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Australian gov't announces that fourth vessel to join MH370 search in Indian Ocean

Fugro Equator, Fugro Discovery and GO Phoenix have already been tasked with the job of searching for remains of the missing Boeing 777 which went down last March.

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One of crashed AirAsia flight's black boxes retrieved, other located

After days of search, Indonesian navy divers have finally succeeded in retrieving the flight data recorder (FDR) of the crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in the Java Sea, shedding light on determining the cause of the fatal crash with 162 people onboard.

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Crowd precautions taken in Shanghai

Authorities in Shanghai are taking additional steps at activities or events that involve large numbers of people to prevent another tragedy like the deadly stampede on New Year's Eve that killed 36 people.

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Change and hope, five years after China-ASEAN Free Trade Area established

Vietnamese merchant Do Thi Ngan, who has been doing business in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for more than 10 years, is looking forward to a more fruitful 2015.

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German paper becomes target of arson attack after reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoons

A German news paper, which reprinted Charlie Hebdo cartoons, became the target of an arson attack early Sunday morning following a terrorist attack on the French satirical weekly.

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Twin blasts hit mobile phone market in NE Nigeria, casualties unknown

​Twin blasts hit a local mobile phone market in Potiskum city of northeastern Nigeria's Yobe State on Sunday but casualties figure for now remains unknown, witnesses said.

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Change and hope, five years after China-ASEAN Free Trade Area established

Vietnamese merchant Do Thi Ngan, who has been doing business in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for more than 10 years, is looking forward to a more fruitful 2015.

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Jackie Chan's son gets six months in prison for drug offense

Jaycee Chan, son of Chinese kung fu star Jackie Chan, was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for drug offenses by the Dongcheng District People's Court in Beijing.

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Mourners honor Charlie Hebdo victims for second night, manhunt for fugitives deepens

Thousands of people flocked to the Republic Square in Paris for the second evening in memory of the 12 victims of Wednesday's shooting in Charlie Hebdo weekly.

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Samsung Electronics' operating profit rebounds in Q4

​Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs, said Thursday that its operating profit rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2014.

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High-tech shop sells traditional products

​Sonam Droma quit her comfortable job in the public sector three years ago to set up an online store that sells traditional goods from the Tibet autonomous region.

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Israeli president slams decision to withhold Palestinian tax revenue as punitive measure

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to withhold tax money from the Palestinian Authority (PA) in response to the latter's bid to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) Monday, reported Ha'aretz daily.

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Chinese passenger's first aid to Thai steward wins int'l applause

While scandals involving Chinese air travelers have recently tarnished the country's airline etiquette reputation, a Chinese passenger won praise over Christmas after coming to the aid of a sick Thai air steward.

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Firefighters' deaths in building collapse prompt debate

The deaths of five firefighters during the New Year holiday in Northeast China have raised questions among the public about the level of professionalism among the country's firefighters.

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Pulled TV drama replays after removing revealing images

A Chinese television drama that was pulled off the air for "technical reasons" after the characters were shown in revealing clothing is now back on TV showing only the actor's heads.

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Greece's Christodoulos Xiros arrested in Athens suburb

​Greece's Christodoulos Xiros, the fugitive convicted member of the November 17 group who had gone missing in January 2014, was arrested in an Athens suburb on Saturday, Greek Public Order Minister Vassilis Kikilias was quoted as saying.

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AirAsia plane discovered in Indonesia's water

​Rescuers on Tuesday saw a shadow believed to be part of a plane around the waters where an exit door, several objects and six bodies were found off Pangkalan Bun of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia., and are confirmed as parts of AirAsia missing plane, a rescuer said here.