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LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will arrive in Myanmar on Wednesday for a two-day visit during which he will have talks with the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the Foreign Office said ... ....

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Russia and Turkey to discuss status of radical groups in Idlib - foreign minister

The Star 19 Sep 2018

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish and Russian intelligence and security officials will discuss the status of radical groups in Syria's Idlib, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday ... ....

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LA Times Beijing chief Jonathan Kaiman, ex-president of Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China, quits after ...

South China Morning Post 19 Sep 2018

The head of the Los Angeles Times’ Beijing bureau has resigned four months after the newspaper suspended him following sexual harassment complaints brought by two women. Jonathan Kaiman has left the newspaper, Los Angeles Times spokeswoman Hillary Manning confirmed Tuesday ... “I can confirm that the Los Angeles Times... ....

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New approach to incorporating foreign language into everyday life being developed

Ruidoso News 19 Sep 2018

New approach to incorporating foreign language into everyday life being developed ... ....

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Oscars: Indonesia Selects ‘Marlina The Murderer’ in Foreign-Language Category

Variety 19 Sep 2018

“Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts,” an action story and powerful female empowerment drama, has been named by Indonesia as its contender for the Academy Awards foreign-language Oscars race. It was directed by musician turned film maker Mouly Surya. Set on the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia, and starring Marsha Timothy, the film follows […] ... ....

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US orders Chinese media to register as foreign agents – reports

Russia Today 19 Sep 2018

China’s Xinhua News Agency and Global Television Network have reportedly been ordered to register as foreign agents by the Justice Department as the US continues to clamp down on foreign agencies questioning mainstream narratives ... ....

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Women Smash Glass Ceiling in Foreign Service

Chosun Ilbo 19 Sep 2018

Women outnumber men among successful candidates in the foreign-service exam, and their numbers are still growing. In this year's test, whose results were announced last Thursday, 27 of the 45 successful applicants were women. The youngest was a 22-year-old woman. The proportion of successful female ... ....

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Marc Thiessen: Chaos or not, Trump is racking up a record of foreign policy success

The State Journal-Register 19 Sep 2018

In his new book "Fear," Bob Woodward recounts that in April 2017, after President Trump saw images of dead Syrian children with their mouths foaming from a sarin attack, he called Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and issued an order. Get me a plan for a military strike to take out Syrian President Bashar al-Assad."Let's f -- ing kill him!" Trump told Mattis, according to the book. "Let's go in. Let's kill the f -- ing lot of them." ... ....

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US orders Chinese media to register as foreign agents, source says

HTO 19 Sep 2018

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has informed China’s Xinhua News Agency and China Global Television Network that they must register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, according to a person familiar with the matter ... ....

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To mock Mamata’s foreign trip, BJP and Congress speak in one voice

One India 19 Sep 2018

Kolkata, Sep 19. The opposition Congress and BJP Tuesday mocked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her foreign visits seeking investments and said the state government should publish a white paper on the amount of investments that the state has ... ....

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Want to attract foreigners to Ganeshotsav, says Maha Tourism Minister

Indian Express 19 Sep 2018

A look back at the last 5 matches between India and Pakistan ... ....

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Sebi unveils slew of reform measures; to revise KYC norms for foreign investors, slash Mutual ...

Financial Express 19 Sep 2018

Sebi has decided to come out with revised KYC norms for foreign investors, reduce the listing time after public offer to three days and slash the charges levied by mutual funds from investors ... ....

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