In September 2018, the South Sudanese government and the armed factions signed a peace deal in Ethiopia after five years of fighting.
In November, the SPC approved the execution of two child murderers and two serial rapists after reviewing their death sentences.
In March 2016, Google's artificial intelligence program AlphaGo scored a landmark 4-1 victory over South Korean Go master Lee Se-dol in a five-round showdown. The machine's victory was noted by AI enthusiasts around the world.
In Minnesota, hog farmer Randy Spronk said he asked feed brokers and manufacturers such as Royal DSM, about the origin of the swine vitamins and feed additives he buys.
In Sri Lanka, more than 500 cataract sufferers regained sight in the end of last year, thanks to China-made intraocular lens innovated by Eyebright Medical Group.
In March, China rolled out a series of measures to reduce businesses' tax burdens and social insurance contributions by nearly 2 trillion yuan (0 billion), with manufacturing sector companies being the largest beneficiaries.
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In November last year, at the China-ASEAN Leaders' Meeting in Singapore, leaders from 11 countries unanimously agreed to finish the first reading of the single draft negotiating text of the COC by 2019.
In September 2018, UNESCO convened the first international conference on language resources protection in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, and passed the proclamation draft.
In September, last year, Liuyuan was listed as an AAAA scenic spot - the second-highest grade in the tourism sector - and the villagers' average annual per capita income rose to more than 16,000 yuan.
In Tokyo, 14 new infections were reported on Sunday, raising the total number in the prefecture to 5,152 so far, while nine deaths were confirmed on the same day.