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Major clean-up after flood hits UK`s Cornwall coastal village

Twopeoplehavebeenrescuedbyhelicopterafterheavythunderstormsledto"majorflooding"inacoastalvillageinCornwall.Witnessesdescribedseeinga"tsunamiinreverse"asaflashfl

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Russia threatens to expel US diplomats over recreational estates

Russia'sForeignMinistryspokeswomanMariaZakharovasaidonJuly14thatUSdiplomatswouldhavetobeexpelled,andsomeUScompoundsinRussiawouldbeshutdowniftheUSdoesn'treopentw

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ISIL says it shot down Syrian military jet in NE Syria

ISILclaimedonSundayithasshotdownahelicopterinDeirez-ZorDistrictinnortheasternSyria,CCTV’sXuDezhireported.ISILreleasedavideopurportedlyshowingaSyrianarmyMI-8heli

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Demand for Qatar to close down al-Jazeera 'unacceptable': U.N.

AdemandbySaudiArabiaandthreeotherArabnationsforQatartoclosedownitsal-JazeeraTVchannelisan"unacceptableattack"ontherighttofreedomsofexpressionandopinion,theUnite

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Technology tycoons lose billions in stock market fall

AdropinthevalueofUStechnologystockshaswipedbillionsofdollarsoffthenetworthofsomeoftheworld'srichestpeople.AmazonfounderJeffBezosstumbledinhissprinttobecomethepl

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MMA fighter gets knocked out with head kick after taunting opponent

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Hong Kong, mainland shares slip as China’s forex reserves drop to nearly six-year low

Brokers had expected early rises as the Nasdaq closed at a record high after a 0.19 per cent rise to 5,674.22 overnight

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Underground down payment loans cast a shadow over government’s efforts to curb property lending

P2P lenders still more than willing to stump up deposit loans, at hefty rates of interest

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Shenzhen moves to stabilize property market

​Shenzhen on Tuesday rolled out a spate of measures, including higher down payments and purchase restrictions, in its latest attempt to stabilize the red-hot property market.

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3 dead, more than 20 missing in east China landslide

Fifteen people have been rescued, but more than 20 are missing after a landslide in east China's Zhejiang Province Wednesday, authorities said Thursday.

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Asia shares up as U.S. jobs report lowers chance of Fed September hike

Asian shares rose on Monday, getting a tailwind from gains on Wall Street after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report prompted markets to trim expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates as early as this month.

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Debris hints at MH370 being brought down: Expert

A leading air crash expert has said the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was likely to have been in controlled flight as it hit the water, supporting the theory that it was brought down by a rogue pilot or hijacker.

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Taiwan finds 4,800-year-old fossil of mother cradling baby

Archaeologists in Taiwan have found a 4,800-year-old human fossil of a mother holding an infant child in her arms, museum officials said on Tuesday.

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S.Korean fighter jet crashes, no casualty reported

​A South Korean fighter jet on Wednesday crashed in the southeastern region, with no casualty reported, Yonhap news agency reported citing the military.

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Down payments cut to boost China's housing market

​Zhang Lei was happy that he could finally afford an own home this year.

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China loosens home down payment requirement

​China announced it would lower the minimum deposit for home purchases in most cities to spur the real estate market on Tuesday.

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China's manufacturing activity slows, growth expected to stabilize

China's manufacturing activity contracted for the sixth straight month in January, signalling persistent weakness, but analysts expect the broader economy to gradually stabilize as positive factors accumulate.