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Russian attacks kill eight in Ukraine, cut power to over a million

KYIV, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Russian attacks killed ⁠at least eight people and injured 60 across Ukraine on Friday, hit two shopping ⁠centres and cut power to more than 1 million people after strikes on ‌the energy grid, officials said.

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Pope Leo to make Sunday appearance after 'steady improvement' from cancer surgery

VATICAN CITY, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo ⁠will appear in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing lung cancer surgery as the 71-year-old pontiff ⁠shows steady improvement and is able to work and do normal daily activities independently, the Vatican said on ‌Friday.

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Analysis-Brazil's incoming right-wing Congress takes aim at judge who jailed Bolsonaro

BRASILIA, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's next Congress is spoiling for a fight ⁠with the Supreme Court, including plans for an unprecedented impeachment of one of its justices that could dramatically expand the reach of a right-wing agenda, more than a dozen experts and officials ⁠at both the Senate and court told Reuters.

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Hegseth's TV instincts backfire as Trump rejects execution livestream

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - As he took to the stage ⁠this week at an Army event, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remarked how much it looked like a TV set. The former Fox News host said that put ⁠him at ease, even as the first in a series of anti-war protesters shouted at him.

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Zelenskiy blasts Trump's diesel deal and calls Russian peace moves a 'parody'

BRUSSELS/KYIV, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy took aim on Friday at US President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia and welcomed the prospect of European allies stepping up their role in talks, calling Moscow's stance a "parody" ⁠of peace negotiations.

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1st LD-Writethru: U.S. companies to top CIIE exhibition area for eighth straight year

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. companies will top the exhibition area at the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE) for the eighth time, with their area up 1,500 square meters from last year, an official said on Friday.

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T-beam installation completed on 2nd China-Mongolia cross-border railway

ULAN BATOR, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The installation of all T-beams on the Gantsmod-Gashuunsukhait railway, the second cross-border railway link between China and Mongolia, was completed on Friday following the placement of the final prefabricated beam.

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China mulls banning, restricting export of some AI, biomedicine, photovoltaic technologies

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Friday began soliciting public opinion on a revision to the catalog of technologies that are subject to export bans or restrictions, with plans to add some technologies in artificial intelligence (AI), biomedicine and photovoltaics to the list.

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1st LD-Writethru: China's R&D spending up 8.2 pct in 2025

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's research and development (R&D) expenditure rose 8.2 percent year on year to 3.93 trillion yuan (about 584.5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday.

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Malaysia's economy grows 5.3 pct in Q3

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's economy grew 5.3 percent year on year in the third quarter of 2026, slowing from 6 percent in the preceding quarter, according to advance estimates released on Friday.

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China to adjust train numbering system, add X-series for higher-speed trains

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- China will adjust its national train numbering system and introduce a new "X" series for future trains with maximum operating speeds above 350 km/h, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) announced on Friday.

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1st LD-Writethru: Chinese shares close mixed Friday

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.24 percent to 3,716.28 points.

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Hong Kong to roll out new batch of signature tourism projects from Q4 2026

HONG KONG, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday announced that a new batch of signature tourism projects will be rolled out starting from the fourth quarter of 2026.

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S. Korea's interbank forex trading volume grows in Q3

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's interbank foreign exchange trading volume grew in the third quarter due to a substantial rise in foreign exchange (FX) swap transactions, central bank data showed Friday.

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S. Korean gov't sees robust economic recovery driven by surging exports

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government saw a robust economic recovery driven by surging exports, a finance ministry report said Friday.

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China's STAR Composite Index closes lower Friday

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.18 percent lower at 1,584.04 points on Friday.

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ChiNext Index closes lower Friday

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.39 percent to close at 2,772.38 points Friday.

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Chinese shares close mixed Friday

BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.24 percent to 3,716.28 points.

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Cambodia fully restores centuries-old West Mebon Temple in famed Angkor park

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have successfully restored the centuries-old West Mebon Temple within Cambodia's UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park, according to an APSARA National Authority (ANA) news release on Friday.

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Roundup: S. Korea's job growth stays in 100,000 range for 3rd month in September

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's job growth stayed in the 100,000 range for a third straight month, driven by a turnaround in the manufacturing industry in over two years, statistical ministry data showed Friday.