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China decries US spending bill
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China decries US spending bill

China's Commerce Ministry has condemned a $1.1-trillion spending bill passed by the US Congress last week over clauses that limit…
IMF, UN officials among 21 killed in Kabul suicide attack
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IMF, UN officials among 21 killed in Kabul suicide attack

A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in the heart of the Afghan capital Kabul,…
Egypt president expected to call for elections in March: report
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Egypt president expected to call for elections in March: report

Egypt's president will announce that presidential elections will be held in March, in a statement expected to come hours after…
Thai protesters march on, defiant after grenade attack
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Thai protesters march on, defiant after grenade attack

Anti-government protesters marched defiantly through Thailand's capital on Saturday, with one group entering a police compound, undeterred by a grenade…
Turkey purges bank watchdog, telecoms body, state TV in graft probe backlash
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Turkey purges bank watchdog, telecoms body, state TV in graft probe backlash

Turkey has extended a purge of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators and state TV, firing dozens of…
US urges Myanmar to probe attacks on Muslim minority
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US urges Myanmar to probe attacks on Muslim minority

The United States on Friday urged Maynmar to investigate reports that security forces and Buddhist mobs attacked members of the Rohingya Muslim…
Tension mounts in Thailand after blast wounds 36 protesters
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Tension mounts in Thailand after blast wounds 36 protesters

An explosive device tossed at anti-government protesters wounded 36 in central Bangkok on Friday and tension rippled through the Thai…
Eastern Chinese province first to ease one-child policy
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Eastern Chinese province first to ease one-child policy

China's wealthy eastern province of Zhejiang became the first to implement a new landmark relaxation of the country's strict one-child…
Hundreds flee homes as heatwave fans Australia bushfires
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Hundreds flee homes as heatwave fans Australia bushfires

Extreme heat and high winds fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia on Friday, prompting hundreds to flee their homes in some…
Indonesia bristles over ‘deplorable’ Australian sea incursions
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Indonesia bristles over ‘deplorable’ Australian sea incursions

Indonesia will increase maritime patrols after what it called deplorable territorial violations by Australia's navy as it tried to turn…
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