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Voters in France head to the polls

PARIS - On a gray and rainy Sunday morning, millions of French voters headed to the polling stations to decide who will lead the country for the next five years.

Blackout ordered on email hack

PARIS - France sought to keep a computer hack of frontrunner Emmanuel Macron's campaign emails from influencing the outcome of the presidential election, with the electoral commission warning on Saturday that it may be a criminal offense to republish the data.

'Strongman' Hong looks to halt conservative fall from grace

SEOUL - Opinion polls in the Republic of Korea suggest that the fall of Park Geun-hye, the country's ousted, jailed president now awaiting a corruption trial, has doomed conservatives in next week's presidential election.

Climber, 85, dies in record attempt

KATHMANDU, Nepal - An 85-year-old Nepali man has died while attempting to regain his title as the oldest person to climb Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest, officials said.

Some day my prince will come, say worshippers of Philip

TANNA ISLAND, Vanuatu - The retirement of Britain's Prince Philip from public life led world headlines on Thursday, but his most devout and remote followers have only just heard the news.

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Syngenta OKs ChemChina bid

China National Chemical Corp, also known as ChemChina, said on Friday that shareholders of Syngenta AG, the Swiss agrochemical and seed producer, have accepted its $43 billion takeover bid, paving the way for completion of China's biggest international acquisition deal.

Aircraft manufacturing to take off on C919 jet

The successful maiden flight of the C919, a single-aisle homegrown passenger jet, is expected to provide a major impetus to the domestic airplane manufacturing industry.

China Eastern sees new plane as 'star' of its fleet

China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd said that the C919, China's homegrown large passenger jet, is set to become the new star of its 600-plus aircraft fleet, stating that its "safety and state-of-the-art design will bring superb a flying experience to its passengers".

Canton Fair ends, with deals valued at $30b

China's foreign trade is expected to sustain an upward trend in the near future, as more export-oriented companies focus on developing new levels of competitiveness, according to the spokesman of the nation's biggest trade event.

Lottery to stabilize Shanghai housing

Shanghai will introduce a lottery system for sales of new residential projects as demand is overtaking supply, according to a circular of the city's housing authorities.