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Optimism rises over Africa´s growth at AU´s 50th anniversary

The celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Africa Union (AU), the successor of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), have kicked off in the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa Saturday, amid rising optimism over Africa´s future.

China´s pension insurance covers 486 mln people

China´s urban and rural pension insurance program covered 486 million people as of the end of April, an official with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Saturday.

Bomb attack causes dozen casualties in Russia´s Dagestan