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MANILA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine military on Monday deployed nearly 100 Army soldiers to poor residential communities in Metro Manila in an effort to thwart the alleged recruitment activitie...
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Hurricane haunted, Texas gets ready for Dean
2019-04-08BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Haunted by hurricanes past, officials in Erin-soaked Texas were taking no chances Sunday, stockpiling gasoline, buses and airplanes to get residents out of harm's way -...
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Moscow’s car thieves like Bentleys best
2019-04-08BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Wealthy Moscowites are ponying up and paying big bucks for Bentleys, providing a tasty target for car thieves.Two stolen in the Russian capital this week brings the tot...
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The U.S. Pentagon paid 998,798 U.S. dollars to purchase two 19-cent washers as part of a fraudulent shipping costs scheme that garnered a small South Carolina parts supplier about 20...
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Beijing to put 50,000 bicycles for rent
2019-04-08Wanna tour Beijing? Rent a bike.The Olympic city plans to put 50,000 bicycles for rent across the city ahead of the Games to curb pollution and ease congestion.A woman rides her bicycle on the overbri...
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico arrived Monday in Montebello, Canada, to begin a two-day summit to boost trilateral trade and security cooperation. ...
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) pose with their wives, Kristiani Yudhoyono (R) and Akie Abe (L), before a meeting at the Presidenti...
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China stocks rise 5% as global markets rally
2019-04-08An investor monitors stock price movements at a brokerage in Guangzhou, Aug. 17, 2007. (newsphoto)BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- China's main stock index jumped more than five percent on Monday, as g...
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BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- Mainland residents will, for the first time, be allowed to directly invest in overseas securities under a pilot program to be launched in the northern port city of Tianjin. Investo...
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Accident injures 11 on Cruise film shoot
2019-04-08BERLIN - Eleven people were injured when they fell off the back of a truck during the shooting of Tom Cruise's latest film in Berlin, police said on Monday.The 11 fell from the truck when a side panel...