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China opposes U.S. provocation in South China Sea: spokesperson

China firmly opposes the United States repeatedly sending warships and military aircraft to the South China Sea to conduct targeted and provocative joint drills and strategic cruises, according to a

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DPRK fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea -- Yonhap

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea from North Pyongan province on Saturday local time, Yonhap

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DPRK fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea from North Pyongan province on Saturday local time, Yonhap n

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New environmental monitoring facilities come into operation on Nansha Islands

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China has been regularly monitoring seawater quality in the waters around Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha islands. On Nansha Isla

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Over 750,000 students to stay home in southern California due to coronavirus

More than 750,000 students in Los Angeles and San Diego will stay home as the two largest school districts in California, announced on Friday that both will close, effective Monday, in an effort

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The dollars and cents of raising VC during the coronavirus pandemic

The novel coronavirus is raging across the planet. Millions are quarantined, the stock market is violently gyrating and one of the preeminent VC firms in the Valley is back to saying RIP Good Times. T

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DPRK's Kim Jong Un inspects long-range artillery units' firing drill

Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), oversaw artillery units' firing drills, state media said Tuesday, a day after Republic of Korea (ROK) said the nation

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DPRK fires 2 unidentified projectiles into eastern waters: S.Korean military

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two unidentified projectiles into the eastern waters on Monday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff

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China continues to issue yellow alert for thick fog

China's national observatory Sunday continued to issue a yellow alert for thick fog that will shroud parts of the country in the morning. Thick fog is forecast to affe

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Public markets fall yet again as venture deal counts appear to slip

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.All around, this has been a tough week. The coronavirus is spreading and worry is

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Britain to plan for "orderly exit" from EU if no trade deal agreed by summer

Britain will plan for an "orderly exit" from the European Union (EU) if no trade deal is agreed by the summer, a government report revealed Thursday. Downing Street said if not enough progress has b

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef shows signs of new coral bleaching

The government agency tasked with monitoring the health of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has detected signs of heat stress in several coral regions, increasing the prospects of another major bleachi

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US backs Cyprus amid tensions with Turkey over gas drilling

The U.S. backs energy-based partnerships in the eastern Mediterranean that bolster political cooperation and prosperity and is urging against “provocative actions" that

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Palestine blames U.S. peace plan as "declaration of hostility"

Palestine on Sunday reiterated its rejection of the U.S. Mideast peace deal, describing it as a "declaration of hostility" against the Palestinian people. "The plan po

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Floods in SE Brazil leave at least 58 dead, 40,000 displaced

Residents walk through flood in Itaipuacu district, Marica city, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, on March 2, 2016. (Xinhua/Paulo Campos/AGENCIA ESTADO) At least 101 towns in Minas Gerais have declared a

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New species of 'walking' shark discovered in Australia

00:39 Recently, scientists have discovered four new species of sharks that can "walk" in coastal waters around northern Australia and the island of New Guinea. These sharks, also calle

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HKSAR gov't expresses grave grievance over death of Customs officers in vessel sinking incident

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has expressed grave grievance over the death of three on-duty Customs officers and extended the d