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China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline in operation
The China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline was put into operation on Monday.
The station in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is the first stop after the Russia-supplied natural gas enters China.
The pipeline is scheduled to provide China with 5 billion cubic meters of Russian gas in 2020 and the amount is expected to increase to 38 billion cubic meters annually from 2024, under a 30-year contract worth $400 billion signed between the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and Russian gas giant Gazprom in May 2014. (Xinhua)
China unveils draft document of consumption tax law
The Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration on Tuesday started soliciting public opinions on a draft document of consumption tax law.
Given conditions have matured for legislation, the move is conducive to building a modern fiscal system commensurate with socialist market economy, further opening up and advancing the modernization of China's system and capacity for governance, said an online statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Finance.
Members of the public can submit their opinions about the draft document, which was written by the two agencies, before Jan. 2, 2020, said the statement. (Xinhua)
US sanction threat for France's digital tax 'unacceptable': minister
Washington's threat to impose additional tariffs on French goods in retaliation for Paris' digital tax is "simply unacceptable", said French Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire on Tuesday.
"The proposed US sanctions are simply unacceptable. French taxation on the digital giants aims to restore fiscal justice. It does not only target US companies but also Chinese or European companies," said the French minister in a tweet.
The United States on Monday threatened to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion of French goods in retaliation for a digital services tax it says is discriminatory. French wine and cheese are on the list of goods that could be targeted. (Xinhua)
Finnish PM Rinne decides to resign
Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne on Tuesday handed his resignation to Finnish President Sauli Niinisto.
Rinne found himself in a difficult place after the Finnish Center Party, one of the coalition parties, decided to withdraw its backing for him on Monday.
He has to resign or face a non-confidence vote in the parliament. (Xinhua)
5 rockets hit airbase housing US troops in Iraq
Five rockets hit an airbase that houses US troops in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday.
The rockets struck the Ain al-Asad airbase, where hundreds of US troops are stationed, but caused no casualties, the media office affiliated with the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement.
Over 5,000 US troops have been deployed in Iraq to support the Iraqi forces in the battles against Islamic State (IS) militants, mainly providing training and advising to the Iraqi forces. (Xinhua)
NASA finds Indian Moon lander with help of amateur space enthusiast
India's Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the Moon's surface in September, has been found thanks in part to the sleuthing efforts of an amateur space enthusiast.
NASA made the announcement on Monday, releasing an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that showed the site of the spacecraft's impact.
A version of the picture was marked up to show the associated debris field, with parts scattered over almost two dozen locations spanning several kilometers.
In a statement, NASA said the first person to come up with a positive identification was Shanmuga "Shan" Subramanian, a 33-year-old IT professional from India. (AFP)
Ruiz says pressure all on Joshua ahead of Saudi rematch
Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr said Monday that all the pressure will be on dethroned champion Anthony Joshua in their contentious showdown in Saudi Arabia.
Ruiz, who was born in the US but fights as a Mexican, caused one of boxing's biggest upsets in June when he handed Joshua a first defeat to win the WBA, IBF and WBO crowns in New York.
The pair will fight the rematch on Saturday in Diriyah, close to the Saudi capital Riyadh, in a hotly-anticipated contest dubbed "Clash on the Dunes." (AFP)
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Tapas and paella are dishes that originated in what country?
(Answer: Spain.)
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"The multitude of books is making us ignorant."
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