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Taipei (AFP) Sept 23, 2014 - Taiwan's premier Tuesday played down hopes of a meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the upcoming APEC summit, describing them as not high.
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Taipei (AFP) Sept 10, 2014 - Taiwan and China resumed talks Wednesday at an undisclosed location on a goods free trade agreement, sparking a protest against secrecy by demonstrators suspicious of closer ties with Beijing.
Jun 26, 2026
Taipei (AFP) Sept 29, 2008 - Taiwan and its rival China are expected to hold a second round of negotiations next month following historic talks in June, a newspaper reported Monday.
Jun 26, 2026
Beijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2008 - China said Wednesday more than 6,000 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder contaminated with a toxic chemical, as it vowed massive efforts to contain a widening food scandal.
Jun 26, 2026
Paris (AFP) Sept 29, 2025 - It has black button eyes and long, thin whiskers that tremble when it looks around curiously.
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Istanbul (AFP) Sept 10, 2022 - A group of Syrian refugees in Turkey is planning to form a caravan to reach the European Union, organisers said Saturday.
Jun 26, 2026
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 8, 2020 - Tucked away in the rolling hills of Iraqi Kurdistan is a hidden treasure: tens of thousands of olive trees, thriving in a new homeland after being smuggled from neighbouring Syria.
Jun 26, 2026
Rankus, Syria (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 - Syrian beekeeper Ibrahim Damiriya struggles to produce honey from his hives on parched land near the capital Damascus after years of war, economic collapse and worsening climate change impacts.
Jun 26, 2026
Beirut (AFP) Sept 28, 2021 - Limited access to clean water in northern Syria is causing a rise in illnesses and undermining the battle against Covid-19, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday.
Jun 26, 2026
Damascus (AFP) Sept 9, 2020 - Syrian firefighters and army helicopters Wednesday battled forest fires for a seventh consecutive day in government-held areas of the war-torn country, state media said.
Jun 26, 2026
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Sept 3, 2024 - A war monitor said a senior commander from the security forces in northeast Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish-led administration was killed on Tuesday in a blast near a prison in Hasakeh province.
Jun 26, 2026
Qamishli, Syria (AFP) Sept 10, 2022 - Three people have died of cholera in northern and eastern Syria, the region's Kurdish administration said Saturday, appealing for international help to contain the outbreak.
Jun 26, 2026
Suruc, Turkey (AFP) Sept 21, 2014 - Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds flooded into Turkey on Saturday, fleeing an onslaught by the jihadist Islamic State group that prompted an appeal for international intervention.
Jun 26, 2026
Paris (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 - Swiss agrochemicals giant Syngenta, recently taken over by ChemChina, said there should be a wide-scale debate on what constitutes sustainable agriculture in face of a number of current controversies over pesticides.
Jun 26, 2026
Geneva (AFP) Sept 22, 2024 - Swiss voters rejected proposals to bolster biodiversity protections as well as a pensions reform in twin referendums on Sunday, according to projected results.
Jun 26, 2026
Geneva (AFP) Sept 22, 2024 - Switzerland may be associated with pristine natural landscapes, but environmentalists sounding the alarm over its endangered ecosystems are urging voters to back broader biodiversity protections in a referendum Sunday.
Jun 26, 2026
