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BELGRADE, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- In a demonstration of excellent shooting, Serbia defeated Israel 97-76 in Belgrade on Sunday to qualify for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. The match represented a dec

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The world is at a crossroads for unilateralism and multilateralism, confrontation and dialogue, closure and openness. As the global governance system faces challenges, uncertainties and turbulence du

The amber capital of the world

Annual world demand for amber ranges in hundreds of tons, and an estimated 90 percent of the world's deposits are found in Russia's Kaliningrad region. The world's only legal amber mine is in the sma

Canadian Rahneva takes 2nd skeleton win ...

VANCOUVER, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Home athlete Mirela Rahneva celebrated her second victory of the 2018/2019 season at the BMW IBSF World Cup, finishing one minute and 54.52 seconds in the women's skele

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In Thursday 21 competition of World Cup Gymnastics, the Apparatus that the MAG athletes competed on were Floor, Pommel Horse and Rings. While for the WAG athletes, they competed on Vault and Uneven

Amb. Huang Ping: How New York pioneered ...

New York is one of the most populous megacities in the world, and it has been known as the cultural, financial and media center of the world, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, entertainmen

Terror attack casts shadow over India vs...

Even though the 100 days countdown was celebrated with much fanfare at London's landmark Trafalgar Square with the historicNelson's Column being transformed into a giant set of wickets on Tuesday, th

WTO trade indicator points to slower tra...

Trade weakness is likely to extend into the first quarter of 2019, said the World Trade Organization on Tuesday in its latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI), warning also of a potential furthe

Statue of WWII kiss vandalized after U.S...

One day after the U.S. sailor famously photographed kissing a stranger at the end of World War Two died at age 95, a statue in Florida depicting the moment has been vandalized with a "#MeToo" painted

Ending America’s World Bank monopoly

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