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Gita: State of emergency as storm hits New Zealand

ThecityofChristchurchandseveralotherdistrictsonNewZealand'sSouthIslandhavedeclaredastateofemergencyafterbeinghitbytheremnantsofCycloneGita.Dozensofschoolshavebe

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Study says three species of Aussie reptiles go extinct

‍ThreespeciesofreptileonAustralia'sChristmasIslandhavebeendeclaredextinctinthewild,accordingtoastudyreleasedonTuesday,withscientistsbaffledastothecause.Lister's

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Huawei wins $51 mln contract to link Kuril Islands to internet

HuaweiTechCo.,asubsidiaryoftheChinesetechnologygiantHuawei,hasbeatoutFinland’sNokiafora$51millioncontracttoconnecttheKurilIslandsinRussia’sFarEasttobroadbandint

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Sydney Opera House scaled in Manus refugee protest

ActivistshavescaledtheSydneyOperaHousetoprotestagainstAustralia'streatmentofasylumseekersinPapuaNewGuinea(PNG).AustraliaheldasylumseekersonPNG'sManusIslanduntil

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China's Gulangyu Island gets certificate of world heritage site

China'sGulangyuIslandwasissuedacertificateoftheworldheritagesitebyUNESCODirector-GeneralIrinaBokovaonMonday,makingChinathecountrywiththemostworldheritagesiteswo

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Gulangyu gets certificate of world heritage site

China'sGulangyuIslandwasissuedacertificateoftheworldheritagesitebyUNESCODirector-GeneralIrinaBokovaonMonday,makingChinathecountrywiththemostworldheritagesiteswo

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Gulangyu, the open-air museum that will leave you open-mouthed

TheferryrideindowntownXiamen,FujianProvince–amere700metersfromthesea,ismorelikerewindingacenturyanddisembarkingintoadaydream.Ah,theintriguingislandofGulangyu.On

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So Ji-sub: Filming 'The Battleship Island' was mentally tense

Before he was offered a major role in "The Battleship Island," So Ji-sub admitted he wasn't aware of exactly what he was getting himself into. Back then, all So cared for was the chance at collaborating with his long-time filmmaker hero, director Ryoo Seung-wan.

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So Ji-sub: Filming 'The Battleship Island' was mentally tense

Beforehewasofferedamajorrolein"TheBattleshipIsland,"SoJi-subadmittedhewasn'tawareofexactlywhathewasgettinghimselfinto.Backthen,allSocaredforwasthechanceatcollab

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Song Joong-ki finds delivering dark side more intriguing

Since his rise to stardom through "Descendants of the Sun," actor Song Joong-ki has established a public image of a wholesome, upright and humble young actor. But that's hardly the professional image he wants to settle with.

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Song Joong-ki finds delivering dark side more intriguing

Sincehisrisetostardomthrough"DescendantsoftheSun,"actorSongJoong-kihasestablishedapublicimageofawholesome,uprightandhumbleyoungactor.Butthat'shardlytheprofessio

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Australia agrees to pay 70 million AUS dollars to Manus Island detainees

TheAustraliangovernmenthassettledaclassactionwith1,905ManusIslanddetaineesandwillpaythemmorethan70millionAUSdollars(nearly52.75millionUSdollars).Thedetaineeshad

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World Heritage-listed island found to be most polluted place on earth

AremoteislandintheSouthPacificisthemostpollutedplaceontheplanet,AustralianresearchpublishedonTuesdayrevealed.Thestudy,publishedbyTasmania'sInstituteforMarineand

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World Heritage-listed island found to be most polluted place on earth: Australian study

SYDNEY, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A remote island in the South Pacific is the most polluted place on the planet, Australian research published on Tuesday revealed.

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Scores of detained asylum seekers take Australian cash and return to countries they fled

Dozens of asylum seekers held in a detention centre in Papua New Guinea have elected to accept cash from Australia to return to their home countries, officials and refugees said, the largest exodus from the South Pacific camp in four years.

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'Weather bomb' hits New Zealand with floods, snow in the summertime

A powerful "weather bomb" has hit New Zealand, cutting off rural towns, flooding major roads and dumping snow on to bare alpine ski fields at what should be the height of the southern hemisphere summer.