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Xiaomi gains new $1 bln loan to drive retail push, expansion overseas

ChinesesmartphonemakerXiaomiIncsaidonFridayithadsignedadealforanew$1billionloantoaccelerateitsdriveintobrick-and-mortarstoresandhelpapushoverseas.Thethree-years

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14 injured in boat accident in western Japan

FourteenpeoplewereinjuredWednesdaynightafterapassengerboatrammedintoafacilityofKobeAirportinHyogoprefectureinwesternJapan,localmediareported.Theboatreportedlyra

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Colombia's FARC rebels to launch political party

Colombia's biggest rebel group FARC has announced they will transform into a political party on September 1.

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New study offers tips for growing artificial skin

New research at the University of California, Berkeley, indicates that the rubber-like elasticity of skin, which contracts to its original shape after being stretched, is key to the development of regularly spaced hairs and sweat glands during development.

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20 killed in bus accident in northern India

Atleast20peoplewerekilledafterabusfellintoagorgeinthenorthernIndianstateofHimachalPradesh,aseniorpoliceofficialsaidThursday.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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Update | At least 28 feared dead at bus accident in northern India

Atleast28peoplearefeareddeadafteraprivatebusplungedintoagorgeonThursdayatKhanetriinnorthernIndia,localmediareported.Severalotherswereinjuredintheaccident.Thebus

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Theadorablegiantpandashaveonceagaincaughtpeople'seyesthankstoaChineseillustratorputtingafuntwistonsomeofworld'smostfamouspaintings.Thechubbycreatureswereunbelie

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Scientists store a GIF in a living cell's DNA

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Ghana puts its first satellite into orbit

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8 confirm dead in stampede at Malawi's Independence celebrations

PeoplewalkintothestadiuminLilongwe,Malawi,July6,2017.Eightpeople,includingfivechildren,wereconfirmeddeadonThursdayinastampedeatMalawi'sIndependencecelebrationsi

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19 killed, 30 injured after bus overturns in S China

Nineteenpeoplewerekilledandanother30woundedafterabusoverturnedonahighwaylinkingthecitiesofGuangzhouandHeyuaninsouthChina'sGuangdongProvinceonThursdayafternoon.T

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Chinese zoo sets up monument in memory of donkey fed alive to tigers

AChinesezoohascreatedamonumentinmemoryofadonkeythatwasthrownaliveintoatigerenclosureasaformofprotestbyanangryshareholder.TheincidenthappenedlastmonthattheYanche

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14 killed in road accidents in northern India

Atleast14peoplehavebeenkilledandfourotherssustainedinjuriesintwoseparateroadaccidentsinthenorthernIndianstateofUttarPradeshThursday,policesaid.Thefirstaccidento

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Manchester Airport terminal 3 evacuated due to suspicious bag

AprecautionaryevacuationistakingplaceinManchesterAirportTerminalThreeafterasuspiciousbagwasfoundthere,theSunreported.Theairportconfirmedthatpassengersareleaving

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Truck carrying illegal Cambodian workers crashes when fleeing Thailand

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,July2(APD)--ApickuptruckcarryingundocumentedCambodianworkerscrashedintoapassengervanandfellintoaroadsideditchineasternThailandborde

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Hillsborough families to hear criminal charges decision from CPS

TheCrownProsecutionServiceistoannouncewhetherindividualsandorganisationswillfacecriminalchargesovertheHillsboroughdisaster.TheCPSsaiditwouldrevealitsdecisionsto

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Light aircraft crash kills 3 in S. Australia

ThreepeoplewerekilledandanotherinjuredinSouthAustralia,afteralightplanecrashedoutsidetheregionalcityofMountGambieronWednesdaymorning.Theplane,identifiedbytheAus