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China preparing to raise retirement age: report

China will set a plan to raise the statutory retirement age in 2017 to relieve pressures from an aging population, an official researcher said.

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Grieving kangaroo actually just wants sex: Australian experts

Photos shared across Australian social media reportedly showing a male kangaroo grieving over its dying mate have been debunked by experts claiming the endemic marsupial was just looking to have sex.

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Washington Post reporter stands trial in Iran over spying charges

​An Iranian-American Washington Post reporter stood trial in Iran on Tuesday over espionage charges, local media reported.

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Confucius Institute in Afghanistan providing opportunities for female education

​"At first, my relatives and friends were against my idea of learning Chinese at Kabul University, so I told them that I would study English there," Bahara Qhazizada, a female student in Kabul, whispered in Mandarin during an interview with Xinhua recently.

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Kangaroo study sheds light on human personality differences

​An Australian study into the social networks of kangaroos could provide insight into the evolution of human personality differences.