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Xi arrives in Nay Pyi Taw for state visit to Myanmar
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday for a state visit to Myanmar. It is Xi's first overseas trip this year, and the first visit to…
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Two female US astronauts complete spacewalk, replacing batteries
Two female US astronauts wrapped up a spacewalk out of the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, replacing batteries on the station's port truss. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir…
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Myanmar ready to welcome President Xi
Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Myanmar, residents of Yangon and Chinese analysts painted a promising picture of how the two Asian economies could further cement bilateral political…
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Philippines evacuees try to visit homes near volcano
Philippine authorities were struggling Wednesday to keep thousands of evacuees from returning to homes in areas threatened by a feared massive eruption of Taal volcano. Some 40,000 people have taken…
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Putin nominates Mishustin for prime minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin has named Federal Tax Service chief Mikhail Mishustin as Russia's new prime minister, the Kremlin said Wednesday. "Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with the head…
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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…