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Fires, floods threaten Aussie critters at iconic zoo

Just last week deadly bushfires bore down on the Australian Reptile Park, but on Friday, it was widespread flooding caused by a sudden downpour which threatened the zoo's residents. After a summer o

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Interview: Heavy rain brings relief to bushfire-hit communities across Australia's east coast

Wide-spread thunderstorm systems moving across Australia's east coast are set to bring some much-needed relief to firefighting efforts on Friday, with even more rain predicted to fall over the weeke

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Investors like Sundar Pichai; they just pushed Alphabet into the trillion dollar club for the first time

Alphabet this afternoon became the fourth tech giant to join the highly exclusive trillion-dollar club, one whose original member, Apple, saw its market cap soar past $1 trillion for the first time in

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How U.S. pressure is changing Silicon Valley social media firms

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, free fix issued

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that could let hackers intercept seemingly secure communications.But rather

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Why does Geely want to sit in the driver's seat of 007 car?

Editor's Note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The article reflects the author'

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APD | Interpret US-Iran tensions from historical perspective

Editor's note: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University of Sciences

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APD | Interpret US-Iran tensions from historical perspective

Editor's note: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University of Sciences

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Iran's downing of Ukrainian airplane rings a bell

A shoe is seen at the air crash site of a Boeing 737 Ukrainian passenger plane in Parand district, southern Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Guy Burton is an adjunct

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Iran's downing of Ukrainian airplane rings a bell

A shoe is seen at the air crash site of a Boeing 737 Ukrainian passenger plane in Parand district, southern Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Guy Burton is an adjunct

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Facebook reaffirms refusal to ban political ads on its platform

Facebook Inc. said Thursday that it will continue to allow political ads on its platform including Instagram, despite possible false information in those ads run by politicians. Facebook Director of

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APD | Heavy snowfall in northern India

By APD writer Rishika chauhanHeavy snowfall took place in many parts of northern India, particularly in the provinces of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on We

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Feature: Australian bushfires destroy wildlife, huge tracts of land amid slow gov't response

The death toll from the unfolding bushfires in Australia, which began unusually early in September, has risen to 27 as the fires continue to burn. As of Wednesday more than 10.7 million hectares of

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2019 Australia's hottest, driest year on record: climate report

Crippled with drought and ravaged by fire, it's no surprise that 2019 will go down as Australia's warmest and driest year on record. The official figures in the Annual

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U.S. trade association "alarmed" about administration's broad use of Section 301 tariffs

The American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI) said Tuesday its members are "concerned" about the proposed section 301 tariffs on French imports, calling the administration's broad use o

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Australian authorities warn bushfire reprieve will be over soon

A motorbike lies next to a melted water tank at a burnt out property in Kiah, January 8, 2020. /Reuters Photo People were warned on Wednesday to prepare for another wave of evacuations as temp

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Australia fires: Almost 2,000 homes destroyed in marathon crisis

Almost 2,000 houses have been destroyed in Australia's months-long bushfire crisis, officials say, as crews prepare frantically for worsening conditions.After ferocious