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Irish folk dance performed for children for the first time in Beijing

BeijingyoungaudiencesarecurrentlyaccessibletoanIrishdanceperformancespeciallymadefortheirage.WithmusicfromBritishnouveau-folkartists,thisfoot-stomping,hand-tapp

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'Shape of Water' wins Best Picture Award of 90th Oscar

"TheShapeofWater,"adramafilmdirectedbyMexicanfilmmakerGuillermodelToro,haswontheOscarforbestpictureatthe90thAcademyAwardsonSunday.Thefilmdefeatedstrongcompetiti

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Hollywood braced for best picture photo finish at Oscars

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Rain Water: Spring blooms as ice melts away

ThesolartermofYushui,orRainWater,isprobablynamedaftertheclimatearoundtheperiodoftime.FallingonMondaythisyear,itisthetimewhentemperaturesbegintoriseandrainbecome

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Budapest Water Summit 2016 begins with warning, call for action

The Budapest Water Summit 2016, with the motto "Water connects", got underway on Monday, attended by nearly 1,800 participants.

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Chinese student's water design debuts during World Water Week

​"My design is a UAV for monitoring water quality, and it uses some of remote sensing technology to reach the goal," said Ke Shuai, from Middle School attached to HUST China. He presented his design on Sunday during World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.

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BP reaches hefty settlement with U.S. for 2010 deadly oil spill

​British multinational company, BP Plc, has agreed in principle to pay up to 18.7 billion U.S. dollars in penalties to the U.S. federal government and five states to resolve claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, said the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday.

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Tens of thousands of rural Cambodians flock to Phnom Penh to celebrate Water Festival

Tens of thousands of rural Cambodians converged in this capital city starting Wednesday to join in the celebration of the Water Festival, held for the first time since 2010 when 353 people died in a stampede on an overcrowded bridge on the final night of the festival.

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Cambodia to release or cut jail terms for 820 prisoners on Water Festival

Cambodia to release or cut jail terms for 820 prisoners on Water Festival

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Scientists call for better rainwater management to eradicate hunger

​Leading scientists published a call to the UN on Sunday, saying that rain, and the way it is managed, is what will determine whether hunger and poverty can be eradicated in the world.