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Poll finds over 80% in Japan back female emperor
The vast majority of Japanese voters back allowing women to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, a new polls shows, as the royal family struggles with a dearth of male heirs. The…
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Vietnam takes forensic samples to help in truck deaths case
Police have taken forensic samples from people in central Vietnam who believe their family members may be among the 39 victims found dead in a container truck in England last…
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19th CPC Central Committee holds fourth plenary session
The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its fourth plenary session in Beijing on Monday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered…
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Trump says Islamic State leader killed in raid
U.S. President Donald Trump says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after a U.S. military operation in Syria targeted the Islamic State group leader. Trump says in a statement to the…
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Pakistan says it denied India PM right to use its airspace
Pakistan on Saturday said it denied India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi permission to fly through its airspace due to "ongoing grave human rights violations" in India-controlled Kashmir. It is the…
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China adopts law on cryptography
China's top legislature on Saturday voted to adopt a national law on cryptography. Lawmakers approved the law at the closing meeting of a bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of…
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Russia accuses U.S. of smuggling oil from Syria
Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday accused the United States of smuggling oil from eastern Syria to other countries with convoys guarded by private military companies and special operations forces. "In…
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President Xi meets delegates attending Understanding China Conference
Chinese President Xi Jinping met here Friday with foreign delegates attending the Understanding China Conference. During the meeting, Xi expressed hope that the delegates could "truly understand China" by further…
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China firmly opposes US vice president’s speech: spokeswoman
China on Friday expressed strong indignation and firm opposition to a speech by US Vice President Mike Pence that intentionally distorted China's social system, human rights and religious conditions and…
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AIIB headquarters construction completed in Beijing
The construction of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) headquarters was completed Thursday in Beijing, according to the constructor. The headquarters are located in Beijing Olympic Park in Chaoyang District,…