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Kim makes surprise China visit

Bloomberg Kim Jong Un made a surprise visit to Beijing on his first known trip outside North Korea since taking power in 2011, three people with knowledge of the visit said. Further details of his trip, including how long Kim would stay and who he would meet, were not immediately available. Speculation about a possible visit by a high-ranking North ...

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Thousands more leave enclave in Ghouta

BEIRUT / Reuters Some 7,000 people departed eastern Ghouta for Syrian rebel territory near the Turkish border on Tuesday under a deal arranged by Russia to surrender the enclave to the Syrian government, Russian state media and a war monitor said. Rebels have been gradually leaving Ghouta, accepting safe passage for themselves and their families to Idlib in northwestern Syria ...

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Zambia oppn impeachment motion frivolous, says govt

LONDON / Reuters The Zambian government said President Edgar Lungu hasn’t committed any offence that warrants the impeachment motion the opposition has brought to parliament. “On face value it’s extremely frivolous,” government spokeswoman Dora Siliya said in comments broadcast by Lusaka-based Hot FM on Tuesday. “We know that this motion is baseless and it’s purely a political gimmick by the ...

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