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Iran’s Mousavi wins bronze at World Weightlifting C’ship
Sep 25, 2019 03:07Iran’s Seyyed Ayoub Mousavi has pocketed a bronze medal in the 96kg category at the 2019 IWF World Championships in Thailand.
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Taliban team in China for talks on defunct peace negotiations with US
Sep 23, 2019 10:12A delegation of Afghanistan’s Taliban has traveled to China for talks on the militant group’s peace negotiations with the United States, which hit a dead end earlier this month.
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Protesters clash with police, vandalize subway station in Hong Kong
Sep 23, 2019 10:08Protesters clashed with riot police outside a mall in Hong Kong on Sunday, vandalizing a nearby subway station and defacing a Chinese flag, but plans to disrupt the airport did not materialize.
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China, Solomon Islands establish diplomatic relations
Sep 22, 2019 07:47China and the Solomon Islands have established formal diplomatic relations in a new sign of Beijing's growing international influence which has worried the United States.
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Top military official: Iran, Russia, China to hold naval drills ‘in near future’
Sep 21, 2019 08:21Iran has announced plans to conduct joint naval drills with Russian and Chinese military forces in the international waters of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman “in the near future.”
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Residents remove protesters' installations from Hong Kong
Sep 21, 2019 04:38Residents in Hong Kong have taken to the streets to counter a wave of anti-government protests that have ravaged the Chinese territory for months.
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Trump says he doesn’t want ’partial’ trade deal with China
Sep 21, 2019 02:03US President Donald Trump says only a "complete deal” with China on trade will be acceptable, reiterating his tough approach against Beijing, as the two countries begin a new round of trade talks.
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Taiwan dismayed as another Pacific nation switches to Beijing
Sep 20, 2019 07:41Taiwan lashed out at China on Friday after the tiny island nation of Kiribati switched its recognition to Beijing, the second diplomatic defection in the strategically important Pacific in less than a week.
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Iran advance to Asian Volleyball C’ship semis
Sep 20, 2019 00:53Iran's National Team are through to the semifinals of the 20th Asian Volleyball Championship in Tehran, after thumping Chinese Taipei in straight sets.
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China unveils mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics
Sep 18, 2019 04:00The two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter and Paralympics were unveiled at a ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday.