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As Chinese school year starts, some Beijing residents find their kids can't get admission
Beijing has evicted migrant workers and relocated factories to cut down on 'urban disease' of over-population
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Russia's Putin inspects war games and vows to beef up army
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday travelled to watch Russia's biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union
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India and Pakistan have driven global sugar glut, says Australian minister for trade
Australian minister claims that policies of India and Pakistan have contributed to a global glut
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Hurricane Florence closes in on US east coast
Florence is being trailed in the Atlantic by two other storms Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Isaac
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China welcomes US invitation for trade talks
AmCham China, AmCham Shanghai urged Trump administration to re-think its approach
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Iran's options to face down US oil sanctions
Analysts say they found creative solutions when Iran faced toughest sanctions between 2012, 2015
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Israeli forces take down protest huts at West Bank Bedouin village
Israel security forces on Thursday dismantled several shacks built by Palestinian protesters
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World leaders to attend Kofi Annan's state funeral in Ghana
Annan led the UN from 1997 to 2006 and was the first from sub-Saharan Africa to do so
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Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters reporters
Leader denies the case's connection with press freedom
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Eleven killed in China as car ploughs into square, driver attacks people
Driver attacked people with a knife and spade seeking 'revenge' on society for previous criminal convictions
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Afghanistan's Charlie Chaplin says he aims to make people smile, forget grief
Afghanistan's Charlie Chaplin says he has witnessed suicide attacks, explosions and threats from militant groups
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Gunman kills five people in a series of shootings in California: police
Shooter killed his wife and a man at a trucking company in Bakersfield, California
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Trump signs order permitting sanctions for foreign election meddling
Order sets up a 90-day time frame for assessing reports of any kind of interference by foreign individuals, companies
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France to run driverless mainline trains within five years
With autonomous trains, all the trains will run in a harmonised way and at the same speed, says SNCF chairman Pepy
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Russia deploys most advanced air defences at army drills
Kremlin's defence ministry hails the army drills as successful
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Turkey captures bombing suspect in Syrian regime heartland
Ankara an implacable foe of Assad throughout the seven-year Syrian conflict repeatedly call for his ouster
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Captive queen inspires sculptor at UK's Chatsworth House
Sterling’s installation is one of the highlights of a new sculpture exhibition called Chatsworth Outdoors
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Three dead as car ploughs into square in southern China
More than 40 people injured; driver detained
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Libya closes Tripoli airport again after rocket fire
All flights will be from and to Misrata International Airport, says official
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Indian thieves who stole gold, diamond-studded lunchbox ate from it
Police say the two men were arrested from Hyderabad with the items valued at $7 million
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UK accuses Russia of 'lies' after Putin's Skripal poisoning denial
Britain issues arrest warrants for Russian nationals on suspicion of trying to kill Skripal and his daughter
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Cancer to kill 10 million in 2018 despite better prevention
Estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases are predicted worldwide for 2018, according to a new report
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EU parliament pushes Hungary sanctions over Orban laws
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban describes the motion as an insult to Hungarian nation
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Six vegans suspected of butcher shop vandalism arrested in France
Five of the six people have been detained and have been released or will be soon, they prefer to remain quiet
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Sweden charges Spanish doctor with child sex abuse
The 29-year-old is accused of having assaulted a total of 70 patients, including 18 adults
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US to miss Paris climate pact target by a third
US mayors, governors and business leaders push back by adopting more ambitious climate targets at local level
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Pope calls meeting of key bishops on sexual abuse: Vatican
Catholic Church in United States is shaken by Grand Jury report that found 301 priests of sexually abusing minors
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Catholic priests abused thousands in Germany: study
According to the study, 1,670 clergymen in Germany committed some form of sexual attack against 3,677 minors
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US top general urges Gulf Arab unity to counter Iran
'Two of our security threats are present in this region the destabilising actions of Iran and extremist...
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Damascus shells Idlib as UN chief warns of 'bloodbath'
UN agencies warn that any major assault on Idlib could spark one of the worst humanitarian disasters of Syria's war
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Indian National Congress rapped over tweet showing Azad Kashmir as part of Pakistan
BJP youth wing accuses opposition party of proliferating "fake news"
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Yemen pro-govt forces take main militant Hodeidah roads
Nearly three quarters of crucial imports to impoverished Yemen pass through Hodeidah
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Ethiopian maid falls to death from Sharjah building's 19th storey
Employers claim women fell while cleaning kitchen
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Defiant Australian paper reprints 'racist' Serena cartoon
Cartoonist Mark Knight's caricature of Williams throwing a tantrum at the US Open was originally printed on Monday
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India airport bomb hoax traced to six-year-old
Boy searched for Patna airport contact details on Google
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Australian special forces deployed for APEC summit
Australia has deployed special forces to Papua New Guinea
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Local governments keep US on track for climate targets Trump rejected
US is on course to meet its targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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Iran has 3,000-4,000 working centrifuges, says Iranian parliament speaker
Centrifuges are still within the limit allowed under its troubled nuclear deal with world powers
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UN envoy moves to revive Yemen talks
Martin Griffiths seeks to secure 'a firm commitment' from the warring sides
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Mexican families search remains of hidden graves for missing children
Investigators discovered 166 skulls in 32 graves last week in Veracruz, Mexico's oil rich state
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Dollar dips as US-Canada resume talks, market still nervous over trade woes
Canada’s protected dairy industry is a major sticking point in NAFTA talks between the two
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Residents told to 'get out now' as Florence takes aim at Carolinas
Highways clogged with people fleeing North and South Carolina early Wednesday
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Two army rangers shot dead in Thailand's restive south
Two army rangers were gunned down and four more wounded in a night-time ambush by suspected militants
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Trump's US loses role as Mideast peace mediator
In 1979, Jimmy Carter hosted leaders of Israel, Egypt at Camp David
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Egypt freezes assets of Muslim Brotherhood charities
The decision came after a law was passed earlier this year to oversee the freezing of assets of 'terror groups'
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Destroyed Gaza airport symbolises grounded peace hopes
25 years after Israeli and Palestinian signed the first of the historic agreements, the airport lies in tatters
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For India's poorest, an ID card can be the difference between life and death
At least 14 people have died of starvation in Jharkhand, the eastern Indian state
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Death toll in Tuesday suicide attack soars to 68: Afghan officials
Bombing claimed by the Islamic state was the deadliest attack seen since ambulance explosion by Taliban
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Afghan forces increasing vetting to minimise insider attacks: Mattis
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis recently visited Kabul
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US vows to respond 'decisively' to attacks in Iraq by Tehran allies
White house holds Iran accountable for attack on American embassy in Iraq

















































