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Emergency patient "crawls" onto stretcher unaided

After falling ill on a flight to Beijing earlier this month, a Chinese passenger learned the true meaning of "patient," as he had to "crawl" to his own stretcher and was ferried between hospitals.

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China, Africa launch arbitration center to handle disputes

​Lawyers from China and Africa on Thursday officially launched the China-Africa Joint Arbitration Center (CAJAC) in Johannesburg, an alternative to solving disputes without resorting to courts.

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Bringing love and hope to sick, abandoned children

Yang Yueqing can still recall her very first sight of "Olivia" three years ago.

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Supercomputer Tianhe-1A shut down due to Tianjin blast

China has shut down supercomputer Tianhe-1A due to the blast in Tianjin Wednesday night.

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China's military establishes first national security think tank

China's military Thursday established its first think tank for national security studies at the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

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Nigerian military says new command center to boost war on terror

​Nigeria's military said Wednesday that the newly established Military Command and Control Center (MCCC) in the restive northeast state of Borno will be equipped with high-tech facilities to boost the war against the Boko Haram insurgency.

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Nigeria moves military command center to Boko Haram's stronghold

​Nigeria on Monday moved its military control center to the city of Maiduguri, the heartland of Boko Haram's insurgency and capital of the northeastern state of Borno, to engage in the routing of the terror group in the West African country.

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Quake-hit Nepalese homemakers learning manual skills amid fear of aftershocks

​One month has passed since the devastating quake struck this beautiful Himalayan nation, stripping thousands of people of their homes with little chance of a quick recovery.

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Rio 2016 opens Olympic volunteer center

The first training center for Rio's 2016 Olympic volunteer program has opened, organizers said on Thursday.

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Shaolin abbot responds to commercialization criticism

The head of China's Shaolin Temple has distanced the Buddhist institution from media criticism claiming a planned Australian outpost of the temple will be over-commercialized.

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Apple to build European data center in west Ireland

​U.S. tech giant Apple announced on Monday it will build an 850-million-euro (about 969 million U.S. dollars) European data center in Athenry, west Ireland's County Galway.

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Panda center facing scrutiny

Questions have been raised about the Shaanxi Rare Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Research Center in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, which has been earning money by displaying rescued pandas - some of which later became sick and died.

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Energy saving lights installed at Beijing's major APEC venue

The China National Convention Center, a main venue for the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders' Week, installed 7,450 energy-saving LED lights as part of major rennovations before the international event.

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18 killed in twin attacks in coastal Kenyan county: police

Death toll has risen to 18 from the latest twin attacks in Kenya's coastal county of Lamu after some bodies were discovered early Sunday, a humanitarian agency said.

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Bringing health care right into Nepali homes

The Nursing Care at Home Pvt Ltd (NCAH) has turned the whole notion of health care service upside down by providing medical services to patients right at their own doorsteps,which has solved the health problem of Napali.

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HK bans poultry products from Kumamoto, Japan

Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety on Monday announced that it had banned the import of poultry and poultry products, including poultry eggs, from Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan with immediate effect.

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Russia starts construction of military control center

Russia on Monday started the construction of a high-tech command and control center to oversee the military.