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Britain's Conservatives win outright majority in election
May 8, 2015LONDON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Conservatives won an outright majority in Britain's 2015 General Election by getting 331 seats out of the total 650 seats in the House of ...
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Nepal's quake death toll reaches 7,365
May 4, 2015KATHMANDU, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Death toll of Nepal's April 25 earthquake has risen to 7,365 with the injury number standing at 14,366. The Nepalese authorities have started working out ...
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World Labour Day celebrated amid job market uncertainities
May 4, 2015GENEVA, (Xinhua) -- The Labor Day is celebrated on May 1 around the world as a way to remember the historical struggle of working people, while a fledgling global economy ...
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Newborn British princess makes first appearance with royal parents
May 4, 2015LONDON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The newborn baby girl made her first appearance to the public with the Duke of Cambridge and the Duchess outside St. Mary's Hospital on Saturday ...
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Mayweather beats Pacquiao to extend perfect record
May 3, 2015LAS VEGAS, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Floyd Mayweather retained his perfect record to 48-0 with a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, then reiterated he'll retire after one more ...
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Escalating violence convulses U.S. city after black man's death, state ...
April 28, 2015WASHINGTON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of U.S. National Guard soldiers and police forces began mobilizing Monday evening toward Baltimore, Maryland, after Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency ...
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Powerful quake kills more than 720 people in Nepal
April 25, 2015KATHMANDU, April 25 (Xinhua) -- More than 720 people, including 256 in the capital of Kathmandu, have been killed in a 7.8- magnitude earthquake which jolted large parts of Nepal ...
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Egypt sentences Morsi to 20 years in prison over killing ...
April 21, 2015CAIRO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian Court on Tuesday sentenced former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison over the killing of protesters in 2012.
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Venezuela receives new $5 billion loan from China
April 21, 2015Venezuela has received a new $5 billion (3.35 billion pounds) loan from China, President Nicolas Maduro said, part of an oil-for-loans deal that has become a key source of financing ...
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Bolt wins but he's not happy
April 21, 2015RIO DE JANEIRO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Usain Bolt won his first 100m race of the season on Sunday by taking out the Mano a Mano sprint challenge in Rio ...
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Obama leaves Panama City following historic talks
April 12, 2015US President Barack Obama met Cuban President Raul Castro in the highest-level talks between the two sides since diplomatic relations froze in 1961.
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Venezuela to deliver 10 million-strong petition to U.S. president
April 12, 2015PANAMA CITY, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela will present U.S. President Barack Obama with more than 10 million signatures calling on him to revoke a decree against Venezuela, Venezuelan President ...
