China's FDI inflow rises 7.3 pct in January-July

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BEIJING–Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 7.3 percent year on year to 533.14 billion yuan in the January-July period, the Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday. In...

Australian PM angry about low recycling rate of plastic materials

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SYDNEY–Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted he "got really angry" after learning that only 12 percent of the country's plastic materials actually get recycled. Morrison announced a 20 mil...

Myanmar troops help flood rescue after landslide kills 48

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MYANMAR– Myanmar troops deployed to flood-hit parts of the country on Sunday to help with relief efforts after the death toll from a deadly landslide jumped to 48. Every year...

Cuban president reiterates support to Venezuela

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HAVANA– Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday expressed support to Venezuela after the imposition of new U.S. economic sanctions. "The Venezuelan people's dignity and the strength of the Boliv...

US attorney: Epstein abuse probe steadfast despite his death

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NEW YORK– The FBI and the Justice Department's inspector general's office will investigate how Jeffrey Epstein died in an apparent suicide Saturday, while the probe into sexual abuse allegations against...

Tanzania declares 3 days of national mourning over victims of oil tanker explosion

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DAR ES SALAAM–Tanzanian President John Magufuli has declared three days of national mourning following an oil tanker explosion that killed over 60 people and injured 70 others in Morogoro on...

122 Mexicans in Mississippi detained in U.S. migrant sweep

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MEXICO CITY–The Mexican Foreign Ministry said Thursday that 122 Mexicans were detained in coordinated raids at several food processing plants in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Mexican Foreign Minister...

Indian PM to visit Bhutan: foreign ministry

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NEW DELHI–Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a state visit to Bhutan on Aug. 17-18, at the invitation of his counterpart Lotay Tshering, India's Ministry of External Affairs announced...

Around 20 people die in floods in Indian state of Kerala

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NEW DELHI–Around 20 people died and over 22,000 were evacuated in floods over the last 24 hours in India's southern state of Kerala, media reported on Friday. Most parts of...

curfew to be eased for Friday prayers: police

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NEW DELHI–Indian authorities will ease a curfew in troubled Kashmir so that the Muslim-majority population can go to Friday prayers, the region's police chief told AFP. "People are allowed...

5.9 magnitude quake jolts Vanuatu

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PORT VILA–An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake...

Bollywood-celebrities-mourn-Sushma-Swaraj-demise

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NEW DELHI–Condolences poured in from all quarters of the world following the death of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and members of the film fraternity too expressed grief over...

Trump orders freeze on all Venezuelan govt assets in US

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WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a freeze on all Venezuelan government assets in the United States and barred transactions with its authorities, in Washington's latest move against President Nicolas...

‘France Peace Media Network’ establishes as an important leverage for global peace

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    Commemorative photo of attendees with officials of HWPL and media people in France at the ceremony of establishment of ‘France Peace Media Network’.  ...

47 dead, over 200,000 infected with dengue in Sri Lanka

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COLOMBO–Forty seven people died and over 200,000 were infected by the dengue virus across Sri Lanka in the first seven months this year, the government information department quoted the Epidemiology...