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China has sent its first batch of humanitarian aid to quake-hit Ecuador to help with relief work. Four planes carrying some U.S.$9.5 million worth of aid arrived in the capital, Quito, Wednesday. It includes 5,400 tents, and nearly 10,000 folding bed...
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura says this latest round of peace talks has been overshadowed by violations of the ceasefire. He added that the parties involved cannot ignore one bloodshed after another. He said, This round, this round of...
Eight people have been wounded in a bombing in Turkey's north-western city of Bursa. A woman blew herself up near the main mosque in the city on Wednesday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Bursa is Turkey's fourth-largest city, an indu...
Vienna has also outlined plans to erect a fence at a border crossing with Italy. With migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Africa to Italy in growing numbers, Austria has said Rome must stop them or it will have to introduce border controls at th...
The World Wildlife Fund says about a quarter of the world's coral reefs are damaged beyond repair - and another two-thirds are under serious threat. One particularly old and unique reef off the coast of Colombia is now squarely in that territory. CCT...
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The ruling Workers' Party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is preparing to hold its first congress in 36 years, starting on May 6. The event is expected to showcase the recent advances in the DPRK's nuclear weapon and missile programs. I...
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Australia is marking the 20th anniversary of the country's worst mass shooting. The Port Arthur Massacre in 1996 claimed the lives of 35 people, and prompted an overhaul of the nation's gun laws which remain among the strictest on the planet. Former...
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