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Blast in China’s Hangzhou city kills two, injures 55
Fire engulfed the shop sending plumes of smoke into the air, video footage circulated on social media showed.
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China’s air quality deteriorates due to winter pollution: official
Image: People ride amid the smog in Beijing, China, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – Air quality in…
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State of emergency in British Columbia extended as wildfires rage
Image: A wildfire burns north east of the town of Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada July 18, 2017. Picture taken July…
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MH370 search data unveils fishing hotspots, ancient geological movements
Image: An undated supplied image from Geoscience Australia shows a computer generated three-dimensional view of the sea floor obtained from…
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People swim in streets of flooded Istanbul, heavy rain briefly shuts Bosphorus oil routes
Image: A taxi drives on a flooded road after a heavy rainfall in Istanbul, Turkey July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal ISTANBUL…
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Australian government demands answers on Minneapolis police shooting
"How can a woman out in the street in her pyjamas seeking assistance be shot like that?" the prime minister…
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China says it won’t take any more foreign garbage
China is a major importer of waste. Last year it imported 7.3 million tonnes of waste plastics, valued at $3.7…
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U.S. Republicans divided after second healthcare bill collapses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress were in chaos over healthcare legislation after a second attempt to pass…
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Tennis ball-sized ‘diamond in the rough’ too big to sell
By Susan Taylor TORONTO (Reuters) – In the mysterious world of diamond mining, it turns out that some stones are…
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Japan doctor who practiced until months before his death dies at 105
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – A centenarian Japanese doctor who saw patients until just months before his death and…
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