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British couple with combined age of 171 get married

AcouplefromthesouthwestofEnglandhavebecometheoldestnewlywedsinBritain,accordingtomediareports.JoanGrant,81,andTedWright,90,weremarriedonFridayatSwindonRegisterO

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DPRK’s female hockey team will arrive in ROK on Thursday

FifteenmembersoftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea's(DPRK)femalehockeyteamwillarriveintheRepublicofKorea(ROK)onThursday,accordingtoDPRKauthorities.Aftertheira

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Canada limits crab fishing to save right whales

SnowcrabfishingintheGulfofSaintLawrencewillbecurtailedtoprotectendangeredrightwhalesfromtanglinginfishinggear,aCanadianofficialsaidTuesday.TwelveNorthAtlanticri

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At least 33 killed in twin car bombs in Libya's Benghazi

Atleast33werekilledanddozensmoreinjuredfollowingatwincarbombattackintheeasternLibyancityofBenghazionTuesdaynight,Reutersreported,citinglocalofficials.Thefirstex

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Turkey kills at least 260 Kurdish militias in Syria offensive: Military

Atleast260membersofKurdishPeople'sProtectionUnits(YPG)werekilledafterTurkeylaunchedanattackinSyria'sAfrindistrictovertheweekend,theTurkisharmysaidonTuesday.The"

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Microsoft boss: World needs more computing power

Theworldisrapidly"runningoutofcomputingcapacity",theheadoftechgiantMicrosofthaswarned.SatyaNadellasaidattheWorldEconomicForuminDavosthatsuperfastquantumcomputer

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Brazilian former president Lula's trial: Jail or presidency

Braziliansarewaitingfortheanswertowhetherthecountry'smostpopularformerleader,LuizInacioLuladaSilva,canrunforBrazil's2018presidentialraceafterhewasconvictedoncor

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Qualcomm fine from EU antitrust regulators expected Wednesday - source

EUantitrustregulatorsareexpectedtoimposeamulti-millioneurofineonQualcommInconWednesdayforpayingAppleInctouseonlyitschips,accordingtoapersonfamiliarwiththematter

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BHP sees opportunities in China economic transformation

BHP,theworld'sleadingresourcescompany,seesnewopportunitiesinChina'seconomictransformationandtheBeltandRoadInitiative,saidArnoudBalhuizen,BHP'sChiefCommercialOff

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US Senate confirms Jerome Powell as next Fed chairman

TheUSSenateonTuesdayconfirmedformerinvestmentbankerJeromePowellasheadoftheFederalReserve,puttingPresidentDonaldTrump'spickinaroleofenormousinfluenceovertheworld

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US: Kentucky school shooting leaves two dead

AshootinginasouthwestKentuckyhighschoolonTuesdaymorninghaslefttwostudentsdeadand17injured,saidKentuckyGovernorMattBevin.BevintoldapressconferenceatMarshallCount

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Why has 'Travel Frog' gone viral on China's Internet?

AmobilegamethatletsyouraiseavirtualfroghasbecomesurprisinglypopularinChina.CalledTabikaeru,whichtranslatestoTravelFrog,thegamefeaturesanadorablefrogwholovestogo

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Gov't shutdown fight exposes deep fractures in American politics

InagreeingonMondaytoendathree-dayU.S.governmentshutdown,thefourthinthepast25years,RepublicansandDemocratsmadesomecompromisetobridgethepartisandivide.However,pol

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US spacewalking astronauts give new hand to robot arm

TwoUSspacewalkingastronautsgaveahandtotheInternationalSpaceStation’sbigrobotarmonTuesday.AstheUSfederalgovernmentgearedbackup250milesbelow,NASAastronautsMarkVan

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China to develop manned submersibles with 11km depth capability

‍Chinaistodeveloptwodeep-seamannedsubmersibles,abletoreachadepthof11kilometers,byaround2020,accordingtoanoceanicassociationofficial.LiuFeng,secretary-generalofC

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Philippine economy posts 6.6% GDP growth in Q 4; 6.7% in 2017

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Jan.24(APD)-SocioeconomicPlanningSecretaryErnestoM.Perniareportedthecountry’sGrossDomesticProductposteda6.6percentgrowthinthefourth

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China does not "control" or "dominate" AIIB: bank president

Chinadoesnotcontrolordominatethedecision-makingoftheAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB),thebank'spresidentJinLiqunreiteratedhereonMonday.AsaBeijing-headquar