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New UN envoy embarks on 1st visit to Syria
The new UN envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, for the first time since his recent appointment. After reaching the Four Seasons hotel in the heart…
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PM “widely expected” to be defeated over Brexit deal: UK media
British Prime Minister Theresa May is "widely expected" to be defeated in the Tuesday parliament vote on the Brexit deal she has advocated, local media reported. An overwhelming majority of…
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China boosts liquidity to offset cash demand for tax payments
China's central bank injected liquidity into the money market through reverse repos Tuesday to offset the impact of a tax payment peak this month. The People's Bank of China (PBOC)…
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Moon sees first cotton-seed sprout
One of the cotton seeds carried to the moon by China's Chang'e-4 probe is the first ever to sprout on the moon, according to scientists of a mini biosphere experiment…
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China urges Canada to respect rule of law over drug smuggler death sentence
China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed strong dissatisfaction after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused China of "arbitrarily" sentencing a Canadian to death for drug smuggling, slamming the remark for…
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China, Finland vow to write new chapter in bilateral ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his visiting Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto agreed to work together to write a new chapter in bilateral ties during their talks on Monday. Hailing that…
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Former chief of NASA urges lifting China ban
There is both optimism and a need for the United States to resume cooperation with China in space exploration, a veteran astronaut and former NASA administrator said days after the…
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Cockpit voice recorder of crashed Lion Air jet retrieved in water off western Indonesia
Navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, Indonesian officials said Monday, in a possible boost to…
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Trump says US will hurt Turkey economically if it hits Kurds
President Donald Trump's warning that if Turkey attacks U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria, the United States will "devastate Turkey economically" has drawn a sharp response from Ankara and President Recep…
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DNA of wolf declared extinct in wild lives on in Texas pack
Researchers say a pack of wild canines found frolicking near the beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast carries a substantial amount of red wolf genes, a surprising discovery because the…