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China, Pakistan vow to further deepen bilateral pragmatic cooperation

China and Pakistan on Sunday promised to deepen their pragmatic cooperation in various fields during a meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang.

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Iran's parliament takes steps to counter U.S. pressures

Iranian Majlis (parliament) on Sunday overwhelmingly approved the generalities of a motion to counter U.S. pressures and its "terrorist and adventurous" acts in the region.

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Hundreds rally in LA against white supremacists

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in downtown Los Angeles Sunday afternoon, protesting white supremacists violence in Charlottesville of Virginia the day before.

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Silence, speech, song at San Francisco's vigil for Charlottesville victims

It was mostly silent in an hour of vigil Saturday evening in downtown San Francisco, a city on the U.S. West Coast, for those who fell victim to the violence earlier in the day in Charlottesville, Virginia, in eastern United States.

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Roundup: Kenyans urged to remain calm amid poll anxiety

Kenya's government on Thursday appealed to citizens to remain calm following peaceful conclusion to Kenya's general elections which are tightly contested amid anxiety across the East African nation.

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Guam has 14 minutes to alert if DPRK fires missiles: official

If the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fires missiles toward Guam, they would take about 14 minutes to reach the island and the alert system there would notified the public, Guam's Homeland Security Office said Thursday.

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Spotlight: U.S. tariff consideration on China disapproved by public

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration recently threatened to investigate China's intellectual property and trade policies, for it thinks the United States has been hurt by China in these fields. However, many Americans believe that talks work better than threats.

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DPRK military says plan to strike Guam to be ready by mid-August

The DPRK is working on plans for a missile strike near the US Pacific territory of Guam, calling President Donald Trump's warning of "fire and fury" a "load of nonsense" and that only "absolute force can work on him."

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FBI raids home of former Trump campaign chairman amid Russia collusion probe

U.S. FBI agents conducted a predawn raid of home of Paul Manafort, former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign in Alexandria, Virginia, a spokesperson for Manafort confirmed Wednesday.

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S. African President Zuma survives no confidence motion by secret ballot

South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived a no confidence motion by secret ballot.

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Opposition parties barred from elections in Venezuela

Venezuela's National Electoral Council decided on Tuesday to bar the opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), from running in seven of 23 states for regional elections in December.

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Seeking de-escalation of tensions with U.S. a foreign policy priority: Iranian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that seeking de-escalation of tensions with the United States is among Iran's foreign policy priorities.

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Spotlight: Near-miss multi-plane crash at SFO: "scarier than ever"

About a near-miss crash by an incoming Air Canada flight into four outgoing flights a month ago at San Francisco International Airport, an administrator of an international passenger carrier has called it "scary."

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Paid military informant aided raid on Venezuelan base: official

An active-duty member of the military helped carry out a paramilitary attack on an army base that ransacked an arsenal of weapons, a top official said on Monday.

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China FM urges DPRK to respond to U.S. guarantees

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to make a response to the guarantees of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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U.S. Wall Street regulators impose far lower penalties in 2017: WSJ

U.S. Wall Street regulators have imposed far lower penalties in the first six months of this year compared with the same period in 2016, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis published on Monday.

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"The Dark Tower" topped North American box office with lowest No.1 opening of 2017

Sony and MRC's "The Dark Tower" topped North American box office with an estimated 19.5 million U.S. dollars, the lowest No.1 opening of 2017 so far.