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Screengrab from The Daily Telegraph of the Winnie the Pooh illustration and a Reuters photograph of Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama in 2013. (Reuters)


China Bans ‘Winnie the Pooh’

China Bans ‘Winnie the Pooh’

London – Chinese authorities have banned social media users from using the “Winnie the Pooh” character to criticize President Xi Jinping. Censure bodies in China have intensified their oppression by banning people from criticizing the president, as the ruling...
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The intercontinental ballistic missile is seen during its test launch. KCNA/via Reuters


North Korea’s Ballistic Gift’ To the US

North Korea’s Ballistic Gift’ To the US

Seoul- In a gesture considered as a “gift” for the US on the eve of its Independence Day, North Korea announced on Tuesday it successfully test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile. US experts warned that the missile, Hwasong-14, is powerful enough to...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping watches during a gift handover ceremony at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse


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Chinese President Xi Jinping poses next to his wife Peng Liyuan and Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at the Belt and Road Forum, in Beijing, China, May 14, 2017. (Reuters)


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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, and US Vice President Mike Pence shake hands prior to a luncheon hosted by Abe at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Pence arrived in Japan for talks Tuesday expected to focus largely on trade with America’s anchor ally in the region. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)