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Pegu Club awarded as heritage site in Myanmar’s Yangon
Pegu Club, a historical building in Myanmar's former capital city of Yangon, has been awarded a blue plaque by the Yangon Heritage Trust to mark it as a heritage site…
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US Louisiana governor signs bill into law banning fetal heartbeat abortion
John Bel Edwards, the Democratic governor in southern US state of Louisiana, on Thursday signed into law a bill banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur…
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Trump slams Mueller as “highly conflicted” over “not an option” remarks
US President Donald Trump slammed Special Counsel Robert Mueller as "highly conflicted" on Thursday, one day after Mueller's first-ever public statement saying that charging Trump with a crime was "not…
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Trump announces new 5 pct tariff on Mexican goods to halt migrants
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would impose a new 5-percent tariff on all imported Mexican goods beginning June 10 so as to pressure the country to halt…
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Poland and Sweden support Ukraine’s EU aspirations: FM
Poland and Sweden were in favour of strengthening the Eastern Partnership -- an EU initiative to "promote economic integration and European values" in the six Eastern European countries, Swedish Foreign…
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Greek conservatives win European elections, local elections: final official results
Greece's conservatives of New Democracy (ND) party won Sunday's European parliament elections, as well as the first round of local elections, according to the final official results released by the…
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Russia develops new gym machine for space station astronauts
Astronaut Michael Barratt moves the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill aboard the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV September 1, 2009. Russian engineers are developing…
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French, German FMs urge Russia to take action to ease tension in Ukraine
Foreign ministers of France and Germany on Thursday asked "unconditional release" of Ukrainian sailors Russia had captured in November 2018, urging Moscow to act swiftly to resume dialogue and de-escalate…
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Top judge Bierlein to become Austrian first female chancellor
Brigitte Bierlein, President of the Constitutional Court, is to become the first female Chancellor of Austria, announced President Alexander Van der Bellen here Thursday afternoon. The 69-year old non-party lawyer…
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Pros and cons of Modi as a strong politician
By Ding Gang Source:Global Times Photo: VCG Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's thumping victory on May 23 reflects the power of nationalism in an ascendant nation. Such a sentiment led…