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Mongolia's foreign trade declines 8.2 pct in 8 months
ULAN BATOR, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's foreign trade turnover marked an 8.2 percent decrease year on year in the first eight months of 2025, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Thursday.
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Ticket to the Arctic: Inside Russia's system of convict labour
LONDON (Reuters) -It was a mild spring evening in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk, but Yekaterina Fatyanova was scrambling to pack winter clothes.
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Nepal's young protesters, army in talks to decide interim leader
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's army was set to resume talks on Thursday with "Gen Z" protesters to pick an interim leader for the Himalayan nation, an army spokesperson said, after angry demonstrations that killed 30 and forced the prime minister to resign.
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Shooter at Colorado high school dies of self-inflicted injuries
DENVER (Reuters) -A male suspect in a shooting that wounded two fellow students at a high school near Denver died of self-inflicted injuries hours after the violence on Wednesday, a law enforcement official said.
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Major Japanese firms' sentiment turns positive
TOKYO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Business sentiment among major Japanese companies in July-September turned positive for the first time in two quarters, a government survey showed Thursday.
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Interview: China's innovative service sector unlocks fresh int'l cooperation potential, says Australian accounting expert
SYDNEY, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The transition of China's service sector toward innovation and cutting-edge technologies is opening new avenues for global cooperation, said the head of one of the world's largest accounting bodies.
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S. Korea's tax revenue rises in January-July
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's tax revenue rose for the first seven months of this year due to an increase in both corporate and income taxes, government data showed Thursday.
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opens 0.81 pct lower
HONG KONG, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Hang Seng Index shed 212.77 points, or 0.81 percent, to open at 25,987.49 points on Thursday.
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Analysis-Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep US political divisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -What was meant to be a moment of silence in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday for the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk erupted in shouting and finger-pointing, an episode that provided a bitter illustration of a nation divided by political acrimony.
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Roundup: Australian representation at CIFTIS reflects deepening cooperation with China: experts
MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) reflects the deepening cooperation between China and Australia in services trade, experts said at an event in Melbourne on Wednesday.
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S. Korea's export rises 3.8 pct in 10 days of September
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export rose in single digits in the first 10 days of September due to more business days, customs office data showed Thursday.
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South Korea, US to discuss new visa category as detained workers set to head home, Yonhap says
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the United States will discuss establishing a new visa category for Koreans, Seoul's foreign minister was quoted as saying, after a U.S. immigration raid saw 475 workers rounded up at a Hyundai Motor site.
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US democratic backsliding under Trump encourages autocrats globally, democracy watchdog says
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Executive overreach and foreign aid funding cuts during U.S. President Donald Trump's first six months in office have hurt international democratization efforts and encouraged populist leaders around the world, an intergovernmental democracy watchdog said on Thursday.
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Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, dead at 31, played key role in Trump's 2024 victory
(Reuters) - U.S. right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was credited with building President Donald Trump's base among younger voters, galvanizing conservative youth and rising to international prominence through a group he founded at age 18.
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1st LD: 57 injured after gas tanker truck explodes in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-seven people were injured after a gas tanker truck exploded on Wednesday in Mexico City, local authorities said.
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Urgent: 18 injured after gas tanker truck explodes in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen people were injured after a gas tanker truck exploded on Wednesday in Mexico City, the Mexican capital, local authorities said.
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U.S. stocks close mixed following inflation data release
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks finished mixed on Wednesday after wholesale price data in the United States came in weaker than expected.
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20 pct of Russian children classified as overweight: officials
MOSCOW, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Around 20 percent of Russian children are overweight, while 6 to 8 percent are obese, Valentina Aleksandrovna Peterkova, chief freelance pediatric endocrinologist of the Russian Ministry of Health, was cited Wednesday by RIA Novosti as saying.
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Interview: A prime time for China-Europe automotive cooperation, says president of ChinaEU
MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Now is the right time for Chinese and European carmakers to strengthen cooperation, as the global automobile industry is undergoing a profound transformation, Luigi Gambardella, president of the Brussels-based international digital association ChinaEU, told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.
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