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Chinese research vessel returns from longest probe in western Pacific

Chinese research vessel KEXUE, or Science, returned to its homeport in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on Sunday after finishing its longest research mission in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Fossil research in China shows evidence of Ordovician mass extinction

A group of scientists from China, Australia, the United States and Britain say they have made a precise calculation of the first mass extinction that occurred on Earth more than 400 million years

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Shanghai's new top 10 landmark buildings selected

The Shanghai Tower, a 632-meter skyscraper, is surrounded by thick fog in east China's Shanghai, April 19, 2019. (Xinhua/Shen Chunchen)The winners stood out based on th

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Orange-Colored sky of New Zealand's Auckland after Australia bushfire smoke powers in

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city's skyline into eerie orange color on Sunday afternoon. It is the se

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Let's Go Diving to Greet the New Year

OSTEND, Jan. 6, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Wanna do something special during the winter? Nearly 1,000 people braved the cold North Sea with a wish to have a new healthy year during the annual New Year's Dive i

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Masks, air conditioners and closed shops: Australian capital shadowed by smoke

The smoke from bushfires has been affecting the lives of Canberrans, who are beginning to take measures for their health. The Australian capital has been blanketed in bushfire smoke since the end of

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Russian, Turkish FMs voice concern over U.S. killing of Iranian commander

Xinhua file photos of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut CavusogluLavrov and Cavusoglu expressed deep concern about the poss

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What's next after Iran pulled out of nuclear deal?

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2017. /Xinhua Editor's Note:Seymur Mammadov is the director of the international expert club EurA

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People celebrate Fairy's Day in China's Tibet

Women of the Tibetan ethnic group bring highland barley wine to be blessed at the Jokhang Temple for the Fairy's Day celebration in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's

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4 mortar rounds hit Green Zone in Iraq's Baghdad

Four mortar rounds on Sunday landed on the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, an Iraqi Defense Ministry official said. The incident took place in the eve

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China Focus: Ancient Chinese city home to one-third of world's top 500 companies

With a history dating back 2,500 years, the ancient eastern Chinese city of Suzhou now thrives with over 400 projects invested by 156 foreign enterprises on the Global

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AI to be "front and center" at CES tech show, says CTA president

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be front and center at the upcoming 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), in an e

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Leftist ex-PM wins Croatian presidential poll

03:09 Leftist former prime minister Zoran Milanovic, who has pledged to make Croatia a tolerant country, turning a page on its wartime past, won Sunday's presidential run-off vote, def

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Ethiopian police rescue 62 children in a suspected case of trafficking

Ethiopian policeman in afambo lake, Afar Region, Afambo, Ethiopia./Getty Images Police in northern Ethiopia's Amhara regional state intercepted 62 children in a suspected case of human traffic

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CES 2020: AI and TV to be front and center

The tech world will soon be celebrating one of its biggest feasts of the year.The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 will be held from January 7 to 10 in Las Vegas, with over 4,500 exhibitors la

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Chile's president unveils bill to improve public health system

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera on Sunday presented a bill designed to improve the public health system, potentially benefiting some 14.5 million people.Improving the public health sector is one o

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Foreign Investment Law is no measure of makeshift

A man passes by a signboard for Shanghai E-port in Shanghai, east China, August 12, 2018. /Xinhua Photo Editor's Note: Zhu Zheng is an assistant professor focusing on constitutional law and po