Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 10
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China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang called on here Wednesday to nurture talents with both ability and virtue for the future development of the Macao Special Administrative Region.
The call came as Zhang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, inspected the University of Macao. (Macao-Talent-Inspection)
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TOKYO -- Japan's central government debt reached a record high of 1,071.56 trillion yen (9.4 trillion U.S. dollars) by the end of fiscal 2016, the Japanese government said on Wednesday. (Japan-Debt)
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HERAT, Afghanistan -- A total of 15 armed insurgents have been killed and 20 others injured during operations that started in Adraskan district of western Afghanistan's Herat province, 640 km west of Kabul on Monday, provincial government spokesman Jilani Farhad said Wednesday. (Afghanistan-Militant)
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SYDNEY -- It appears that life on the earth may date back to more than 3 billion years ago, Australian researchers revealed on Wednesday.
Fossil evidence of early life has been discovered by University of New South Wales geologists in 3.48 billion year old hot spring deposits in Western Australia's remote Pilbara region. (Australia-Fossil) Endit