Global mayors gather in Xi'an to explore tech-driven urban growth
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Chinese enterprises inject new momentum into Latin America's logistics upgrade
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87% say China's zero-tariff policy to boost Africa's growth
China's comprehensive zero-tariff policy for 53 African countries having diplomatic relations with China will officially come into force on May 1, boosting China-Africa trade and bringing more stability and predictability to the African economy.
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Russia urges Japan to abandon remilitarization, learn from Tokyo Trials
Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday stressed the historical and legal significance of the Tokyo Trials, calling on Japan to abandon efforts to remilitarize and whitewash its wartime atrocities.Speaking at a press briefing marking the 80th anniversary of the opening of the trials, Foreign Ministry
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Hamas condemns Israeli interception of Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Israeli forces have started seizing aid vessels headed for Gaza in waters far from the country's coastline, Israeli media reported Thursday, drawing condemnation from Hamas, which described the move as "piracy."
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World Dance Day celebrated in Buenos Aires, Argentina
World Dance Day celebrated in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Over 1 million in Lebanon expected to face acute food insecurity, hunger monitor says
More than 1 million people in Lebanon are expected to face a food insecurity crisis in the months ahead as a result of renewed conflict and mass displacement, a global hunger monitor said on Wednesday.
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WHO chief says US withdrawal requires settling unpaid dues
The United States has yet to settle its outstanding membership dues to the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency's chief said on Wednesday, noting that payment remains a condition for Washington's planned withdrawal.
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Cambodia releases 20 critically endangered royal turtles into natural habitat
Twenty nearly-extinct Royal Turtles were freed into their natural habitat in the Sre Ambel River in southwest Preah Sihanouk province in Cambodia on Wednesday, a conservationist group said.
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Chinese trade body highlights deepening China-US business ties
Chinese and US business communities have shown a strong willingness to strengthen cooperation, and the results of their collaboration have been highly tangible, Wang Guannan, spokesperson of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), told a press conference.
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Britain enacts tobacco law to create smoke-free generation
Britain has enacted a landmark tobacco and vapes law aimed at creating the country's first smoke-free generation, the government said on Wednesday.
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ELTE Confucius Institute marks 20 years of promoting China-Hungary exchanges
The Confucius Institute at Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) marked its 20th anniversary on Wednesday with a ceremony in Budapest, bringing together university leaders, diplomats, educators and students to celebrate two decades of China-Hungary cultural and academic exchanges.
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Why UAE leaves OPEC and what it means for global oil market
The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it will withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the broader OPEC+ starting May 1, 2026, becoming the second Gulf state after Qatar to leave the mechanism.
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Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla boats
JERUSALEM, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Israel has begun taking control of aid ships bound for Gaza far from its shores, Israeli sources said on Thursday.The state-owned Army Radio reported that the navy had begun intercepting a flotilla, without providing further details.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein released video footage that he said was taken aboard one of the ships, claiming it shows that drugs were found there.The spokesperson did not specify how many vessels were involved or where the interceptions took place.The flotilla, carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians in war-battered Gaza, departed from Barcelona, Spain, on April 12, aiming to challenge the Israeli blockade.
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Putin calls for building nuclear-weapon-free world
Russia, as a responsible party to and one of the depositaries of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), strictly abides by the letter and spirit of the treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the 11th NPT Review Conference on Wednesday.
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Trump says Iran blockade to stay until nuclear deal reached
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will keep Iran under the U.S. naval blockade until Tehran agrees to a deal with Washington on its nuclear program.
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