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EU cuts economic growth forecast for 2019, 2020
The European Commission said on Thursday that euro area gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to expand by 1.1 percent in 2019 and by 1.2 percent in 2020 and 2021.…
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China to uphold, improve Party’s absolute leadership over armed forces
China will work to uphold and improve the Party's absolute leadership over the armed forces and ensure that they will faithfully fulfill their missions in the new era, according to…
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Iran transfers uranium compound to Fordow nuclear facility
Iran transferred 2,000 kg of Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6) to Fordow nuclear facility on Wednesday, official IRNA news agency reported. A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on November 5,…
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ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn’t ready to air
ABC News faced questions Tuesday about its reluctance to air a sensitive story of alleged sexual misconduct after a leaked video emerged of reporter Amy Robach complaining about how her…
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China to take concrete steps to further open up
By Wang Cong in Beijing, Wang Jiamei and Xie Jun in Shanghai Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday opened a major import fair that has been described as an epitome…
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Iran steps up uranium enrichment, Rouhani says nation will use underground plant
President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that Iran would resume uranium enrichment at an underground plant south of Tehran in its latest step back from a troubled 2015 agreement with major…
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N.Korea says chance of talks with US ‘narrowing’
The possibility of talks between nuclear-armed North Korea and Washington is "narrowing," Pyongyang said on Tuesday after the US State Department reaffirmed its designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.…
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India’s top court orders halt to stubble burning as Delhi chokes
India's top court has ordered a complete halt to stubble burning around Delhi, a major contributor to lethal smog that on Tuesday kept the metropolis of 20 million people choking…
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Peng Liyuan, French first lady visit middle school in Shanghai
Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday invited Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, to visit a local middle school in Shanghai. When they arrived…
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CMG presents an 8K Shanghai documentary and light show ahead of CIIE
China Media Group's (CMG) original 8K documentary titled "The City of Magnolia" and a two-part light show featuring China's traditional culture and the city of Shanghai premiered at the West…