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Cape Town told to cut water use or face losing supply by 12 April

CapeTownresidentsmaylosepipedwatertotheirhomeswithintwomonthsiftheydonotacttocountertheeffectsoftheworstdroughttohitSouthAfrica’ssecondcityinalmostacentury.Loca

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Economic powerhouse rises from China's Bohai Bay

DevelopmentoftheBohaiBayareaistakingshapenearlyfouryearsafterXiJinpingannouncedhisplanforintegratingthegrowingeconomicareaofnorthernChina.Theregionofover150mill

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At least 20 injured in Peshawar explosion<br>

Atleast20peoplehavebeeninjuredinanexplosioninShinwariTownnearPeshawar’sRingRoadonFriday,ANIreported,citingaPakistanimediareport.Theblastreportedlytookplaceoutsi

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At least 20 injured as tour bus crashes in Japan

Atleast20peoplewereinjuredinatourbuscrashinJapan'snorthernHokkaidoonFriday,accordingtonationalbroadcasterNHK.Thebus,carrying49peoplefromTokyo,wastravellingfromS

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9 reasons to visit Penang that have nothing to do with street food

Say "Penang" and images of street food and heritage buildings pop into most people's minds.

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1,000-year-old ruins unearthed in N. China

Workers have uncovered ancient building ruins dating back to the Jin (960-1276) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties in north China's Hebei Province.

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My 20 years in Kennedy Town, a Hong Kong dump turned destination

From the waves that used to strike the Praya to the barbers and their 100-year-old chairs, Fionnuala McHugh reflects on the vivid life and changing face of a gentrifying neighbourhood and the symbolism of the fight to save its 'temporary' garden

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Murder-acquitted British businessman leaves S. Africa

​British millionaire Shrien Dewani left South Africa for Britain on Tuesday, one day after being acquitted for the death of his wife.