cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in at an oath-taking ceremony at the Presidency in Islamabad on Friday.

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DPRK slams new U.S. unilateral sanctions

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday slammed U.S for seeking new sanctions against it, reported the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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5 die in house fire in eastern India

At least five people, including four of a family, were killed in a fire that broke out in a three-storeyed residential building in the eastern Indian state of Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar Thursday, officials said.

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UNICEF committed to supporting breastfeeding in Laos

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has pledged to attach greater importance to breastfeeding promotion efforts in Laos, the Lao News Agency (KPL) reported on Thursday.

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Pakistan condemns terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

Pakistan on Thursday has condemned the two terrorist attacks that took place in different areas of Afghanistan since Tuesday.

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U.S. to restrict Americans from traveling to DPRK

The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday a new travel restriction to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) due to "serious and mounting risk of arrest and long-term detention of U.S. citizens."

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China clarifies position on Indian border incursion

China on Wednesday laid out its position on India's incursion into Chinese territory in the Himalayas.

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Former Thai PM Somchai acquitted of abusing power

The Supreme Court of Thailand on Wednesday acquitted former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat, a brother-in-law of the self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatara of charges on ordering a 2008 crackdown on anti-government protesters.

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5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan's Ibaraki prefecture

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 rocked Japan's Ibaraki prefecture at 2:02 a.m. local time, Japan Meteorological Agency said Wednesday.

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George Clooney raised 2.25 million US dollars to Syrian refugee children

Hollywood actor, George Clooney's foundation would contribute 2.25 million U.S dollars to sponsor the opening of seven public schools in Lebanon, which could help over 3,000 out-of-school Syrian refugee children back to school this academic year.

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S. Korea urges DPRK to respond to dialogue overtures

South Korea on Tuesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to give a positive response to Seoul's earlier dialogue overtures, about which Pyongyang has been mum.

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Japan's Abe to reshuffle cabinet, LDP executives

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that he will reshuffle his cabinet and ruling party executives on Thursday.