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President Xi Jinping marks 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party
President Xi Jinping has said China's economic and military renaissance has become irreversible - in a speech marking the centenary of the ruling Communist Party.
The Chinese communist party is celebrating its 100th anniversary and its rigid leadership of a country now positioned as a global super power.
Some 182 unmarked graves have been uncovered in a third Canadian indigenous residential school - found on the eve of the official National Day holiday.
Economists often point to gender disparities as a major brake on development - today a host of world leaders are gathering in Paris to tackle this problem with a $40 billion investment.
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