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SpaceX carries out first commercial launch
SpaceX carried out its first commercial launch on Thursday with its Falcon Heavy rocket easing a Saudi telecoms satellite into orbit. The bright white rocket rose with a roar…
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Netanyahu wins 5th term as Israeli PM: final results
Official results of Israel's elections were published on Thursday night, showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party has beaten the main rival, the Blue and White party. The results were released…
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Sudan defence minister sworn in as chief of new military council: state TV
Sudan's defence minister was sworn in Thursday as chief of the new military council that replaced president Omar al-Bashir hours after the army ousted the veteran leader, state television reported.…
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More China-EU deals will bring prosperity but require time, trust and hard work
By Liu Kecheng Source:Global Times Liu Kecheng Photo: Courtesy of Liu Kecheng Illustration: Luo Xuan/GT This week has seen China and the EU come together at a landmark summit that…
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WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London
Police in London say they've arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy on a court warrant dating back to 2012. In a statement Thursday, police said Assange has…
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Police dogs, horses given Royal protection after Queen Elizabeth signs new law
Attacks on police dogs and horses became a criminal offence in Britain Wednesday after Queen Elizabeth gave Royal assent to a new law. The new law was inspired by a…
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Sanctions on DPRK should not impact humanitarian aid: Chinese envoy
Sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should not impact humanitarian aid to the country as per relevant Security Council resolutions, said a Chinese envoy on Wednesday. Wu…
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Bones from Philippine cave reveal a new human cousin
Fossil bones and teeth found in the Philippines have revealed a long-lost cousin of modern people, which evidently lived around the time our own species was spreading from Africa to…
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Sudanese officials say army forced president to step down
Tens of thousands of Sudanese were making their way to the center of the country's capital on Thursday, cheering and clapping in celebration as two senior officials said the military…
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Peru’s ex-president Kuczynski arrested on corruption charges
Peru's ex-President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was arrested in Lima on Wednesday on corruption charges, local media reported. Police officers "brought ... Kuczynski to Lima's prefecture as part of a preliminary…