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Li Keqiang, China’s premier, called on Sunday for economic growth this year of “around 6.5 percent or higher, if possible.” Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir gestures as he gives an address at the opening of the eighth session of Parliament in Khartoum on October 28, 2013.(Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)
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Sudanese opposition parties reject meetings with President Bashir
Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sudanese political opposition forces have denied they were set to participate in meetings with President Omar Al-Bashir starting on Sunday, and have refused to participate in any talks until their preconditions are met. Members of the...Caption:
General view of the first plenary session of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 07 March 2013. (EPA)
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