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World 24h: Record rain in China's desert city

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World news June 26: Nord Stream 2 declares legal war with EU; Record rain in China's desert city...

Iran and IAEA exchange views on nuclear inspection

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The nuclear monitoring agency revealed the first technical contacts amid Iran's insistence that it has not yet opened the bombed facilities.

World-class hydropower plant in China officially put into operation

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World-class hydropower plant in China Song Jiangkou officially connected to China's power grid.

Former First Lady of South Korea sentenced to 7 years in prison

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Former First Lady of South Korea Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 7 years in prison for corruption, including bribery.

Poland and Ukraine hold reconstruction conference, pledging billions of euros in support

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The Ukraine Recovery Conference co-organized by Poland and Ukraine is expected to reach more than 160 agreements with a total value of over 10 billion euros (about 11.36 billion USD).

China sentences 2 former Ministers of National Defense to death

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Two former Chinese Ministers of National Defense Wei Fenghua and Li Chengfu were sentenced to death but their sentences were postponed for 2 years.

Hastavirus outbreak on MV Hondius ship: Many countries urgently search for passengers leaving the ship

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Authorities have not yet identified the whereabouts of many passengers from the hantavirus outbreak on the ship MV Hondius.

Russia builds Gulf tension forecasting model, warns of risk of a 7-day turning point

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Russian researchers develop a new index to monitor and forecast conflict developments in the Persian Gulf based on open source data.

OPEC oil production falls to 36-year low

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Oil production in OPEC countries fell sharply in April, amid Middle East conflict disrupting the global energy market.

Vietnam - India still have much room for cooperation and development

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Vietnam - India economic and trade relations are growing strongly in both scale and depth, in which agriculture, forestry and fishery, technology, investment and logistics are assessed as fields with a lot of room for cooperation and development.

The strongest super El Nino in history is 100% likely to appear this year

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The latest data shows that there is a 100% chance of forming a super El Nino phenomenon this year.

Russia pours large capital into strategic industrial parks in the Far East and the Arctic

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Russia raises federal support for electronics manufacturers in the Far East and the Arctic, with a budget of more than 2.39 billion USD in the next 3 years.

US - Iran discuss the possibility of stopping uranium enrichment for more than 10 years

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The US and Iran are said to be discussing a plan to temporarily suspend uranium enrichment for more than 10 years, as part of efforts to end the conflict.

North Korea declares it is not bound by nuclear weapons development

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North Korea continues to reject international pressure, affirming that the status of a nuclear weapons possessing country has not changed.

Iran announces plan to support ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz

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Iran said its ports are ready to provide technical, service and medical support to commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

South Korea reduces sentence for former Prime Minister related to martial law

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South Korea's Court of Appeal upheld many indictments but significantly reduced the sentence for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.

Hungary - Ukraine cool down tensions, close gold coin seizure

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Hungary has returned to Ukrainian bank Oschadbank a batch of cash and gold worth about 82 million USD that it seized earlier this year.

US fires on Iranian oil tanker amid new ultimatum from President Trump

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US fires on Iranian oil tanker as President Trump warns Tehran of new airstrikes.

US plans to have more presidential private jets before National Day

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The Boeing 747 donated by Qatar is being urgently upgraded to join the US Air Force One squadron.

Iran declares to consider US proposal to end conflict

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Iran said it is considering the US peace proposal to end the conflict, although many key demands between the two sides have not been resolved.