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UK inflation dips to 3.2 pct
LONDON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The consumer price index (CPI) in the United Kingdom (UK) rose by 3.2 percent in the 12 months to March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday.
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IMF calls for "fiscal restraint" in biggest-ever election year
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called on governments to avoid slippages in the biggest-ever election year and focus more on rebuilding buffers and safeguarding fiscal sustainability over the medium term.
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Morocco rescues 131 sub-Saharan migrants
RABAT, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan navy rescued 131 sub-Saharan migrants bound for Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday off the Atlantic coast, the official news agency MAP reported.
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Alaska Airlines flights resume after an hour of grounding
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Alaska Airlines flights have resumed after they were grounded for an hour Wednesday morning, the company said in a statement.
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday.
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Zimbabwe's illegal money changers back on streets as authorities fight to protect new currency
HARARE, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's illegal money changers are back on the streets after a brief hiatus following the introduction of a new gold-backed currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG).
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UN Chinese Language Day celebrated in Tunisia
TUNIS, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia on Wednesday celebrated this year's United Nations Chinese Language Day, which falls on April 20, by holding a cultural event here in the capital city.
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Pakistani, Indian experts call for transboundary cooperation to counter air pollution crisis
ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani and Indian experts are of the view that enhanced transboundary cooperation, scientific knowledge and data sharing are the need of the hour to counter the air pollution crisis faced by the two countries.
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On a Greek island, volunteers remake burial site for refugees lost at sea
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Under an overcast sky on the Greek island of Lesbos, Afghan asylum-seeker Safika placed a red rose on the grave of a refugee who died trying to reach Europe. The tombstone read "unknown".
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Xinhua Commentary: Green cooperation holds potential for China, Germany
by Xinhua writer Wu Yan
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Widow of Russia's Alexei Navalny hires bodyguard after hammer attack on activist
LONDON (Reuters) - Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, said in an interview with Time magazine published on Wednesday that she had hired a bodyguard following a hammer attack on a senior ally of her late husband.
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4th Cameroon Investment Forum opens in Douala
YAOUNDE, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The 4th edition of the Cameroon Investment Forum, a flagship biennial event that brings together high-level government officials, development partners, and various business stakeholders from around the world, opened on Wednesday in the commercial hub of Douala.
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Burundi appeals for int'l support for flood victims
BUJUMBURA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Burundi has appealed for international support for flood victims as the East African country reels from the effects of El Nino.
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China voices strong dissatisfaction, opposition to U.S. Section 301 investigation
BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the United States' launch of a Section 301 investigation into China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Wednesday.
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Explainer-What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?
DUBAI (Reuters) - A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes.
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Sweden passes law to make it easier to change legal gender
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's parliament on Wednesday passed a law that will make it easier for people to change their legal gender and lower the age at which it is allowed to 16 years from 18 years, despite heavy criticism from within the government coalition.
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Italian ruling coalition plan would curb abortion rights, critics say
ROME (Reuters) -A proposal by Italy's right-wing ruling coalition that would allow groups who "support motherhood" into abortion clinics will make it easier for anti-abortionists to harass women and limit their rights, critics of the move said on Wednesday.
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Man who set fire to UK mosque worshippers indefinitely detained
LONDON (Reuters) - A man who set fire to two men as they left mosques in Britain last year was sentenced to indefinite detention in hospital, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Wednesday.