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

A landslide has blocked a river in central China's Hubei Province, forming a barrier lake that threatens nearby villages and the downstream city of Enshi, local author

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UK music magazine Q to close after 34 years due to coronavirus

CFP British music magazine Q is folding after 34 years in business as the coronavirus epidemic accelerated a downturn in the media sector, forcing the publication to cease operations.The month

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Designing to drink across cultures

Swiss designer Didier Rudolf Quarroz's love of Chinese tea culture has inspired him to design innovative new items to brew the beverage.The graduate of the renowned Swiss design school, ECAL (Univ

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Heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in central China province, disrupting lives of millions

Floods triggered by heavy rainfall have disrupted the lives of millions in central China's Hunan Province, according to local authorities. As of 8 a.m. Monday, 6.01 mi

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UAE successfully launches Mars probe aboard Japanese H-IIA rocket

The United Arab Emirates has succeeded with the initial stage of its first ever Mars mission, thanks to the launch of an H-IIA rocket built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from Tanegashima Space Center

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China adds 373 public-private partnership projects

China saw 373 new public-private partnership (PPP) projects registered in the first half of the year, according to the country's top economic planner. A total of 127 p

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Yangtze River's No. 2 flood passes Three Gorges Dam

The second flood of China's Yangtze River this year has smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam on Sunday as the inflow into the reservoir has decreased. The Three Gorges

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Malaysia discovers biggest abandoned shipment of illegal toxic waste from Romania

Malaysia has uncovered its largest case of abandoned toxic waste, after 110 containers of hazardous heavy metals from Romania and bound for Indonesia illegally entered

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Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly 4 mln people, over 189 dead

03:21 Nearly four million people in India's northeastern state of Assam and neighboring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with dozens missing as deaths ro

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Israelis protest against Netanyahu, govt. handling of COVID-19 crisis

Israeli police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence on Saturday as protests mounted against him over alleged corruption and his handling o

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China's Jiangsu issues red alert for Yangtze River floods

Aerial photo taken on July 13, 2020 shows the Yangtze River in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng) The water resources department of east China

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IOM to help Nigeria reduce COVID-19 risk in IDP camps

Women collect water from a solar-powered borehole in a camp in Maiduguri, Borno State. Photo: IOM 2020 The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday it is extending its water,

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Heavy rain affects over 3 mln in east China's Anhui

Heavy rain has disrupted the lives of more than 3.06 million people in east China's Anhui Province, local authorities said on Friday. The downpours, which started on J

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Indonesia's flash floods, landslides leave 36 dead, over 3,000 evacuated

Flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province have claimed 36 lives and seriously damaged houses and infrastructures, while over 3,000 people were

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China activates highest flood control alert for Taihu basin

China on Friday raised the emergency response for flood control for the Taihu Lake basin to Level I, the highest in a four-tier emergency response system, as heavy down

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China's Yangtze River sees second flood of the year

China's Yangtze River saw its second flood of the year on Friday morning in its upper reaches after days of torrential rainfall. The flood was caused by rising water l

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Beijing competition zone for 2022 Olympics to be ready for testing by end of 2020

The Beijing competition zone for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games will be ready for hosting events by the end of 2020, the Beijing Office for Major Projects Construction confirmed on Friday. With a to