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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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FPAS handed over Rs. 4Lakh to Reeyas parents
Gangtok 23 november :The Football Players Association of Sikkim (FPAS) on Sunday handed over a cheque of Rs. 4 lakh to the parents of Reeya Lepcha at their residence, Dentam…
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5th SKM LEGISLATORS MEETING
Gangtok 23 November : SKM party's 5th edition of Legislators meeting was held at Samman Bhawab here in the capital today. The Party'President and the Cheif Minister P.S Tamang chaired…
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang’s Regular Press Conference on November 14, 2019
Q: The Australian government announced new guidelines yesterday to guard its universities against foreign interference. Are you concerned that this could affect China's academic collaboration in that country considering the…
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Chicago’s top cop retiring after turbulent 3-plus years
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced Thursday that he's retiring after more than three years as the city's top cop, a post he took over during one of the most…
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All 39 victims found dead in UK truck were Vietnamese: police
All 39 bodies found in a refrigerated truck outside London last month have now been identified as citizens of Vietnam, British police and Vietnamese officials said on Thursday. The Vietnamese…
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Pangolins threatened by criminal networks in southern Africa
Pangolins are under threat from illegal trafficking networks, conservationists said Wednesday, as they urged southern African countries to step up protection of one of the world's most smuggled mammals. Around…
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Incumbent president leads Romania’s presidential elections: exit polls
Exit polls showed that incumbent Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is ahead of other candidates in the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, gaining 39 percent of the votes. Iohannis'…
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Xi to visit Greece, attend BRICS summit in Brazil
At the invitation of Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Greece and attend the 11th BRICS…
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Erlitou Relic Museum demystifies China’s legendary first dynasty
By Bi Mengying in Erlitou Was China's first recorded dynasty, the Xia (C.2070-C.1600BC), actually real? Although ancient histories recorded its existence, a lack of hard archeological evidence lead to divided…