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Guarding against floods: China on alert

Dike patrolman Shao Wentao, 34, has been bowed down with anxiety in recent days.

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Is Hangzhou truly China's "heaven on earth"?

Ahead of the upcoming G20 summit, we check out the Chinese city’s cuisine, art scene and air quality, among other things.

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India: students Umar and Anirban remanded in 14-day judicial custody

A Delhi court on Tuesday sent JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, arrested in a sedition case over a controversial event in the varsity's campus, to 14 days judicial custody.

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No quick fix to water crisis in New Delhi, India

A water crisis in India’s capital will take up to two weeks to fix, authorities warned as taps ran dry, days after protesters sabotaged a crucial waterway to press a demand for better treatment for their caste.

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WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in W. Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared the end of the most recent flare-up of the Ebola virus in Liberia, marking all known chains of transmission have been stopped in West Africa.

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If was Beijing, it would shut 29 of 30 days

When air pollution hits a certain danger mark in Beijing, the government issues a red alert that automatically puts curbs on factories, construction work and vehicles. If Delhi had a similar system, then almost right through November, the stipulation on cars with odd- and even-numbered license plate using the roads on alternate days would have been in force. Schools and factories would also have remained shut for the entire month.

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Australian state lurches from bushfires to severe storms in days

Southern Australia's extreme weather has continued, lurching from an unseasonable heatwave, which caused a spate of bushfires in the area, to severe storms and flash flooding in the space of days.

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Australia's love of alcohol comes at huge cost to economy: study

Australians are known for their love of alcohol, most notably beer, but it has been revealed this passion comes at a 2.2 billion U.S. dollar cost to the nation's economy.

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S. Korea declares de-facto end of MERS outbreak

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday declared the de-facto end of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak as all MERS suspects were freed from quarantine amid no reports of new contagion cases for more than three weeks.

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S. Korea reports no MERS infection for 10 days, no death for 4 days

​South Korea reported no new case of infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) for 10 straight days Wednesday, indicating the end of the MERS crisis nearing, the health ministry said.

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One more MERS patient dies in S.Korea, no infection added

​The number of deaths with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) increased to 35 in South Korean on Wednesday as one more death was added, the health ministry said.

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No MERS infection reported in S.Korea, no death for 1 week

​No case of infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was reported in South Korea Tuesday for two straight days, with no death being identified for one week, the health ministry said.

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No MERS infection reported in S. Korea, no death for 6 days

​No case of infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was reported in South Korea on Monday, while no death was added for six straight days, the health ministry said.

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S. Korea reports 3 more MERS infections, 2 deaths

​South Korean reported three more cases of infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and two deaths on Monday, bringing the total contagion cases to 172 and the death toll to 27.

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​The Ebola virus not becoming more dangerous: study

​The Ebola virus circulating in West Africa for the past year, deadly as it is, is not showing any evidence of being more dangerous than the first one that emerged in 1976, according to a U.S. study published Tuesday.

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Beijing renews effort to reduce PM2.5, other airborne pollutants

Beijing witnessed an increasing number of days with blue skies in 2014, a clear improvement in air pollution control, while the reduction in the average concentration of PM2.5, a major air pollutant, failed to reach the annual goal by a hair, the municipal environmental watchdog said on Sunday.

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Love and travel in the air on Valentine's Day

Train tickets for Valentine's Day – Feb 14 – are predicted to be the hardest-to-get based on statistics, according to Beijing-based Internet technology company Qihu 360.