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3D-printed devices save babies with life-threatening airway disease: study

​U.S. researchers said Wednesday they have successfully treated three babies with a life- threatening breathing condition thanks to a 3D-printed airway splint that can adapt to tissue growth over time.

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Russia prepares to deorbit failed Progress cargo spacecraft

No more attempts will be made to dock the Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), and efforts to safely destruct the spacecraft are underway, Russia's Mission Control Center (MCC) said Wednesday.

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U.S. says Iranian troops board cargo ship after warning shots

Iranian forces boarded a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship moving into waters in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) said Tuesday.

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Greece drafts reform bill to unlock aid, PM upbeat on deal with creditors

​The Greek government drafted a bill on Tuesday containing the reforms it pledges to implement in order to unlock further vital aid to stay afloat, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared upbeat that a deal with international creditors was close.

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Hearing reviews 20-year-old rape and murder case

A hearing for a rape and murder case, in which a young man was executed in 1995 only for another convict to confess to the crime, began Tuesday in east China's Shandong Province.

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Rescue efforts intensify as death toll from Nepal quake soars

​International aid groups and the governments intensified efforts to send rescuers and supplies into quake-stricken Nepal on Sunday as death toll soared to about 2,150 with 5,460 injured in the Himalayan country.

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Mexico launches probe after girl wrongly sent to U.S.

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) is launching an investigation into the case of a Mexican girl who was grabbed by Interpol officers and wrongly sent to the United States to be with a woman who thought she was her daughter.

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Former vice Party chief of Sichuan stands trial

Former vice chief of Sichuan provincial committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Li Chuncheng, stood trial on Thursday at a court in Xianning City in central China's Hubei Province.

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China's avant-garde poet shares "coming of age" story with British audience

China's contemporary literature has undergone tremendous changes in the last decades, and the past 30 years of reform and opening up has provided Chinese writers with both opportunities and challenges, a leading Chinese avant-garde poet and writer has said.

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Former director of Brazil's oil giant found guilty of money laundering

Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday found the former director of supply in Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras guilty of money laundering and racketeering.

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Obama says to take full responsibility for accidental killing of hostages

U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that he took "full responsibility" for a January counterterrorism operation against al-Qaida which accidentally killed two hostages.

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Finland's first artificial heart transplant performed successfully

Finland's first artificial heart transplant performed successfully

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Islamic countries pledge to confront challenges

​Indonesia and other Islamic countries have proposed a special task force to address the challenges they are facing, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.

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Chinese visas to Shanghai save thousands of Jews in Austria before WWII

China and Israel on Tuesday unveiled a plaque to commemorate a late Chinese diplomat for his humanitarian efforts on the eve of World War II, at the site of the former Chinese Consulate General in Vienna.

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Japan posts 1st trade surplus in nearly 3 yrs in March

​Japan's exports exceeded imports in March for the first time in nearly three years, government data showed Wednesday.

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Boston Marathon bombing trial's penalty phase kicks off

​The life-or-death phase in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev began Tuesday, less than two weeks after prosecutors convicted Tsarnaev on all 30 counts tied to the 2013 deadly blasts.

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Australia can sustain economic growth while cutting greenhouse gases: report

​Australia could enjoy economic growth while cutting greenhouse gases, a leading university report said on Tuesday.