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Housing project improves grassland life at winter pastures in Xizang
The county of Damxung, meaning "carefully selected pasture" in Tibetan language, is located at the southern foothill of the Nyainqentanglha...
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First batch of visiting scholars under BRI meteorology program unveiled
BEIJING , Nov14 (APP): The list of the first batch of visiting scholars under the Belt and Road Meteorological Visiting...
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Pakistani filmmaker Mumtaz Hussain wins US award for distinguished artists
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (APP): A Pakistani-American author and filmmaker Mumtaz Hussain has been decorated with the Global Leadership 2023...
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Construction ban to fight pollution compounds misery for Delhi labourers
NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Totaram Maurya heaves bricks and sacks of cement on building sites in New Delhi...
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Australia to apologise half a century after ‘Thalidomide tragedy’
SYDNEY, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Australia will issue a national apology to all citizens affected by the "Thalidomide tragedy", Prime...
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Israel vows to restore calm amid escalation with Lebanon
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Daniel Hagari said Sunday that Israel has "operation plans" to...
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Xi inspects post-flood reconstruction in Beijing, Hebei
BEIJING/BAODING, Hebei, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday visited the areas affected by floods this summer...
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Turkey Pledges Support for Afghanistan Amid Difficult Circumstances
KABUL (BNA): Acting Interior Minister Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani recently welcomed Turkey’s new Chargé d’Affaires for Afghanistan, Jang Onal, in an...
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Xi calls for letting internet better benefit people of all countries
BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for letting the internet better benefit people of...
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China send humanitarian aid to quake-hit Nepal
BEIJING, Nov 8 (APP): A batch of emergency humanitarian assistance, including 600 cotton tents and 4,600 blankets, left Chengdu Shuangliu...
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