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5.1-magnitude quake hits off Iwo Jima, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 291km SE of Iwo Jima, Japan at 0210 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of…
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Bolivia to hold general elections on May 3
Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) has decided to hold general elections on May 3, the court's vice President Oscar Hassenteufel said on Friday. "The first Sunday in May," the official…
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US-led coalition, Iraqi military deny airstrike north of Baghdad
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) militant group and the Iraqi military on Saturday denied any airstrike north of Baghdad. "The coalition did not conduct airstrikes near Camp…
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Hong Kong holds farmers’ market to showcase local precision-agriculture products
The largest outdoor farmers' market in Hong Kong opened on a warm winter Friday, inviting tides of crowds to enjoy a variety of local agricultural and fishery products. Jointly organized…
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Beijing sees better air quality in 2019
The concentrations of Beijing's four major air pollutants including PM2.5 and PM10 continued to fall remarkably in 2019, the capital's Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau announced at a press conference…
Conference on China-Arab relations kicks off in Rabat
Source:Global Times China's Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs, Zhai Jun,delivers a speech at the 8th conference on China-Arab relations and dialogue between Chinese and Arab civilizations on Dec. 17,…
Chinese engineers equip South Sudan technicians with new skills
Source Global Times: The photo shows a Chinese engineer (middle) instructing a South Sudanese engineer on how to control and maintain the newly built power sub-station in Juba, capital of…
President Xi meets Macao SAR chief executive
Source: Global Times Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chui Sai On in Macao, south China, Dec. 18, 2019. [Cover Image:…
Senior Chinese military officials meet Japanese defense chief
Source:Global Times Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission meets visiting Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono. [Cover Image & Photo: Courtesy of Ministry of National Defense] Chinese State Councilor and…
China opposes US abuse of export control measures: spokesperson
Source:Global Times [Cover Image : China US ] China opposes the United States' abuse of the concept of national security and export control to interfere in and restrict normal exchanges…