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China warns state firms to avoid travel to U.S.: Bloomberg
China has asked some of the state-run companies to avoid business trips to the United States and its allies, and to tak…
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Zimbabweans join stay-at-home protest after deadly clashes over price hikes
Streets were mostly quiet on Tuesday in Zimbabwe's capital Harare and second city Bulawayo as banks, schools and bu…
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A New York Plastic Bag Ban: What Is Cuomo Proposing and Is It a Good Thing?
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Carlos Ghosn, Former Nissan Chairman, Is Denied Bail in Japan
By HIROKO TABUCHI from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Ft5b8Y
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China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout
It marks the first time a plant has been grown in a container on the Moon's surface. from BBC News - World https:…
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Strike by German airport security staff causes travel chaos
Flights across Germany are facing disruption after security staff at eight airports went on strike over pay. from The…
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Canadian sentenced to death in China for drugs will appeal: lawyer
A Canadian man sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling will appeal the verdict, his lawyer said on Tuesday, argu…
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China says case against Huawei executive an abuse of legal procedures
China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged Canada to immediately release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, saying the c…
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Japan's Olympic Committee head denies impropriety in 2020 bid procedures
The head of Japan's Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday that he was questioned by French authorities in December…
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Iran satellite launch, which U.S. warned against, fails
Iran's bid to launch a satellite has failed, Telecoms Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said on Tuesday, after …
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Turkey orders arrest of nearly 200 people over suspected Gulen ties, Hurriyet says
Turkey ordered the arrest of 192 people over suspected links to the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of …
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Explainer: The insurgents plunging Myanmar's Rakhine back into chaos
Myanmar's government says it has ordered the military to "crush" rebels in the western state of Rakhine, …
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Greek PM set to win confidence vote after centrist lawmaker breaks ranks: sources
Greece's Alexis Tsipras is set to win a confidence vote on Wednesday after winning the support of an opposition cen…
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China hits back at Canadian criticism of drug smuggler death sentence
China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said it was strongly dissatisfied after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
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Afghan Taliban claim responsibility for deadly Kabul car bomb attack
The Taliban claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a car bomb attack near a heavily fortified foreign compound in Afghan…
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Liberal mayor of Poland's Gdansk dies after stabbing
Pawel Adamowicz, the liberal mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, died on Monday of his wounds a day after being stabbed…