Two economists share 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Economics, or officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, has been awarded jointly to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom "for their

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Security forces launch anti-IS operation in central Iraq

Iraqi security forces on Monday launched an operation to push out Islamic State (IS) militants from a rugged area along the border between the central provinces of Salahudin and Diyala, a security source said.

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Death toll from E China residential building collapse rises to 20

Twenty people have been confirmed dead after residential buildings collapsed early Monday morning in Wenzhou City in east China's Zhejiang Province.

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Russia, Turkey promise to further improve bilateral ties

As one of the main objectives of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey on Monday, the normalization of ties with Turkey would continue to be high on agenda.

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