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Chinese lessons in Saudi schools show growing ties

Chinese lessons in Saudi schools show growing ties

With a map of China on the wall behind him, 14-year-old Yasser al-Shaalan studied the names of professions in a Chinese textbook, one of thousands of Saudi children now learning the language at school.

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France opposes seizing frozen Russian assets: minister

France opposes seizing frozen Russian assets: minister

France voiced opposition Tuesday to seizing frozen Russian assets to fund a European military spending boost for Ukraine, arguing such a move would be against international agreements.

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Inter and AC Milan ultras stand trial over organised crime offences

Inter and AC Milan ultras stand trial over organised crime offences

More than a dozen hardcore fans of AC Milan and Inter Milan go on trial on Tuesday facing a raft of charges relating to organised crime following a probe into the alleged illegal activities of the Serie A teams' so-called "ultras" groups.

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Hundreds evacuated as torrential rains flood Indonesia capital

Hundreds evacuated as torrential rains flood Indonesia capital

Hundreds evacuated from dozens of flooded neighbourhoods around Jakarta on Tuesday as torrential rains pounded the Indonesian capital and its surrounding satellite cities, causing several rivers to overflow.

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Markets fall on trade war fears after US, China tariffs

Markets fall on trade war fears after US, China tariffs

Markets fell in volatile trade Tuesday on fears of a trade war after China announced fresh tariffs on US imports in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest levies.

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Saudi Aramco profits drop 12 percent on lower prices, volumes

Saudi Aramco profits drop 12 percent on lower prices, volumes

Oil giant Saudi Aramco posted a drop in annual profits on Tuesday as lower prices and volumes hit the lynchpin of the kingdom's ambitious economic reform plans.

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Pope slept all night, resting after two breathing attacks: Vatican

Pope slept all night, resting after two breathing attacks: Vatican

Pope Francis, hospitalised with pneumonia in both lungs, slept all night and was resting on Tuesday after suffering two bouts of acute respiratory failure the day before, the Vatican said.

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Dolly Parton's longtime husband dies aged 82

Dolly Parton's longtime husband dies aged 82

The husband of Dolly Parton, Carl Dean, died Monday aged 82, the country music superstar said, after nearly 60 years of marriage kept out of the spotlight despite the singer's chart-topping fame.

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Thai court accepts invasive fish case against food giant

Thai court accepts invasive fish case against food giant

A Thai court on Tuesday accepted a class-action lawsuit filed by hundreds of fishermen seeking $73 million in damages from a agribusiness giant over invasive blackchin tilapia, a representative of the Thai lawyers' council said.

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Asian stocks pare their losses after China's retaliatory tariffs

Asian stocks pare their losses after China's retaliatory tariffs

Asian markets recouped some of their early losses in volatile trade on Tuesday after China announced fresh tariffs on US imports in retaliation to President Donald Trump's latest levies.

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