Africa's Olympic debut, with China-Africa cooperation setting the stage
On October 31, the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games opened, marking the first time the African continent has hosted an Olympic sporting event.
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Bulgaria's presidential runoff begins
Bulgarians are going to the polls on Sunday to vote in the second round of the country's presidential election.
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Bulgaria's presidential runoff kicks off
Bulgarians go to the polls on Sunday to vote in the second round of the country's elections for president and vice president.
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G20 FM meeting ends without joint communique amid deep divisions
A two-day meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers ended in Atlanta on Saturday without a joint communique, as participants failed to reach consensus on major global geopolitical and economic security issues amid the Ukraine crisis and the US-Iran conflict.
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Poland's PM, president clash over control of top court
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Saturday pledged to ensure the country's Constitutional Tribunal operated in accordance with the law, after President Karol Nawrocki accused the government of forcibly taking control of the court in an escalating political dispute over the judiciary.
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Russia, Ukraine agree to hold regular humanitarian missions in Oleshky
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to organize regular humanitarian missions in Oleshky, a town in the Kherson region, following the completion of a joint humanitarian operation, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said on Saturday.
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Poland's Constitutional Tribunal crisis mirrors rising political polarization at home and across Europe: Chinese expert
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday that his government would press ahead with efforts to restore the independence of Poland's Constitutional Tribunal, as hundreds of protesters gathered for a second night against the suspension of the court's president.
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Bolivia declares national emergency over El Nino-driven drought, flood risks
Bolivia has declared a national emergency as the El Nino climate pattern brings severe drought and looming flood threats across the Andean nation, President Rodrigo Paz announced on Saturday.
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US tech stocks hit by earnings shock: Alphabet slides 13%, Intel plunges 29%
US technology shares suffered their worst selloff in months last week as a wave of quarterly results disappointed investors worried about whether massive artificial intelligence spending will ever pay off.Alphabet led the rout.
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Day of the Dead Parade held in Mexico City
Day of the Dead Parade held in Mexico City
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Chinese film festival begins in New Delhi
A Chinese film festival kicked off in New Delhi on Friday, marking the first such event in more than a decade.Under the theme of "Two Nations, One Screen," the two-day event features the screening of around 10 Chinese films, and is attended by a host of Indians from various fields, including art,
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6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Mie Prefecture: JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the southeast coast of Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.According to the weather agency, the temblor occurred at around 7:15 a.m. local time at a depth of about 350 km, measuring
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Vietnam reduces gasoline special consumption tax to zero through March 2027
Vietnam has reduced the special consumption tax on all types of gasoline to zero percent from Sunday through March 31, 2027, under a new government resolution issued on Saturday, local daily VnExpress reported.Under the special consumption tax law, which took effect on July 1 this year, the tax
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'New vitality': Upgraded China-Peru free trade agreement takes effect
A protocol upgrading the free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Peru officially entered into force on Sunday, injecting new vitality into bilateral economic and trade relations.
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