German business insider eyes expansion for thriving China-Europe freight train operations

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Xi holds talks with Indonesia's president-elect

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Court rejects plea to halt Ikata nuclear reactor in western Japan

Court rejects plea to halt Ikata nuclear reactor in western Japan

Photo taken Aug. 12, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. On July 21, 2017, the Matsuyama District Court rejected resident's plea to halt the reactor amid concerns about the robustness of an evacuation plan in the event of an accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo