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US Navy confirms missing sailors after destroyer collision found dead

TheUSNavyconfirmedonMondaythatallsevenmissingsailorsfromtheUSSFitzgeraldhadbeenfounddeadafterthedestroyercollidedwithaPhilippinemerchantvesseloffthecoastofJapan

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Police: S. Philippines road accident leaves 9 killed, 7 injured

AtleastninepeoplediedandsevenwereinjuredinaroadaccidentinPresidentRodrigoDuterte'shometowninthesouthernPhilippines,accordingtoXinhua,citinglocalpolice.Theaccide

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Iran arrests seven people over Tehran attacks

Iranianauthoritieshavearrestedsevenpeoplesuspectedofhelpingmilitantsinvolvedinthisweek’sattacksinthecapitalTehran,accordingtoajudiciaryofficial.IslamicStateclai

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Mirrors from Heaven: Tianchi Lakes in Arxan

A group of Tianchi Lakes, otherwise known as Heavenly Lakes, based in Arxan county at the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is noted for its large numbers and high density. Arxan's Chaihe River scenic area has volcano landforms and a well-preserved primeval forest. There people can find a place that was formed by 15 craters, seven Heavenly Lakes and a volcanic rift zone.

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1 dead, 6 injured, 7 missing in petrochemical plant explosion in China

Onepersonhasbeenconfirmeddead,sixareinjuredandanothersevenmissingafteranexplosionatapetrochemicalcompanyineastChina'sShandongProvinceMondaymorning,accordingtolo

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Syrian army ceasefire expires, no statement of extension

A seven-day ceasefire declared by the Syrian army expired at midnight, with no immediate announcement of its extension on Monday (Sept 19).

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Uniqlo to halt business trips to Bangladesh after attack

Japan's Fast Retailing Co., owner of the Uniqlo casual-wear brand, said it plans to suspend all business travel to Bangladesh after militants targeting foreigners killed 20 people in the country's capital on Saturday, including seven Japanese.

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Families of Japanese terror attack victims arrive in Dhaka

Relatives of the seven Japanese killed and one injured in a terrorist attack in Dhaka have arrived in the Bangladeshi capital.

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Gunmen kill 20 foreigners, 13 hostages rescued in Dhaka restaurant siege

Gunmen killed 20 foreigners by slitting throats soon after they stormed a Spanish restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, a spokesman of the Bangladesh Army said on Saturday.

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7 killed in minibus accident in central Turkey

A minibus accident killed on Friday morning seven people and injured 4 others in central Anatolian province of Konya, Dogan News Agency reported.

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Stories behind Hong Kong street names: the haunting past of Tsat Tsz Mui Road

Tsat Tsz Mui means Seven Sisters. But who were these sisters? Read on for a tale of chastity, group suicide and mysterious boulders

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Trial of seven Hong Kong policemen charged with beating activist set to begin

The trial of seven policemen accused of assaulting activist Ken Tsang Kin-chiu is set to commence on Wednesday, more than a year after the Civic Party member was allegedly “unlawfully and maliciously” assaulted during the Occupy protest in 2014.

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7 militants killed in clash with police in east Pakistan

At least seven militants were killed and five others fled during an armed encounter with police in Pakistan's east Punjab province early Wednesday morning, local media reported.

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Mumbai terror attacks main suspect admits working for Pakistan-based group

In a major advance in investigation of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, one of the main alleged conspirators in the attacks American national David Coleman Headley has deposed as a witness in the case admitted that he had visited Mumbai at the behest of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative based in Pakistan, said an Indian prosecutor on Monday.

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Suicide bombing kills bomber, wounds 7 civilians in eastern Afghan province

Seven civilians were injured as a suicide bomber blew himself up in Gilan district of the eastern Ghazni province on Monday, provincial police spokesman Fahim Amiri said.

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FIFA bans former World Cup evaluation committee head

FIFA has handed a seven-year ban to its former head of their bid evaluation committee for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups for "confidentiality" breaches.

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Abe, Merkel agree to speed up FTA, fight against terrorism

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday agreed here to speed up their efforts to forge a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union, and vowed to improve their cooperation in the fight against terrorism.