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Jordan king warns of IS on rise again
King Abdullah of Jordan on Monday warned that the Islamic State (known as IS or ISIS) group was regrouping and was once again on the rise in the Middle East.…
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Strikes rumble on in France
Paris commuters battled to reach work again on Monday as a 40-day-old strike dragged on and France's premier vowed "to go to the end" with the pension reforms that sparked…
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Australian ‘megablaze’ brought under control after burning for about 3 months
Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia's largest "megablaze" under control on Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed respite for countryside ravaged by bushfires. New South Wales…
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William, Harry slam ‘false story’ about relationship
Princes William and Harry on Monday put on a rare united front to dismiss a "false story" speculating about their relationship, as senior royals met for talks about the younger…
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Pakistan court annuls Musharaff’s death sentence: prosecutor
A Pakistan court on Monday annulled the death sentence handed to former military leader Pervez Musharraf, ruling that the special court which had found him guilty of treason last year…
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5G phone sales to surpass 4G in 2020: China Mobile
Sales of 5G smartphones in China are expected to exceed 4G phones in 2020, exceeding 150 million from more than 10 makers, according to a report by the nation's major…
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China-US trade deal to boost growth: experts
As Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Monday boarded a plane to Washington to sign a phase one trade agreement, the 14-hour flight marked his seventh trans-Pacific trip, about 145,000…
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Burundi’s second vice president meets Chinese FM
Burundian Second Vice-President Joseph Butore met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday. Butore spoke highly of Burundi-China ties, stressing that in recent years, the bilateral…
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Tibet government first in China to legislate ethnic unity guarantee
The government of Southwest China's Tibet legislated to guarantee ethnic unity for the first time at the ongoing 3rd Session of the 11th People's Congress of Tibet on Saturday, reflecting…
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China opposes certain countries’ congratulatory messages on Taiwan regional elections: FM
China on Sunday expressed strong opposition to senior officials from countries having diplomatic ties with China who sent congratulations to re-elected Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwan elections are a sub-national affair in…