Independence Day parade rehearsal held in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Business shaken after Swiss fire as the mourning and probes continue
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Behind the 'Becoming Chinese' trend: the rising appeal of Chinese culture
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British PM highlights importance of engagement during Shanghai trip
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'Becoming Chinese' trend on social media reveals China's growing cultural appeal
"Tomorrow, you are turning Chinese," a creator says in a viral TikTok video, listing a series of distinct Chinese lifestyle habits. The playful "prophecy" by @sherryxiiruii has sparked a global fever, gaining nearly 750,000 likes and sparking a top-trending hashtag #BecomingChinese.
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Tunisia extends state of emergency till year-end
Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced to extend the state of emergency across the country till the end of 2026. The state of emergency in the entire country "will be extended from Jan. 31 to Dec. 31, 2026," said the Official Gazette of the Tunisian Republic (JORT), in a decree dated Jan.
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'Becoming Chinese' goes viral, showcasing China's growing soft power
A lighthearted TikTok video by Chinese American creator Sherry Xiiruii has unexpectedly ignited a global social media trend, with millions of users jokingly declaring they are "becoming Chinese" by adopting elements of everyday Chinese life.
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Egypt urges US, Iran to resume negotiations amid rising tensions
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Saturday urged the United States and Iran to resume negotiations and "reach a peaceful, consensual settlement" to the nuclear issue, according to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
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Violent law enforcement tears US society wider apart
Within less than 2 kilometers and just 17 days apart, the deaths of two Americans at the hands of US federal law enforcement have once again shed the spotlight on persistent problems of violent policing in the United States.
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India adds 2 new wetlands to Ramsar sites list, taking tally to 98
India has added two more wetlands to the Ramsar sites list, taking the number of such sites in the country to 98, officials said Saturday.
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Iran's army chief: any mistake will jeopardize security of US, Israel, West Asia
Iran's Army Chief Amir Hatami on Saturday warned that if the United States makes any mistake, it will definitely jeopardize its own security and that of Israel and the entire West Asia region, according to the official news agency IRNA.
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5.2-magnitude quake hits Iceland -- GFZ
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Iceland at 1154 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 64.71 degrees north latitude and 17.04 degrees west longitude.
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Iran's IRGC rejects rumor of navy commander's assassination
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Saturday roundly rejected rumors of the assassination of its Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri.
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1 killed, 14 wounded in explosion at building in S. Iran
At least one person was killed and 14 others wounded in an explosion at an eight-story residential building in Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday afternoon, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
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Xi's stories: A taste of local pub culture during Xi's 2015 visit to Britain
On October 22, 2015, during a state visit to the UK, President Xi Jinping met with then British Prime Minister David Cameron at Chequers, the Prime Minister's country retreat.
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71 Ghanaian students receive Chinese Ambassador's Scholarship
The Confucius Institute at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy in Ghana on Friday awarded 71 KNUST cadets the Chinese Ambassador's Scholarship in Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city.
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Mozambique inaugurates Chinese-built graphite plant; President Chapo hails value addition
A graphite processing plant invested in and built by a Chinese-funded enterprise was inaugurated on Friday in the Nipepe district of Niassa Province in northern Mozambique.
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At least 4 killed in gas explosion at residential building in SW Iran
At least four people were killed in a gas explosion at a residential building in Iran's southwestern province of Khuzestan on Saturday, the official news agency IRNA reported.
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