Pakistanis more keen than ever to learn Mandarin Chinese
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China is investing...
Merkel defends German trade surplus, says trying to boost domestic demand
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is trying to stimulate domestic demand to offset strong exports, but wants a keen appetite for German products to continue,...
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52 Uzbeks killed in bus fire in Kazakhstan
At least 52 Uzbek citizens were killed after a bus caught fire in northwest Kazakhstan,...
New UK COVID cases rise to highest number since mid-November
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported the highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases...
Russian President Putin demonstrates black belt judo skills
Russian news Agency RIA said Putin, 66, injured a finger during the training session of...
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Gaps in Afghan women education are solvable: Astana Afghan Women Conference
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I said to a Chinese military officer in a lighter...
Dutch king apologizes for ‘excessive violence’ during Indonesia’s independence war
Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized to Indonesia on Tuesday for "excessive violence" during the former colony's...
EU defiant in face of Trump threats over Iran trade
The EU foreign affairs foreign encouraged companies to ignore US President Donald Trump's threats on...
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Turkey wants concrete steps from US against terrorism in Syria
Prime Minister Yildirim called on the US to make a decision on its support for the YPG in Syria hours after Foreign Minister Mevlut...
French government’s pension reforms fail to satisfy unions
French trade unions were left unconvinced Wednesday when Prime Minister Edouard Philippe set out the details of the government's pension reforms plan.
Amid days of...
U.S. officials threaten Russia with ‘much more economic pain’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington is prepared to impose more economic pain on Russia if it does not change its behaviour, Trump administration officials said...
Forces arrest ‘terrorists’ plotting against Maduro – Venezuelan crisis
EU is calling for the country to hold fresh elections while the US has already recognised Venezuela's opposition leader, Juan Guaido, as the country's...
South Korea seeks bigger warheads, North Korean ICBM reportedly on the move
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Tuesday an agreement with the United States to scrap a weight limit on its warheads would help...
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S.Korean opposition parties agree to vote on impeachment of president
SEOUL, (Xinhua) -- Three main opposition parties of South Korea have agreed to vote on a bill to impeach embattled President Park Geun-hye...
Conservatives win vote to bolster party’s numbers on committees
(Reuters) – British lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favour of handing the governing Conservatives greater say on committees that scrutinise laws, a move denounced...
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Catholic Pope Francis embarks on four-day visit to Iraq
Visit will be pontiff's first ever to country and first overseas visit since start of COVID-19 pandemic.
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London Stock Exchange moves ahead with integrating Refinitiv
LONDON (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange Group posted steady full year results for 2020 on Friday, announcing a 7% dividend increase as integration of its $27 billion acquisition of data and analytics company Refinitiv...
3 Indian soldiers commit suicide in occupied Kashmir
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4 suicides by army personnel reported in 2021, more than 35 registered in region in 2020.
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NATO chief says he believes in ‘strategic solidarity’
Any attempt to divide Europe from North America will weaken NATO, says Stoltenberg.
The NATO chief said on Wednesday he believes in “strategic solidarity” between Europe and North America after some debates over the EU’s...
Africa turns to Russia, China for COVID-19 vaccine
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China and Russia taking advantage of delays by Western countries to supply vaccines to Africa, says, expert.
Abandoned by rich Western nations, African countries are largely looking to China and Russia to get doses of...
Meghan accuses Buckingham Palace of ‘perpetuating falsehoods’
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry’s wife Meghan has accused Buckingham Palace of “perpetuating falsehoods” about her and her spouse, saying the royal couple would not be silent in telling their story.
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Northern Ireland loyalist paramilitaries withdraw support for 1998 peace deal
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While the groups...
Iranian Baluchi protesters attacks Iran governor’s office after shooting of impoverished fuel smugglers
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Chinese UN ambassador showcases ‘Chinese achievements in poverty reduction’
UNITED NATIONS, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, on Tuesday showcased his country's achievements in poverty reduction and shared experience with UN member states and agencies.
Zero poverty...
Protesting parents urge Turkey’s CHP party to stop cooperating with HDP
Parents protesting the abduction of their children by the PKK terrorists in front of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakır province called on the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...
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Trump’s son-in-law launches Middle East peace effort
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U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday to try to...
