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China’s Tianjin Deny Diego Costa Transfer Report

China Super League club Tianjin Quanjin have denied reports they signed Chelsea striker Diego Costa for a...

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Made-In-China Jet Takes Maiden Flight

The first large made-in-China passenger plane took off on its maiden test flight Friday, marking a key milestone on the...

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Japan To Offer Patrol Planes To Malaysia

Japan plans to donate retired military patrol aircraft to Malaysia, a report said Friday, as alliances strengthen in...

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Waxing Moon Set For South Korea Presidency

The near-certain winner of South Korea's presidential election next week is a former special forces soldier,...

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South Korea To Draw Line Under Park Scandal With Vote

With their last president detained and awaiting trial for corruption, South Koreans go to the polls Tuesday to choose...

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League Opens First Training Academy In Africa

The NBA announced the opening of its first NBA Academy basketball training center in Africa, in Thies, Senegal. The...

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Trump, Turnbull Look To Reset Ties After Phone Blow-Up

US President Donald Trump and Australia's Malcolm Turnbull will meet later Thursday to steady a long-standing alliance...

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EU Urges China To Curb Dinghy Sales In Migrant Trafficking Fight

A senior EU envoy on Thursday urged Beijing to restrict the sale of inflatable dinghies that he said are used by...

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KPMG’s Audits of Rolls-Royce Accounts Probed By Regulator

Britain's accountancy watchdog has opened an investigation into KPMG's audit of the accounts of aero-engine maker...

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Zimbabwe ‘not A Poor Country’

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe insisted on Thursday that his country is not a failed state and accused the US of...

Business

First Quarter Gold Demand Down 18% From Last Year’s Exceptional High

Global gold demand in Q1 2017 was 1,034.5t. The 18% year-on-year decline suffers from the comparison with Q1 2016,...

Business

Ghacem, Diamond Cement Are Exploiting Ghanaians – Retailers

The United Retailers Association of Ghana is appealing to the Minister for Trade and Industry to investigate the...

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Basketball Body Lifts ‘hijab Ban’ During Games

Basketball chiefs reversed a controversial ban on professional players wearing headgear Thursday after fierce criticism...

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Hong Kong Remembers Bloodiest Violence 50 Years On

Hong Kong is unrecognisable now from the city which 50 years ago was the scene of bloody riots, fuelled by resentment...

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Myanmar Coal Plant Growth Could Kill 280,000

Myanmar's plans to grow the country's desperately needed but polluting coal-fired power plants could kill more than a...

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Dust Storm Blows Across North China, Flights Cancelled

A major dust storm engulfed northern China and Beijing on Thursday, prompting authorities to cancel dozens of flights...

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Politics, Potholes and Price Drops

Kenya plans to export its first oil in June, but analysts say the test phase faces major challenges and appears...

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N.Korea Media Warns China of ‘grave Consequences’

North Korean state media have issued a stinging denunciation of the country's chief ally and diplomatic backer China,...

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Ko, Ariya Among Top Seeds For LPGA Match Play Event

World number one Lydia Ko and Thailand's third-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn are among the top seeds for the LPGA Lorena...