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Qatar officially reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, raising its national flag over the building for the first time in 13 years.[Detail]
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The Spanish business community has welcomed last week's announcement that multinational auto company Stellantis and Chinese battery producer CATL have teamed up to build a 4.1-billion-euro (4.3 billion U.S. dollars) battery plant in northeast Spain.[Detail]
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday further trimmed its forecasts for global oil demand growth this year and next, marking the organization's downward revision for the fifth consecutive month.[Detail]
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Five years after being devastated by a fire, the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopened on Saturday with a grand inauguration ceremony attended by world leaders, believers, and non-believers alike.[Detail]
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[Detail]
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Namibia made history on Tuesday by electing the country's first female president, 72-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party.[Detail]
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U.S. president-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that he would impose a 25 percent duty on imports from Canada and Mexico until they clamped down on drugs and migrants crossing the border.[Detail]
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The Confucius Institute at Makerere University, Uganda's premier institution, celebrated its 10th anniversary Monday, marking a decade of fostering cultural and linguistic exchanges between China and Uganda.[Detail]
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Students from Malta's St Ignatius College Handaq Middle School were fascinated by a Confucius-themed photo exhibition held at their school on Friday, describing the event as a window into Chinese culture.[Detail]
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Zimbabwe is aiming to diversify its export portfolio to China as trade volumes between the two nations continue to grow, a senior official has said.[Detail]
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday slashed interest rates by 25 basis points amid cooling inflation and a weakening labor market, marking the second rate cut in this easing cycle.[Detail]
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Republican candidate Donald Trump declared victory early Wednesday in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as Fox News projected that he would win 277 Electoral College votes.[Detail]
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U.S. Capitol Police said on Tuesday that officers have arrested a man who attempted to enter the Capitol building smelling like fuel and armed with potentially dangerous devices.[Detail]
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Thick layers of mud coated the streets as the floodwaters receded. Numerous shops and homes showed extensive damage, while flood-soaked cars lay scattered along roads, some even stacked atop one another.[Detail]