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Kidnapped son of ex-Libyan leader handed to Lebanese security forces

​Kidnapped son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was handed to the Lebanese security forces on Friday, the LBCI TV reported.

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Belt & Road initiative drives economic rejuvenation of SCO countries

Loaded with 200 tonnes of cargo, a freight train leaving south China's Guangzhou today will arrive in Moscow 18 days later, having traveled more than 7,000 miles through Eurasia.

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E-courts promise online justice for Chinese shoppers

As Chinese increasingly turn to the Internet for shopping, it's appropriate that many lawsuits over their purchases are now being handled entirely online.

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"Refugees" named word of year 2015 in German language

​The German word "Fluechtlinge," which means "refugees" in English, was named "Word of the Year 2015" in the German language, the Society for the German Language (GfdS) announced Friday.

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Chinese premier confident in meeting 2015 growth target

​Chinese Premier Li Keqiang voiced his confidence in meeting annual economic targets on Friday as he met with Italian Senate President Pietro Grasso.

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Convict in Shanghai roommate poisoning case executed

Lin Senhao, a medical student in Shanghai convicted of poisoning his roommate in 2013, was executed after the death sentence was upheld by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Friday.

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Growth in New Zealand manufacturing speeds up

​New Zealand's manufacturing sector continued its accelerated growth last month, according to the latest performance of manufacturing index (PMI) out Friday.

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Outbreak of coral eating starfish like plague of locusts: Australian researcher

​An outbreak of coral eating Crown of Thorns starfish (COTs) on the Great Barrier Reef could become the worst on record with conservationists fearing numbers could soar from 4 million to 60 million by 2020.

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New Zealand's new trade minister to make WTO debut in Kenya

​Incoming New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay will be seeking to secure market access, particularly for agriculture, at next week's World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks in Nairobi.

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Japan to launch X-ray astronomy satellite after 2 months

​Japan will launch an X-ray astronomy satellite atop an H-2A carrier rocket in February next year, as an effort to elucidate the structure of space and its evolution.

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S.Korea, Japan to hold director-general meeting on wartime sex slavery

South Korea and Japan will hold a director general-level meeting next week in Tokyo to discuss issues on Japan's sex enslavement of Korean women during World War II, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.

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S.Korea's USD deposits reduce first time in 5 months

The U.S. dollar-denominated deposits in South Korea reduced for the first time in five months, central bank data showed Friday.

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Convicted terrorists to get indefinite detention in Australia

Australia's state and territory leaders have agreed with a proposal for indefinite detention of convicted terrorists, a similar measure used for convicted paedophiles unless they can prove they have reformed.

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New Zealand to train more overseas aircraft engineers

​New Zealand aviation training bodies will be targeting China, India and Southeast Asia with the introduction of international-standard regulations next year, Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss said Friday.

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S.Korea's import prices fall for 5 months on cheaper oil

​Prices for imported products in South Korea declined for five straight months due to lower crude oil prices, central bank data showed Friday.

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Myanmar gov't forms support committee to manage power transfer

Myanmar government has formed a support committee to manage power transfer following a significant meeting between President U Thein Sein and Chairperson of the election-winning National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi early this month, an official report said Friday.

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S.Korea, DPRK begin vice ministerial-level meeting

South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday began a vice ministerial-level meeting in the DPRK's border city of Kaesong.