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U.S. national debt surpasses $28 trillion for 1st time

The U.S. national debt has surpassed $28 trillion for the first time, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

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Bomb blasts injure 2 in Myanmar's Rakhine state

AseriesoffourbombexplosionshitSittwe,capitalofMyanmar'swesternRakhinestate,earlySaturday,injuringtwopeopleincludingapoliceman,thePresidentOfficesaid.Theblastocc

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Beijing house fire kills 5

FivepeoplewerekilledandeightothersinjuredafteraresidentialhousecaughtfireinChaoyangDistrict,Beijing,onWednesdaymorning.Thefirebrokeoutat1:18a.m.inavillagehousei

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Snow, rains lash Indian-controlled Kashmir

TheplainsandupperreachesofIndian-controlledKashmirwitnessedheavyrainsandsnowfallTuesday,Meteorologicaldepartmentofficialssaid.TherainfallandsnowstartedMondayand

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7 injured after car plows into pedestrians in western Tokyo

PolicewereinvestigatingthecauseofacarrammingintopedestriansinfrontofadepartmentstoreinwesternTokyoonFriday.Accordingtothepolice,sevenpeoplewereinjuredwhenacarpl

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Man fires gun, kills himself outside Chinese consulate in LA identified

AmanfiredmultiplegunshotsoutsidetheConsulateGeneralofChinainLosAngelesTuesdaymorningbeforekillinghimselfhasbeenidentifiedas62-yearoldLarryXinZhang,accordingtoLo

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US government threat to unwind affirmative action at universities

TheUSJusticeDepartmentisplanningtoinvestigateandpossiblysueuniversitiesoveradmissionspoliciesthatdiscriminateagainstwhiteapplicants,theNewYorkTimesreportedonTue

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Typhoon Haima causes heavy damage in south China province

Disasters brought by Typhoon Haima have affected 1.69 million people in south China's Guangdong Province, said the provincial civil affairs department on Sunday.

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602 Chinese firemen died on duty since 1949

​Six hundred and two Chinese firefighters have died on duty since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Friday.

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HK's illegal e-waste dumps -- war of words between US watchdog and government

Hong Kong’s environmental protection department under fire for failing to prevent the import of electronic waste, with activists claiming they have been providing information on illegal dump sites since 2007.

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British primary school test paper leaked amid test protest

​A test paper and its answers were leaked online Monday night ahead of a test on Tuesday that thousands of Year 6 pupils in England were to sit.

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Shrinking profit pushes China's department stores for changes

​Chinese general merchandise firms suffered shrinking profits last year and are shutting down their physical stores due to rising costs and impacts from the growing e-commerce market.

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Is the word "national" banned in Hong Kong?

Chief Executive CY Leung says government will follow up after LCSD draws flak from lawmakers for tussle over programme booklet

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1 killed in C. Taiwan chemical plant blast

​A worker was killed and another injured when a chemical plant exploded and caught fire in a suburb of Taichung in central Taiwan Monday morning.

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Japanese department store to use China's Alipay

Japanese department store chain Kintetsu announced on Monday that it will introduce China's online payment solution Alipay in four of its department stores in Osaka so as to attract more Chinese tourists.

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Pentagon orders immediate safety review at nine military labs

​The U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday it has directed an immediate safety review at all nine labs and facilities involved in the handling of select agents and toxins.

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Authorities reveal details of prison scandal

The justice department of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has revealed details about a prison scandal in which a prisoner reportedly used smartphones to blackmail several women.