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Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Persian Gulf powers, while fresh attacks around the region's two most important oil transit routes deepened concerns over global energy supplies.
Pinglu Canal, a 134.2-kilometer-long river-to-sea waterway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is scheduled to officially open on September 16. Linking the country's inland river network with the Beibu Gulf, the canal allows 5,000-tonne vessels to sail directly from southwest China to the sea.
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A war-damaged building collapsed in the Gaza Strip, killing 16 people, including children, and leaving at least 100 missing, according to the latest reports by Al Arabiya.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday in Beijing, encouraging Iran and the United States to stay rational and exercise restraint, and return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at an early date.