2026 Facial Hair Competition held in Vancouver, Canada
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Booming vintage market seen in Christchurch, New Zealand
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Japan hypes alarm over China’s military activity in defense paper draft; a ‘thief crying ‘stop thief’ tactic to create pretexts for its own military expansion: Chinese expert
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The current state of China-Russia-US relations
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DPRK sports delegation arrives in S. Korea for first time in nearly eight years
A football club from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Sunday for the semifinals of the AFC Women's Champions League, marking the first visit by DPRK athletes to South Korea for a sports competition in nearly eight
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Road accident claims 5 lives, injures 1 in Afghanistan
Five commuters were killed and another was injured due to a road accident in Wardak province, east of Afghanistan, on Saturday evening, provincial police spokesman Yusuf Israr said Sunday.
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US Federal Reserve Chair to end eight-year term
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s eight-year term ends this week, but unlike most of his predecessors he will stay on as a governor of the central bank.
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When climate, ecology and urbanization fuel zoonotic diseases
Recent years have seen frequent outbreaks of zoonotic diseases, including hantavirus and dengue. The core reason is an imbalance between human activity and the natural ecosystem.
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3 killed in overnight drone attacks on Moscow region
At least three people were killed in overnight drone attacks by Ukrainian forces on the cities of Khimki and Mytishchi in the Moscow region, regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Sunday.
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US economic uncertainty amid with Fed Chair transition
Jerome Powell’s term as Federal Reserve Chair expired on Friday, May 15, with Kevin Warsh set to take over. This transition is happening as the Trump administration pushes for a shift in monetary policy. The President is making it clear he wants Warsh to cut rates right away.
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Canadian passenger in isolation tests presumptively positive for hantavirus
A Canadian cruise passenger currently in isolation has tested presumptively positive for hantavirus, health authorities in Canada's British Columbia province announced on Saturday.
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ASML to help India build chip factory in the Netherlands
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML on Saturday announced its support for the establishment and ramp-up of Tata Electronics' upcoming semiconductor fabrication plant in Dholera, Gujarat, as the Netherlands and India elevated bilateral ties.
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Daily life on Senegal's Goree Island, former slave-trading center on African coast
Daily life on Senegal's Goree Island, former slave-trading center on African coast
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Moments of the week (5/11-5/17)
Moments of the week (5/11-5/17)
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Night of Museums held in St. Petersburg, Russia to mark upcoming International Museum Day
Night of Museums held in St. Petersburg, Russia to mark upcoming International Museum Day
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Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant unit 2 construction resumes
CEO Alexey Likhachev of Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear corporation, said that concreting and reinforcing the second unit of the Bushehr nuclear power plant has resumed, Russia's Tass news agency reported on Sunday.
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global public health emergency
The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern."
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Briefing by Foreign Minister Wang Yi on China-US summit and common understandings
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald J. Trump paid a state visit to China from May 13 to 15.
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