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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Monday.
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Immigration raids add to absence crisis for U.S. schools: study
NEW YORK, June 16 (Xinhua) -- As U.S. President Donald Trump promised mass deportations, educators sounded alarms that the actions could scare families away from school, affecting both immigrant and nonimmigrant students, reported The New York Times on Monday.
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New Dutch rail strike to disrupt travel across major provinces
THE HAGUE, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A new strike will halt all train services in the eastern and northwestern regions of the Netherlands on Tuesday, the national railway operator Dutch Railways (NS) announced on Monday.
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Trump expected to sign proclamation finalizing US-UK trade deal, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation finalizing the terms of a U.S.-British trade deal agreed last month in coming days, three sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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Chinese traditional opera, music performed in Belgrade
BELGRADE, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Applause filled the China Cultural Center in Belgrade on Monday afternoon as visitors gathered for a performance of traditional Chinese opera and music, celebrating 70 years of China-Serbia friendship.
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Immigration mess shows U.S. failing as nation of laws: Bloomberg
NEW YORK, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government's crackdown on illegal immigration, the resulting disorder in Los Angeles and other cities and the Democratic Party's response to the riots testify to the country's broken politics, reported Bloomberg News on Monday.
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Credit scores decline for millions as U.S. student loan collections restart
NEW YORK, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection, reported The Associated Press on Monday.
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Less than 10 pct of immigrants taken into U.S. ICE custody since October had serious criminal convictions: data
NEW YORK, June 16 (Xinhua) -- More than 75 percent of people booked into custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in fiscal year 2025 had no criminal conviction other than an immigration or traffic-related offense, according to ICE records from October through the end of May. And less than 10 percent were convicted of serious crimes like murder, assault, robbery or rape.
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3 killed, 2 injured at carnival in U.S. Utah
LOS ANGELES, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Three people, including an 8-month-old infant, were killed and two others were injured in a shooting Sunday night at a carnival in western U.S. state of Utah, police said.
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Pakistan to uplift IT sector to boost economic growth, foreign exchange
ISLAMABAD, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that his country has been making prudent policies to uplift the information technology (IT) sector to boost economic growth and generate foreign exchange.
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Indian tribes visit UK museum to bring home ancestors' remains
OXFORD, England (Reuters) -Tribes from the Indian state of Nagaland have held talks at a museum in Britain to secure the return of ancestral remains taken during the colonial era and put on display for decades.
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EU donates equipment to boost BiH border police capacity
SARAJEVO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Monday donated specialized surveillance and inspection equipment worth 1.4 million KM (828,800 U.S. dollars) to the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to bolster efforts in combating irregular migration and smuggling.
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China donates medical equipment, supplies to Ghanaian hospital
ACCRA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government, through its 14th medical team to Ghana and in collaboration with the local Chinese business community, on Monday donated a range of medical equipment and supplies to Lekma Hospital in Accra, Ghana's capital, to enhance healthcare services.
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Indonesia's water, non-alcoholic beverage exports surge over 34 pct in 2024
JAKARTA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The shipments of Indonesia's water and non-alcoholic beverages expanded 34.36 percent to 164.21 million U.S. dollars in 2024, according to the Indonesian Export Financing Institution (LPEI).
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3rd European Halal Congress opens in Sarajevo
SARAJEVO, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Third European Halal Congress opened Monday in Sarajevo, bringing together experts from 22 countries to promote the development, standardization, and cooperation within the halal industry.
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Mongolia issues e-visas to 11,484 foreigners in first 5 months
ULAN BATOR, June 16 (Xinhua) -- A total of 11,484 foreigners were granted Mongolian e-visas in the first five months of 2025, an increase of 2.8 times year on year, local media reported on Monday, citing Mongolia's Immigration Agency.
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Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tel Aviv
ADDIS ABABA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Africa's leading carrier Ethiopian Airlines has suspended all flights between Addis Ababa of Ethiopia and Tel Aviv of Israel in both directions until Sunday.
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U.S. issues travel advisory for Israel
NEW YORK, June 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. States Department on Monday issued travel advisory on its website, suggesting U.S. citizens not travel to Israel due to armed conflict, terrorism and civil unrest.
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Shanghai-Geneva direct flight takes off
GENEVA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- China Eastern Airlines' inaugural direct flight linking Shanghai, China, with Geneva, Switzerland, landed here early Monday morning.
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India's exports rise 5.75 pct in April-May
NEW DELHI, June 16 (Xinhua) -- India's cumulative exports, including merchandise and services, during April-May 2025 were estimated at 142.43 billion U.S. dollars, up 5.75 percent over the same period last year, according to the federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday.
