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Afghan analysts eye revival of peace talks with reservations

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif alongside Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday once again described Afghanistan's enemy as Pakistan's enemy and vowed to facilitate the resumption of the stalled peace talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban outfit.

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Australian largest oil&gas company approves 2 bln dollars gas development

Australia's largest oil and gas company Woodside Petroleum on Friday announced it had approved a 2 billion U.S. dollars gas development on Australia's north west shelf.

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Aust'n state in world-first trial to assist police deal with mental health sufferers

In a two-year world-first trial, Western Australian (WA) police and mental health workers will join forces to provide better help to mental health sufferers -- while reducing the time police spend on this growing problem.

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Australian leaders to agree on "preventative detention" for convicted terrorists

​Australia's Prime Minister has on Friday pushed state and territory leaders to back indefinite detention for convicted terrorists, under new laws proposed at the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting.

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Trump's populist remarks irk Republican Party

Brazen U.S. billionaire Donald Trump is making waves again, this time irritating the Republican Party (GOP), whose nomination he aims to clinch.

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What stands in the way of global climate agreement?

After years and years of failed negotiations, the fate of securing a landmark global agreement to curb climate change has boiled down to a revised draft of 27 pages released Thursday at the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21).

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Shanghai FTZ makes great progress in market opening

Since five tasks in the framework plan of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (SFTZ) 2013 has been implemented, SFTZ has made great progress in market opening and reform deepening, a Chinese expert has said.

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Attention paid to Chinese medicine as Tu Youyou receives 2015 Nobel Prize

​China's pharmacologist Tu Youyou received her 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine here on Thursday, highlighting more attentions are paid to traditional chinese medicine (TCM) researches and its potentials.

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British city issues special Christmas cards to fight gun crime

At first glance, it might look like a typical Christmas card featuring a festive snowflake. But a closer look reveals the flakes of snow are made up of bullets and handguns.

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China's Huawei signs ICT agreement with Nigeria

China's Huawei and the government of Nigeria signed an agreement on Thursday to create Information Communication Technology(ICT) across the nation.

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Heart of Asia conference leads to India-Pakistan peace "breakthrough"

The ministerial conference of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process concluded here Wednesday on a positive note as Pakistan and India agreed to resume official dialogue after nearly nine years' hiatus.

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China, Azerbaijan sign deals on Silk Road cooperation

China and Azerbaijan on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt.

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Russian FM calls on U.S. to stop sanctions to mend ties: newspaper

Russia would like to renew its relationship with the United States provided that the latter stops backing economic sanctions against Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published by La Repubblica newspaper on Thursday.

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Beijing to step up efforts to combat smog after red alert

The first red alert for smog in Beijing was lifted on Thursday as wind cleared up the sky, but officials will now step up anti-smog efforts, rather than just wait for the wind to blow.

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CPC to consult more with other parties

​The Communist Party of China (CPC) has promised to give other democratic parties more say in big decisions.

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Beijing mulls relaxing residency rules for migrants

Beijing has issued a draft regulation to allow migrants to claim permanent resident permits or "hukou" based on a points system, local authorities said Thursday.

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Chinese local government offers subsidies to homebuyers

​A district government in east China's Zhejiang Province has announced subsidies of up to 800,000 yuan (125,000 U.S. dollars) to homebuyers in an attempt to cut house inventories.