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China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years
World

China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years

China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 for breaking the law or other rules and…
Iraq reaches initial deal with China’s Zhenhua to develop East Baghdad oilfield
Middle East

Iraq reaches initial deal with China’s Zhenhua to develop East Baghdad oilfield

Iraq reached an initial deal with China’s state-run Zhenhua Oil to develop the southern portion of the East Baghdad oil…
10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive
World

10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive

At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in June 1989,…
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
World

UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate

Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
World

65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF

Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…
China, Britain pledge cooperation as UK leaves EU
World

China, Britain pledge cooperation as UK leaves EU

Britain and China pledged Saturday to promote London as a center for offshore use of Beijing’s currency and cooperate in…
AP Exclusive: In western China, thought police instill fear
World

AP Exclusive: In western China, thought police instill fear

Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by…
Iran may be defying UN on missiles: UN chief
Middle East

Iran may be defying UN on missiles: UN chief

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that Iran may be defying a UN call to halt ballistic missile development even as…
China angered as US considers navy visits to Taiwan
World

China angered as US considers navy visits to Taiwan

China accused the United States on Thursday of interfering in its internal affairs and said it had lodged a complaint…
Fifty-nine ships crossed Suez Canal with 3.9mn ton cargo on Tuesday
Economy

Fifty-nine ships crossed Suez Canal with 3.9mn ton cargo on Tuesday

Head of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) and chairman of Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish…
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