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2 Zambian children die in South Africa rain storm
Two Zambians are among at least 51 people believed to have lost their lives during a rain storm that has hit Durban in South Africa, a release said on Wednesday.…
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Sri Lankan president tells police chief, defense secretary to resign
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the country's Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara and Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando to resign following serious security lapses, which led to Sunday's explosions, an…
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DPRK’s Kim arrives in Russia’s Vladivostok for meeting with Putin
Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un arrived in Vladivostok on Wednesday for his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. Kim's…
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Death toll of Sri Lanka’s blasts surges to 359: police
The death toll of the multiple explosions which ripped through Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 359, the police said Wednesday. Over 34 foreign nationals are among those killed,…
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Trump makes new threat to send soldiers to US-Mexico border
President Donald Trump is making a new threat to send armed soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump tweeted Wednesday that "Mexico's Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers,…
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Shadow of 2 deadly crashes hangs over Boeing’s 1Q earnings
When Boeing releases first quarter results Wednesday, investors will be looking beyond profit and revenue numbers to clues about the fate of the company's best-selling plane and when it might…
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NASA’s InSight lander captures audio of first likely ‘quake’ on Mars
NASA's Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely "marsquake." The faint seismic signal, detected by the lander's Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (…
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Islamic State group claims Sri Lanka attacks
Source:AFP Day of mourning and emergency law declared for the island country The Islamic State group on Tuesday said it was behind a devastating string of suicide attacks against churches…
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BRNN holds 1st council meeting, sends stronger voice on BRI initiative
By Li Ruohan and Li Xuanmin Source:Global Times Representatives from council member media outlets of the Belt and Road News Network (BRNN) pose on Tuesday after signing a joint statement during their…
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Palace: Trump to pay state visit to Britain in June
Buckingham Palace says U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to Britain in June as a guest of Queen Elizabeth II. The palace said Tuesday that Trump and…