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Egypt’s economy world’s 7th largest in 2030: report
Economy
January 10, 2019
Egypt’s economy world’s 7th largest in 2030: report
As part of the positive outlook for Egypt’s economy, a report by Standard Chartered Bank ranked the Egyptian economy seventh…
China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang
World
January 9, 2019
China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — China is allowing more than 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to abandon their Chinese citizenship and leave the…
Suspect packages sent to diplomatic missions in Australia
Egypt
January 9, 2019
Suspect packages sent to diplomatic missions in Australia
Suspicious packages were sent to more than a dozen foreign embassies and consulates in major Australian cities on Wednesday…
North Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit
World
January 8, 2019
North Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Tuesday on an unannounced visit to Beijing for talks with President Xi…
One dead, two missing after oil tanker blaze off Hong Kong
World
January 8, 2019
One dead, two missing after oil tanker blaze off Hong Kong
One man was killed and two others declared missing after an oil tanker caught fire while it was being…
N. Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit
World
January 8, 2019
N. Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday on an unannounced visit for talks with President Xi…
US negotiators in Beijing for trade war talks
Business
January 7, 2019
US negotiators in Beijing for trade war talks
US and Chinese negotiators on Monday held their first face-to-face talks since the world’s two largest economies agreed to…
EU ‘golden’ visas scandal in spotlight
World
January 4, 2019
EU ‘golden’ visas scandal in spotlight
A court in Portugal is to deliver verdicts Friday in a corruption trial linked to so-called “golden” visas granted to…
Mammoth tusks in Siberia in demand by Chinese
Archaeology
January 4, 2019
Mammoth tusks in Siberia in demand by Chinese
Crouching near a wooden shed in his snowy backyard, Prokopy Nogovitsyn lifts up a grey tarpaulin and takes out a…
China lands probe on far side of moon in world first
Science
January 3, 2019
China lands probe on far side of moon in world first
A Chinese lunar rover landed on the far side of the moon on Thursday, in a global first that boosts…