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MACAO -- With a verdant Loong (Chinese dragon) made of bamboo, a handmade armor performance from Japan, and an elephant hat dance from South Korea showing up in front of the Ruins of St. Paul's, the "2025 Macao International Parade" officially set off on Sunday.
These were part of the 83 performing teams from various cultures across the world. (Macao-Culture-Event)
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TOKYO -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission, on Sunday met with secretary general of Japan's National Security Secretariat Masataka Okano.
The two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on jointly implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, and on comprehensively promoting the healthy and stable development of the China-Japan strategic relationship of mutual benefit. (Japan-China-Security)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday reaffirmed his government's commitment to preserving glaciers, safeguarding water resources, and ensuring a water-secure future for the country, the region, and the planet, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
In his message on World Water Day 2025, observed under the theme "Glacier Preservation," Sharif emphasized the crucial role glaciers play in sustaining freshwater supplies and the significant challenges Pakistan faces in protecting this vital resource. (Pakistan-World Water Day)
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CANBERRA -- The Australian government has announced an extension of energy rebates, offering households and small businesses an additional 150 Australian dollars (around 94 U.S. dollars) in electricity bill relief from July 1.
The measure, costing 1.8 billion Australian dollars (1.13 billion U.S. dollars), will run until the end of 2025 as part of the ruling Labor government's broader cost-of-living strategy, automatically applied to users' electricity bills in quarterly installments, in addition to the existing rebates already in place, the ruling party said in a statement on Sunday. (Australia-Energy-Relief) Enditem
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