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Russian president arrives in Cuba for visit
July 11, 2014HAVANA, July 11 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Cuba early Friday for a one-day official visit aiming to boost the two countries' economic ties.
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Pistorius's psychiatric reports examined as trial enters its 36th day
July 2, 2014PRETORIA, July 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The psychiatric reports of South African murder-accused Paralympian Oscar Pistorius were examined on Wednesday as his trial entered its 36th day at the North Gauteng ...
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Sarkozy denounces "political interference" in corruption probe
July 2, 2014PARIS, July 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who was placed under formal investigation for influence-peddling, on Wednesday said "politics manipulated judicial system" in a corruption probe that ...
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Venezuela, China enjoy strategic partnership: FM
June 29, 2014CARACAS, June 28 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said Saturday his country and China have developed a strategic partnership after 40 years of diplomatic relations.
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UWI doctorate for Sir Ronald Sanders
June 24, 2014The University of the West Indies (UWI) has announced the award of an honorary Doctorate of Letters (DLtt) on outstanding Guyanese/Antiguan scholar, journalist and diplomat Sir Ronald Michael Sanders, 66, ...
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Felipe VI wants Spaniards to be proud of their king
June 19, 2014MADRID, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Spain's new King Felipe VI in his first speech on Thursday said he was very proud of the Spanish people and wanted Spaniards to be ...
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ABLP wins Antigua and Barbuda election
June 13, 2014ST. JOHN'S, June 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party (ABLP) has won a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary election on promises to turn around a stagnant ...
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Antigua and Barbuda in ballot-casting mode
June 12, 2014ST. JOHN'S, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Blue flags advocating the slogan of the ruling United Progressive Party of Antigua and Barbuda are waving in the breeze, while red ribbons symbolizing ...
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Venezuela to pursue coup plotters judicially in the U.S.
June 4, 2014CARACAS, Jun. 3 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he will start judicial actions in the United States against alleged conspirators in a plot to kill him.
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Egypt's Sisi officially declared president
June 3, 2014CAIRO, June 3 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Egypt's presidential election commission on Tuesday officially announced ex-military chief Abdel- Fattah al-Sisi to be the new president of the most populous Arab state, after ...
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Fruits, vegetables may lower stroke risk: study
June 3, 2014WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua/ Sun) -- Eating more fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of stroke worldwide, according to new research published Thursday in the American Heart Association's journal ...
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Younger generation deserves to be on frontline, says Juan Carlos ...
June 2, 2014MADRID, June 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicated from his position as head of state on Monday, becoming the seventh Spanish monarch in history to voluntarily give ...
