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Archival materials on victims of Japanes...
Archival materials on victims of Japanese military sexual slavery donated in Nanjing
A collection of historical materials documenting survivors of the Japanese military's wartime sexual slavery system was donated on Friday to the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.
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Serbia may hold parliamentary elections ...
Serbia may hold parliamentary elections in October or November: Vucic
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday that the country may hold parliamentary elections in October or November.
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Myanmar exports nearly 700,000 tonnes of...
Myanmar exports nearly 700,000 tonnes of rice in 1st 4 months of FY2026-27
Myanmar exported 699,730 tonnes of rice and broken rice in the first four months of the current fiscal year 2026-27, which began in April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Friday.
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Chadian president pardons nine jailed opposition leaders
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday pardoned jailed ex-prime minister and leader of the main opposition party Succes Masra and eight other opposition leaders.
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Europe wildfires: latest developments...
Europe wildfires: latest developments
Countries across Europe were battling a wave of new wildfires Friday as blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes made for dangerous conditions, with thousands evacuated and even some medieval sites threatened.
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Pakistan's Independence Day celebrated i...
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Pakistan's Independence Day celebrated in Karachi
Pakistan's Independence Day celebrated in Karachi
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US retail sales weakest in over a year i...
US retail sales weakest in over a year in July
US retail sales declined unexpectedly in July, government estimates showed Friday, marking their weakest showing in more than a year as consumers pulled back at auto dealers and online stores.
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South Africa top court sets aside Shell offshore exploration
South Africa's top court on Friday ruled in favour of coastal communities and environmental groups, overturning oil and gas exploration rights that were granted to energy giant Shell more than a decade ago.
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Slovakia's GDP grows 0.7 pct in Q2...
Slovakia's GDP grows 0.7 pct in Q2
Slovakia's gross domestic product (GDP) in fixed prices grew by 0.7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, the slowest growth rate in the past four quarters, according to a preliminary estimate released by Slovak Statistics Office on Friday.
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Africa CDC sounds alarm as Ebola kills o...
Africa CDC sounds alarm as Ebola kills over 2,000 in DR Congo
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has voiced concern over the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the death toll surpassed 2,000.
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2 tankers struck by drones in Strait of ...
2 tankers struck by drones in Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO
Two tankers were struck by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, sustaining minor damage with all crew reported safe, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Friday.
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Lebanese PM urges clear timetable for Is...
Lebanese PM urges clear timetable for Israeli withdrawal from south
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday called for an expansion of pilot areas in southern Lebanon and a clear timetable for Israel's withdrawal from Lebanese territory, local media reported.
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NATO fighter jet shoots down unidentified drone over Latvia
Latvian armed forces confirmed on Friday that a NATO fighter jet operating under the Baltic Air Policing mission shot down an unidentified foreign drone that had violated the country's airspace in the northeastern region of Balvi.
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Hotter Europe isn't cooling investor fervor for stocks
The heatwaves pummelling Europe this summer will have costly impacts on industries ranging from agriculture to tourism -- but that hasn't stopped stock markets from hitting all-time highs.
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