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Celebrating public toilets on World Toilet Day 2020

While many people are scrambling to stock up on large quantities of toilet paper in preparation for a second lockdown, other people don't have a reliable

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Beijing issues new guidelines for reopening of sports venues

As Beijing lowered its emergency response to COVID-19 from level II to III, the city's Municipal Bureau of Sports on Tuesday issued new guidelines for the reopening of sports and fitness venues. The

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Answer Bank: How to avoid COVID-19 infection from toilets?

Designed by Li Yueyun For families in close contact with COVID-19 patients, there are risks of cross-infection in bathrooms. The China Center for Disease Control and Prevention has provided so

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Beijing launches temperature screening in all subway stations

Beijing subway authorities on Friday said they have launched temperature detection measures in all of the city's subway stations. Passengers will be tested by thermal

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Main section of expressway linking 2020 Winter Olympics cities completed

A main section in Hebei Province of an expressway linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou, the co-host cities of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, has passed completion tests, authorities said. The main sec

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Chinese tourism authority urges halt to “five-star” toilets

HeadofChinaNationalTourismAdministrationLiJinzaoonMondayurgedlocalauthoritiestohalttheconstructionofso-called“five-startoilets,"sayingpracticalpurposesshouldcom

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China's Beijing upgrades 500 public toilets

Beijingauthoritieshaveupgraded500publictoiletsthisyearaspartofa"toiletrevolution."ApublictoiletinNorthHepingliStreetinDongchengDistricthasjustbeenrenovated.Itis

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India's "toilet mission" still has long way to go: Experts

ToiletsarethemuchtalkedaboutsubjectthesedaysinIndia,asthecountrywithabillion-pluspopulationlackspropersanitationandcleanliness.TheIndiangovernmentembarkeduponth

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Why China's Xi is talking about the "toilet revolution"

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingonMondaycalledforcontinuedeffortstoupgradethecountry'stoiletsaspartofanongoing"toiletrevolution"campaign.WhyhasChinastartedthiscampaign

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Xi presses 'toilet revolution' in countryside

ChinesepresidentXiJinpingurgedfora"toiletrevolution"inruralareasonMonday,asthecountryhasmadeprogressinupgradingthefacilitiesintourspots.Thepresidenthascalledona

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China to add 64,000 public toilets

Chinesetourismauthoritieshavesetatargetofbuildingover64,000newtoiletsacrossthecountryinthenextthreeyears.Chinahasanunwelcomereputationforsmellylavs,butChinaNati

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India: ‘Pink’ toilets for women in Delhi

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,October13(APD)--ApplicationsarebeinginvitedbytheDelhigovernmentforconstructingandprovidingthefacilityof‘pink’toilets,asthefirs

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India: Toilets being constructed under clean India initiative

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,October4(APD)-NewtoiletsarebeingbuiltacrossIndiaundertheaegisoftheCleanIndiainitiative.However,manyexpertsandleadershavecritic

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Indian court grants woman divorce over lack of home toilet

AnIndianwomanhasbeengrantedpermissiontodivorceherhusbandbecausehewouldnotbuildatoiletintheirhome.Thewomaninher20shadbeenmarriedforfiveyears,buthadbeenforcedtore

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Bollywood film spotlights India's toilet shortage

Bollywood may be famous for its blingy song and dance numbers, but a new movie released Friday deals with a distinctly less glamorous subject -- India's chronic lack of toilets.

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Bollywood film spotlights India's toilet shortage

Bollywoodmaybefamousforitsblingysonganddancenumbers,butanewmoviereleasedFridaydealswithadistinctlylessglamoroussubject--India'schroniclackoftoilets.PrimeMiniste

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Chain reaction: Indonesian toilet cafe may churn stomachs, but owner hopes to educate people

A toilet-themed cafe where customers dine on meatballs floating in soup-filled latrines may not be everyone’s idea of haute cuisine, but Indonesians are flocking to become privy to the latest lavatorial trend.