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APD REVIEW | The Belt and Road: From China, for the world

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Indonesia increases steps to grab more visitors from China

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China’s Tianjin to help Pakistan’s Punjab in education sector

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Sri Lanka's Central Bank Chief hails China's Belt and Road initiative

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UK survey finds 28,000 plant species for medical use

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Turkey calls for ouster of US envoy for anti-ISIL coalition

TurkeycalledonThursdayfortheremovaloftheUSdiplomatcoordinatingtheinternationalcoalitionfightingISILinIraqandSyria,accusinghimofbackingSyrianKurdishmilitia.Washi

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Ukrainians, not Russians, injured in traffic accident in Turkey

Ukrainians,notRussians,wereamong18peopleinjuredonThursdaywhenamidibuscarryingtouristsoverturnedonahighwayinsouthwesternTurkey,ahealthofficialwasquotedassayingby

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4 Indonesian soldiers killed, 8 injured in a military training accident

FourIndonesiansoldiershavebeenkilledandeightothersinjuredbyartilleryfireinanaccidentduringtrainingonaSouthChinaSeaisland,thearmysaidonThursday.IttookplaceonWedn

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Saudi Arabia to invest $200 billion in US, purchase arms worth $300 bln

AsU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumppreparesforhisfirstoverseastrip,SaudiArabiahasannouncedtomakeawhoppingUSD200billioninvestmentintheUSandintendstopurchasearmsworthUSD30

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Abe, S. Korean special envoy agree to resume leaders' shuttle diplomacy

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeandaspecialenvoyofSouthKorea'snewly-electedPresidentMoonJae-inagreedintalksThursdaytoresumetheshuttlediplomacybetweentheleadersofb

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Turkish minister: Germany free to withdraw troops from Turkey's Incirlik

GermanyisfreetowithdrawitstroopsstationedatTurkey'sIncirlikairbaseifitwantsto,TurkishForeignMinisterMevlutCavusoglusaidonThursday,addingBerlinshouldchangeitsatt

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U.S. Republicans worry Trump scandals may doom legislative agenda

ScandalsenvelopingU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumphaveleftRepublicanlawmakersandlobbyistsincreasinglygloomyabouttheprospectsforpassingsweepingtaxcuts,arollbackofObamaca

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GM will cut operations in India, South Africa

GeneralMotorsCoplanstoquitsellingvehiclesinIndiabytheendofthisyearandwillselloperationsinSouthAfrica,thelateststepsinastrategyoffocusingcashandengineeringeffort

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Oil down as market stays well supplied despite OPEC cuts

OilpricesslippedonThursdayasthemarketremainedwellsuppliedwithcrudedespiteeffortsbyOPECandotherbigexporterstocurbproductionandsupportprices.Brentcrudewasdown17ce

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World Cup hooligan threat 'fake': Russian official

AtoporganiserofRussia'sWorldCupdismissedthethreatofhooliganismas"overblown"and"fake"onThursdaydespiteconcernsafterRussianfanswentontherampageatEuro2016.Alexande

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Android users have installed over 82 billion apps

InadditiontothefactthatthereareovertwobillionmonthlyactiveAndroiddevicesintheworldrightnow,Googlehasevenmoreofareasontobrag.AccordingtoDaveBurke,vicepresidentof

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Chinese woman freed 6 stops after hair got stuck in subway doors

Foralotofundergroundurbancommuters,subwaydoorsaremorethanjustgatestakingthemfrompointAtopointB.It’samovingtrap,whosethreatisamplifiedduringrushhours.Afatalaccid