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India opens its longest river bridge in NE state of Assam

IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModiinauguratedthecountry'slongestriverbridge,theDhola-SadiaBridge,inthenortheasternstateofAssamonFriday.WithIndianHighwaysandRoadTra

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Greenpeace blames industrial accident after river in Russia turns blood red

A river in Russia's far north turned a blood red colour probably as a result of an industrial accident, environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday (Sept 8). The claim was denied by a nearby factory, run by Norilsk Nickel the world's biggest producer of nickel and palladium.

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Floating hotels in Bangladesh offer ultra-cheap accommodation but fail to lure high-flyers

​The floating hotels anchored at the bank of river Buriganga, a major commercial hub and the gateway to Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, offer guests a unique lodging experience and unrivaled panoramas and are extremely easy on the wallet.

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1,776 evacuated as river bank in Myanmar collapses

A total of 368 households with 1, 776 people from a village in Myanmar's central Bago region have been evacuated recently as Sittaung River bank collapsed, local sources said Thursday.

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Fishing ban extended on Yangtze River

​The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has activated an annual fishing ban along the Yangtze River, extending it from the usual three months to four months.

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Xi stresses 'green development' along Yangtze River

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed ecology and "green development" in boosting the growth of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

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At least 2 Russian tourists killed in bus accident in N. India

At least two Russian tourists were killed, one went missing and several others seriously injured when a vehicle plunged into a river in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, said police.

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Yangtze waterway development depleting fish stocks

Shao Guoqing hauled his boat and fishing equipment onshore as the Yangtze, dubbed China's Mother River, entered its three-month fishing moratorium on Tuesday.

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Landslide causes oil pipeline leakage in NW China

A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in northwest China's Shaanxi Province damaged an underground oil pipeline Monday morning, causing oil to leak into a nearby river.

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Tourists rescued after bridge accident in central China

About 40 people, who returned from a bonfire party, were on the bridge when the bridge floor suddenly tilted in Fenghuang at around 9:10 p.m., the county's deputy head Cai Long told Xinhua.