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U.S. fast-food giant McDonald's will sell a controlling stake in its China and Hong Kong business for up to $2.08 billion to a consortium including state-owned Citic and the Carlyle Group, it was announced on Jan. 9.

President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday.

Chinese enterprises are showing an increased interest in Greece, as not only does the country offer them an entry gate to the eurozone and the rest of Europe, but it's also a relatively new market for them.

SHENZHEN - Young Serbian tennis player Nina Stojanovic beat Tunisian Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Shenzhen, China.

Stojanovic, a qualifier who has made it to the main draw, came from behind to win after two hours and twenty minutes of play.

Terrorism was definitely at the centre of media attention in 2016 with an estimated 1,807 attacks and 15,937 casualties. However, the year that passed was also fraught with numerous natural disasters like earthquakes and powerful storms. 2016 was the costliest 12 months for natural catastrophe losses over the past 4 years.

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region will run more westbound trains on China-Europe routes in 2017 to boost exports, Xinhua reported on Jan. 6. 

BELGRADE - Visitors to a beach in northern Germany were astonished to find masses of Kinder Eggs washed up on the coast.

The inhabitants of Langeoog Island in the North Sea got an unusual surprise on Wednesday when hundreds of thousands of plastic Kinder eggs washed up on shore.

BELGRADE - After India completed testing on Monday of its newest ballistic missile variant, China warned New Delhi that if long-range missile development continues, Beijing would help Pakistan, an "all-weather friend," do the same.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday announced three trips abroad that he will be taking in January.

Vucic told a news conference he will be on a several-day visit to India, and also participate in the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he is scheduled to meet with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.

The hidden danger to wildlife posed by imported consumer goods - an espresso coffee in Beijing, a tofu salad in Chicago - can now be pinpointed and measured, researchers said Jan. 5.

Crunching huge amounts of data, they unveiled a global "threat map" detailing the impact on endangered species of exports to the United States, China, Japan and the European Union.