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China’s economy 'stable' and 'improving' in April, but industrial output

ReleaseofkeyeconomicmonthlydatabytheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)onMondayindicatesthatChina’seconomyinAprilremained"stable"and"positive".XingZhihong,thespokes

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Ant Financial's takeover of MoneyGram draws US lawmakers' criticism

ChinesefirmAntFinancial’s1.2-billion-dollaracquisitionofUScash-transfergroupMoneyGramisindoubtafterUSlawmakerscriticizedthedealasathreattonationalsecurity.Repub

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Over 2000 rebels, families evacuate Damascus district

Morethan2,000rebelsandtheirfamilymembershaveleftthedevastateddistrictofQabounontheedgeoftheSyriancapitalDamascusaftermorethantwomonthsofaerialstrikesandartiller

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Smoke alarm: Indonesians take tiny steps against Big Tobacco

AneighborhoodintheIndonesiancapitalhasinformallydeclareditselfasmoke-freezoneasstudentsplanfurtherprotestsagainstwhattheyseeasanincreasedeffortbycigarettecompan

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ZTE to provide IT solutions for luxury property project in Bulgaria

BulgarianDevelopmentHoldingsLtd.(BDHL)hasteamedupwithChinesetelecomequipmentmakerZTECorpfora1.5billioneuro($1.6billion)entertainmentandcommercialcomplexnearSofi

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A dashing bodyguard is stealing the new S.Korean president's limelight

NewlyelectedSouthKoreanpresidentMoonJae-inhasliveduptohispromisetoshakeupthecountry’spolitics,butperhapsnotinthewaythatheexpected.Inhisfirstfewdaysinoffice,MrMo

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Targeting core Labour voters, UK's May promises more workers' rights

PrimeMinisterTheresaMaywillpromiseonMondaytoextendBritishworkers'rightsintheworkplaceandtheboardroom,partofapushtowinovertraditionalworkingclasssupportersoftheo

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Top 15 'new first-tier' cities in China

Atotalof15citieshavejoinedtheclubofChina'snewfirst-tiercitiesduetotheircommercialcharm,accordingtoareportbytheChinaBusinessNetwork(CBN)CoLtd.Theranking,released

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A 'crime of passion' that India never forgot

Onthesultryafternoonof27April1959,inaposhBombay(nowMumbai)neighbourhood,adecoratedIndiannavalofficerenteredthebedroomofhisEnglishwife'sloverandshothimdead.Comma

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Bong Joon-ho's 'Okja' to open in S. Korean theaters on June 29

"Okja,"SouthKoreandirectorBongJoon-ho'sfollow-uptosmash-hit"Snowpiercer,"willbereleasedinKoreantheatersonJune29foranopenrun,itsAmericaninvestorandlocaldistribut

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Central African Republic death toll could reach 30: U.N.

HundredsofciviliansareseekingrefugeinsideamosqueintheCentralAfricanRepublic'sbordertownofBangassouamidongoingattacksbyChristianmilitiasthathavekilledupto30civil

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S. Korean actor regrets posting 'Guardians 2' photo on Instagram

SouthKoreanactorKimRae-wononMondayapologizedforpostingaphotoofHollywoodmovie"GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol.2,"supposedlytakenwhilewatchingitatatheater,onasocialmedias

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Jilted Indian man rapes, kills ex-girlfriend: police

Ajiltedmanwhokidnappedandrapedhisex-girlfriendbeforesmashingherheadwithbricksandrunningheroverwithacarhasbeenarrested,IndianpolicesaidSunday.Policeinthenorthern

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Desperately short of labor, mid-sized Japanese firms plan to buy robots

DesperatetoovercomeJapan'sgrowingshortageoflabor,mid-sizedcompaniesareplanningtobuyrobotsandotherequipmenttoautomateawiderangeoftasks,includingmanufacturing,ear

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'Deadwood' and 'The Avengers' actor Powers Boothe has died aged 68

PowersBoothe,thecharacteractorknownforhisvillainrolesinTV's"Deadwood,"andinthemovies"Tombstone,"''SinCity"and"TheAvengers,"hasdied.Hewas68.Boothe'spublicistsays

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Western Digital takes legal action to block sale of Toshiba's chip unit

WesternDigitalCorp(WDC.O)hassoughtinternationalarbitrationtostoppartnerToshibaCorp(6502.T)fromsellingitschipsarmwithoutitsconsent,potentiallyderailingamuch-need

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Indian woman battered to death with bricks after being gang-raped

AnIndianwomanwasgang-rapedandthenbrutallymurderedbymenwhosmashedherskullwithbricksaftershehadthreatenedtoinformauthorities,policeinthenorthernstateofHaryana,sai