China, India to hold 25th round of talks on boundary question in Beijing
China and India will hold the 25th round of talks between the two countries' special representatives on the boundary question in Beijing on Aug. 25, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.
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29 wounded after bus overturns in NE Iran
At least 29 people were injured after a bus overturned on an intercity road in northeastern Iran on Monday morning, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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2 children killed, 7 wounded in Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Krasnodar
Two children were killed and seven others wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's southwestern city of Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said Monday.
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S. Korean banks' net income falls in H1 amid lower non-interest income
South Korean banks' combined net income fell in the first half as securities-related losses offset record-high interest income, financial watchdog data showed Monday. The net income of local banks stood at 13.8 trillion won (10.0 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-June period, down 6.4 percent
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South Australia reports 2nd suspected mammal bird flu case in seal
South Australian authorities on Monday reported a second suspected case of H5N1 bird flu in a seal, one day after the state reported Australia's first case in a mammal. South Australia's Department of Primary Industries and Regions said on Monday that the long-nosed fur seal was found at the Pages
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China, Kuwait hold tea culture exchange event
More than 150 people gathered Sunday evening at the China Cultural Center in Kuwait for the Chinese & Kuwaiti Tea Art and Treats Tasting event, where they savored teas and sweets and learned about tea-making traditions in both countries.
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Tropical Storm Moke set to dump more heavy rain on hurricane-stricken Hawaii
Tropical Storm Moke was swirling past Hawaii on Sunday, close enough to dump heavy rain on Big Island communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Lala.
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Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires
Indonesian police on Sunday arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country triggered a harmful cloud known as a choking haze.
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Powerful storm sweeps across Baltic states, killing 2
A powerful cyclone swept northward across the three Baltic states on Saturday, killing two as strong winds, torrential rain and thunderstorms ravaged Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
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Tanzanian president inaugurates Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday inaugurated the 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant, a landmark project expected to strengthen electricity supply and accelerate industrial and economic development.
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South Africa's ruling party pledges better local governance, service delivery
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday pledged to improve local governance and service delivery as it launched its manifesto for the country's Nov. 4 local government elections.
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Philippine congress eyes total social media ban for children aged 13 and below
The Philippine House of Representatives is drafting a measure that would impose a total ban on social media and online gaming platforms for children aged 13 and below, while regulating use by those aged 14 to 17, local media reported on Sunday.
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Where Europe meets Asia, over 2,000 swimmers take the plunge
At 10 a.m., a whistle cut through the morning air on Istanbul's Bosphorus. One after another, swimmers leapt from the floating platform into the water off Kanlica, on the Asian side of the strait. Within minutes, more than 2,000 swimmers were moving toward the European shore, their bright orange
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Houthis claim downed Saudi drone over NW Yemen
Yemen's Houthi group said Sunday it had shot down "a Saudi reconnaissance drone" over the northwestern province of Hajjah. The Houthi-run Saba news agency, citing a military source within the group, identified the drone as a ScanEagle, saying it was brought down while flying over Hajjah, which
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