British premier Theresa May is having a tough time at the G20 summit in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.

Today she has explain to the host Xi Jinpen why she delayed a $24-billion nuclear power plant China was planning to invest in.

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What’s happening on the sidelines of the G20 summit still dominate the headlines.

The US and Russia will sit down today and make another bid to end the fighting in Syria and allow humanitarian access to its suffering population.

China staged a spectacular opening ceremony with President Xi Jinping urging countries to avoid empty talk as they look to spur economic growth.

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President Jacob Zuma will join President Xi Jinping and world leader like Barak Obama, Theresa May and Angela Merkel as China hosts this auspicious gathering for the first time.

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Hangzhou’s residents are delighted at the root and branch uplift of their city they say will benefit them for years to come.

They’ve done their best responding to officials, who’re calling this paradise on earth and urged them to rid it of  flies, cockroaches, mosquitoes and rodents.

In this pest-free environment, the G20 leaders will talk about innovation as the new driving force for the world economy.

They’ll cast their powerful grouping as the engine for sustainable global development.

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