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Annual Shanghai-Taipei City Forum set for December

SHANGHAI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The annual Shanghai-Taipei City Forum will open on Dec. 28 in Shanghai, aiming to promote cooperation and exchanges on urban development. This year's event will feature ...
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Thai king dissolves parliament ahead of election

BANGKOK, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua has endorsed a royal decree to dissolve the lower house of parliament, an announcement published in the Royal ...
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U.S. Senate rejects Democratic and Republican health care bills as ACA subsidies set to expire

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance competing Democratic and Republican health care bills, which means over 20 million people could face much higher premiums ...
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Roundup: UN chief alarmed by violence in eastern DRC shortly after signing of peace accords

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was deeply alarmed by the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the security ...
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China calls for int'l efforts to help Central African countries enhance security capacity

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for international efforts to help Central African states enhance their capacity for independent security.
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U.S. intends to keep oil from seized tanker, eying more vessels off Venezuela

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the United States intends to keep the oil from the tanker the U.S. military seized Wednesday near the ...
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U.S. stocks close mixed as Oracle results weigh on tech sector

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 646.26 points, or 1.34 percent, to an all-time high of 48,704.01. The S&P 500 rose 14.32 points, or 0.21 percent, to 6,901, securing its first record close in ...
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Hamas says it accepts possible int'l force in Gaza for ceasefire monitoring only

GAZA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- A senior Hamas official said Thursday that Palestinian factions in Gaza have given initial approval for a potential international force in the territory, provided its mandate ...
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Thai king endorses decree to dissolve parliament

BANGKOK, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua has endorsed a royal decree to dissolve the parliament, an announcement published in the Royal Gazette said on ...
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At least 1 killed, several injured in gas explosion near Cairo

CAIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and several others injured after a gas explosion caused a building to collapse in Giza province near Cairo on Thursday evening, according to ...
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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Dec. 11

According to a report by the UAE's official WAM news agency, the announcement was made at a joint press conference in Abu Dhabi by Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, state minister in the UAE Ministry of Foreign ...
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5.3-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido, Japan -- GFZ

BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Hokkaido, Japan, at 2209 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of ...