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China-Hungary cultural exchange concert held in Budapest
BUDAPEST, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A China-Hungary cultural exchange concert was held on Wednesday evening at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, featuring a joint symphony orchestra of young musicians from the two countries.
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Brazil unveils plan to boost exports amid global tensions
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government on Wednesday announced a financing package of 15 billion reals (about 2.87 billion U.S. dollars) to support key productive sectors and enhance export competitiveness.
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Orange alert issued in BiH over heavy rain, stormy winds
SARAJEVO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Wednesday issued an orange weather warning as heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected to affect large parts of the country on Thursday.
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French central bank cuts 2026 growth forecast amid energy price surge
PARIS, March 25 (Xinhua) -- France's central bank on Wednesday slightly lowered its economic growth forecast for 2026, warning that rising energy prices and mounting geopolitical tensions are expected to weigh on the outlook.
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Foreign tourist arrivals to Russia rise nearly 25 pct in winter season
MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The number of foreign tourists visiting Russia during the last winter season increased by nearly a quarter year on year, local media reported Wednesday.
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U.S. stocks close higher
NEW YORK, March 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Wednesday.
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Belgian police break up migrant smuggling network, four people arrested
BRUSSELS, March 25 (Reuters) - Belgian police have broken up a migrant smuggling network operating across Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
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Woman pleads not guilty to attempted murder of singer Rihanna
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (Reuters) - A Florida woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the attempted murder of singer Rihanna after authorities said she fired shots from a semiautomatic weapon at the Grammy-winning musician's Los Angeles mansion this month.
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Exclusive-US links security guarantees to Ukraine giving up Donbas, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, March 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. is making its offer of security guarantees for a peace deal in Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country's eastern region of Donbas to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an interview.
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Passenger plane skids off runway during landing in Afghanistan's Kabul
KABUL, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane skidded off the runway while landing at Kabul International Airport on Wednesday afternoon due to technical problems, with no casualties reported, local Afghan media reported.
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Italy tourism minister quits in Meloni's post-referendum purge
ROME, March 25 (Reuters) - Italy's beleaguered Tourism Minister Daniela Santanche resigned on Wednesday, belatedly obeying a call to go from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who is trying to reset her government after a bruising referendum defeat.
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German business sentiment slumps as Mideast tensions cloud outlook: ifo
BERLIN, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Escalating tensions in the Middle East have dampened German business confidence and cast a shadow over the outlook for Europe's largest economy, according to a monthly report released Wednesday by the Munich-based ifo Institute.
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Georgia hosts Interpol int'l anti-crime conference
TBILISI, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Georgia is hosting the annual conference of the Interpol General Secretariat Project Millennium on Wednesday and Thursday, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said Wednesday.
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Roundup: S. Africa says fuel supply stable despite low reserves, warns of price surge amid Middle East tensions
JOHANNESBURG, March 25 (Xinhua) -- South Africa has sufficient fuel supplies despite concerns over potential shortages linked to tensions in the Middle East, officials said Wednesday, while warning that a prolonged conflict could place pressure on availability and prices in the coming months.
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1st LD: Knife attack reported on train in Saarland, southwestern Germany
FRANKFURT, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A female was injured in a knife attack on a regional train between Saarbruecken and Sankt Wendel on Wednesday afternoon, according to police in the southwestern German state of Saarland.
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Lost remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church
AMSTERDAM, March 25 (Reuters) - The skeleton of famed French musketeer Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan may have been found in front of a church altar in the Dutch city of Maastricht, church officials and an archaeologist said on Wednesday.
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Investment conference opens in Kenya amid growing foreign capital inflows
NAIROBI, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The fourth edition of the Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO) opened on Wednesday in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, with leaders unveiling investment deals worth over 2.9 billion U.S. dollars, which are expected to create more than 63,000 direct jobs in the country.
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Urgent: Knife attack reported on train in Saarland, southwestern Germany
FRANKFURT, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A female was injured in a knife attack on a regional train between Saarbruecken and Sankt Wendel on Wednesday afternoon, according to police in the southwestern German state of Saarland.
