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Soil cliff collapse kills four in northwest China

Four people were killed Thursday morning after a soil cliff collapsed, destroying three houses in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local authorities said. The incid

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5 dead, 1 injured in SW China landslide

A landslide in southwest China's Yunnan Province killed five persons and injured one, local authorities said Thursday. The landslide in a village in Yanjin County earl

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2 dead, 3 missing in SW China landslide

Two people have been killed and three others are missing after a landslide hit southwest China's Yunnan Province Tuesday, local authorities said Wednesday. A landslide

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Agency: First U.S. virus cases in mink found at 2 Utah farms

A mink sniffs the air as he surveys the river beach in search of food, in a meadow near the village of Khatenchitsy, northwest of Minsk, Belarus. /AP Officials on Monday confirmed the first U.

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Poverty-relief relocation program helps Tibet teenager pursue football dream

A Tibetan teenager has a chance to pursue his football dream thanks to the poverty-relief relocation program in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Caiqutang village, a village for relocation

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Ghana projects a 5.8% increase in cocoa output in 2020/2021

FILE PHOTO: Cocoa beans are pictured next to a warehouse at the village of Atroni, near Sunyani, Ghana April 11, 2019. /REUTERS Ghana expects cocoa output of around 900,000 tonnes in the 2020/

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Jingxing Jin opera troupe stages performance

An actress from a local Jin opera troupe prepares for a show in Touquan Village, Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang City of north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 5, 2020. The Jingxing Jin opera troupe sta

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North China region confirms 1 death from plague

HOHHOT, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region confirmed Thursday that one person had died after contracting an intestinal type of plague, ac

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At least 34 people killed as 3 boats capsize in India's Bihar

A screenshot of a file photo posted India Today's official Twitter account, showing people alongside boats in Bihar's Khagaria. At least 34 people drowned after three boats capsized in the ea

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Tokyo's Paralympic competition schedule will remain the same for 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic schedule remains essentially unchanged for the event that has been postponed until next year, organizers said on Monday.Tokyo organizers made a similar announcement sever

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Indian police crack down on illegal liquor suppliers after 86 die

A woman is consoled after her husband's death from bootleg alcohol in Saharanpur, northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 11, 2019. /Reuters Indian police raided rural hamlets and mad

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Hong Kong reports 115 new COVID-19 cases, totalling 3,511

Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 115 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the 12th consecutive day of more than 100 cases. All of the newl

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Asia Album: Flash flood hits Afghanistan's eastern province

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2020 shows a flooded area in Qalatak village of Kozkunar district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.(Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) --

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Hong Kong's daily additional COVID-19 cases exceed 100 for 11th day

Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 125 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the 11th consecutive day when the number of daily additional c

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Landslide blocks river, forms barrier lake in China's Chongqing

A landslide has blocked a river in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, forming a barrier lake that threatens nearby townships and a power station, local authorit

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Gunmen kill 6 family members north of Iraq's capital

Unidentified gunmen shot dead six family members in a village in the Iraqi province of Salahudin, a provincial police source said Saturday. The incident took place lat

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Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong hit another new high of 123

Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) Friday reported 123 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, hitting a new daily high. The 123 new cases included 115 local infe