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Not SARS: Pneumonia cases in Wuhan rise to 59 with 7 critical

A total of 59 pneumonia cases have been confirmed during the latest outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the local health commission reported on Sunday.The root cause of the outbreak is still under

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UAE condemns attack on U.S. embassy in Baghdad

The United Arab Emirates condemned the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, terming it a "blatant violation of diplomatic norms and conventions," the official news a

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Flights suspended in Libya's capital as violence intensifies

Flights were suspended at the only functioning airport in Libya's capital Tripoli on Friday because of rocket fire and shelling, as people in eastern Libya protested Turkish military support for thei

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Flooding hits Indonesia capital

00:57 Indonesia's capital of Jakarta is struggling with its worst flooding in decades.At least 43 people have died and some 397,000 are displaced.The flooding began on New Year's Day w

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China-Myanmar joint biodiversity survey makes new discoveries

01:14 A team of scientists from China and Myanmar recently finished a joint field biodiversity survey in northern Myanmar, making new discoveries including potentially six new plant sp

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U.S. manufacturing sector hits its lowest point since June 2009

The U.S. manufacturing sector contracted for the fifth straight month in December, hitting its lowest point since June 2009, according to an industry survey released on Friday.Despite the disappoi

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Viral pneumonia cases rise to 44 in central China

A total of 44 viral pneumonia cases have been reported in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, health authorities said Friday. All the patients have been

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Long-term exposure to PM2.5 increases risk of stroke: study

A recent study has shown that long-term exposure to PM2.5, a major particle matter pollutant, increases the risk of stroke among Chinese adults. Air pollution, especia

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China's foreign investment reporting system to ease burden for investors

China's foreign investment reporting regulation, which took effect on Jan. 1, is set to greatly reduce the burden for foreign investors and foreign-invested enterprises, authorities have said. The re

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Japanese prosecutors search Carlos Ghosn's Tokyo residence

Japanese prosecutors on Thursday searched a house in Tokyo where former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn lived while out on bail before he staged a dramatic escape from Japan. The search came as i

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Taiwan military helicopter down, eight killed

A military helicopter with 13 people on board was forced to land in a mountainous area of northern Taiwan Thursday morning with eight passengers killed and five rescue

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South China's Guangdong KTV fire kills 18, injures 5

Afire,allegedlysetonpurposeinaKTVbar,killed18peopleandinjuredanotherfiveearlyTuesdayinQingyuanCity,southChina'sGuangdongProvince,localpolicesaid.Thefirewasrepor

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Uganda considering Israeli request to take African migrants - minister<br>

UgandaisconsideringarequestfromIsraeltotakein500migrantsfromEritreaandSudan,aministersaidonFriday,thefirsttimetheEastAfricannationhasacknowledgeditisintalksover

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USA Cricket appoints four-member panel to select independent directors

TheUSACricket,thenewboardsetupunderICC'ssupervisiontoadministercricketintheUnitedStatesofAmericafollowingtheexpulsionofUSACAlastyear,hasappointedafour-memberpan

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Nine die in hotel collapse in central India

Ninepeoplediedwhenafour-storeyhotelcollapsedlateSaturdayinIndore,acityinIndia'scentralstateofMadhyaPradesh,localpressTheAsianAgereported.Tenpeoplewererescuedand

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At least ten dead and several missing after hotel collapses in India

AtleasttenpeoplewerekilledandsevenothersinjuredafterahotelcollapsedinIndia'scityofIndorelateonSaturday.Overtwo-dozenpeoplearefearedtobetrappedunderdebrisandfire

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Tearful Syrians in rebel enclave begin new evacuation

WeepingSyriansboardedbusestoleavearavagedpocketofEasternGhoutaonSunday,inanewwaveofevacuationstoclearanotherpartoftheformerrebelbastion.FiveweekssincetheSyrianr