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Air quality normal after Tianjin blasts: authorities

Toxic fumes detected in the air after blasts ripped through the Tianjin Binhai New Area are within national standards, Wen Wurui, head of the city's environmental bureau said.

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Air quality normal after Tianjin blasts: authorities

As of 11 a.m. Thursday, the air quality remained normal in the region near the warehouse which was destroyed by blasts Wednesday night, the city's environmental bureau said.

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Rio's Olympic countdown: Will the city be ready?

One year out from the first Olympic Games in South America, Rio 2016 organizers say the city's preparations are on track and within the forecast budget.

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HK should install more water dispensers to reduce bottled water consumption: think tank

Hong Kong should install more water dispensers with high quality water in prominent locations to help reduce bottled water consumption and plastic waste, a local think tank Civic Exchange said here on Tuesday.

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Award-winning Uruguayan health app heads for Chinese market

An Uruguayan app elected by Google as one of the top newest health and workout apps will soon be widely available in China, media reported Monday.

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Kathmandu's quake-displaced people desperately in need of life-saving basics

​Following a massive earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday, many people of Kathmandu have resigned themselves to life in the open with very bare essentials, on top of loss of family possessions and even members.

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7 dead, 17 still trapped in China mine flooding

Seven miners were found dead and 17 remained trapped underground a flooded coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, rescuers said Monday.

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Chinese traditional medicine company's global success

Beijing Tongrentang (TRT) Co. Ltd., the renowned traditional Chinese medicine company, has been a household name in China for centuries, but since the 1990s it has been carving out a reputation globally.

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24 trapped in flooded coal mine in N China

Twenty four people were trapped after water flooded a coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province at around 6:50 p.m. on Sunday, the coal mine's owner reported on Monday.

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Myanmar bans sale of alcohol during water festival

​Myanmar authorities has banned sale of alcohol around water throwing pandals in Nay Pyi Taw during the traditional Thingyan Water Festival commencing on Monday.

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Myanmar gears up for annual water festival celebrations

​Water festival enthusiasts especially young people are researching and composing plans for the upcoming Thingyan or Myanmar's New Year Water Festival, as the country gears up to usher in its New Year.

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Buried glaciers on Mars have enough water to cover entire planet: study

​Glaciers hidden under Mars' surface dust may have surprisingly lots of water that is enough to cover the entire planet, new research has found.

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50 years of pioneering mainland-HK water supply

​Li Jianhui has a weathered complexion that is not surprising given his 50 years working on a precursor to the staggeringly ambitious water diversion project taking shape in China today.

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5 mln Beijing residents drink "southern water"

About five million Beijing residents are now drinking water from a tributary of the Yangtze River, two months after a key section of China's massive south-to-north water diversion project was put into operation.

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Over 20 missing after boat sinks in China's Yangtze River

By Friday morning, rescuers have rescued three passengers on board a tug boat that sank on the Yangtze River in east China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday, and are still searching for more than 20 missing.

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Beijing receives water from south, but doubts remain

Water through the south-to-north diversion project has arrived in Beijing on Saturday after a journey of over 1,200 kilometers, bringing with it a torrent of doubts and worries.