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Italy becomes first G7 nation to join China's BRI
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], March 23 (ANI): Despite a warning by United States, Italy on Saturday joined China's signature foreign policy Belt and Road initiative (BRI), making it the first G7 country to officially do so reports Xinhua.
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Somalia: 4 killed in car bomb explosion in Mogadishu
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], Mar 7 (ANI): At least four people were killed and nine wounded after a vehicle laden with explosives detonated in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday, reported Xinhua.
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US, North Korea should continue talks: China
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 4 (ANI): Describing the recent US-North Korea Summit as "constructive" China on Monday prompted that Washington and Pyongyang should continue to talk and stick to a political solution to resolve issues pertaining to the Korean Peninsula, reports Xinhua.
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Russia says ready to mediate Venezuelan crisis
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Feb 14 (Xinhua/ANI): Russia is ready to join mediation efforts to help end the Venezuelan crisis, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.
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South Africa coal mine blast: Death toll rises to 12
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb 14 (Xinhua/ANI): The death toll from an underground gas explosion at Gloria coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa, has risen to 12 after more bodies were retrieved on Thursday.
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China to become world's biggest retail market in 2019: Report
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New York (United States), Jan 24 (ANI): China is set to overtake the United States as the world's biggest retail market in 2019, news agency Xinhua said citing a report.
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China slashes ground troops by half, boosts strategic force
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing (China), Jan 22 (ANI): China has slashed the size of its Army by about 50 per cent and boosted other units like strategic support force responsible for cyber warfare, according to the country's official news agency Xinhua.
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916,000 pigs culled to curb African swine fever
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 15 (Xinhua/ANI): China has reined in the African swine fever epidemic with 916,000 pigs culled as of Jan. 14, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday.
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White House says Ivanka Trump not under consideration for World Bank chief
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [USA], Jan 15 (Xinhua/ANI): The White House said on Monday that Ivanka Trump, advisor and daughter of President Donald
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Singaporean companies given severest penalties for data leak
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, Jan 15 (Xinhua/ANI): Two related companies involved in the worst data leak in Singapore's history were fined 1 million Singapore dollars (about 740,000 U.S. dollars) in total, Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) announced here Tuesday.
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S Korea deletes reference to DPRK as 'enemy' in defense white paper
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jan 15 (Xinhua/ANI): South Korea's military deleted its reference to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as an "enemy" in the latest defense white paper amid a rising peace mood on the Korean Peninsula.
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India unveils five-year plan to reduce air pollution
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (Xinhua/ANI): The Indian government released a five-year plan to reduce the air pollution in the 102 worst-affected cities in the country by 20-30 percent by 2024.
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