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Floods in SE Brazil leave at least 58 dead, 40,000 displaced

Residents walk through flood in Itaipuacu district, Marica city, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, on March 2, 2016. (Xinhua/Paulo Campos/AGENCIA ESTADO) At least 101 towns in Minas Gerais have declared a

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New species of 'walking' shark discovered in Australia

00:39 Recently, scientists have discovered four new species of sharks that can "walk" in coastal waters around northern Australia and the island of New Guinea. These sharks, also calle

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The App Store is down

Midday on Friday it appeared that Apple’s App Store, a critical piece of the digital and mobile economies, struggled with uptime issues. Apple’s own status page indicated that the applica

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Myanmar denies genocide in Rakhine, calls for correct ICJ decision

Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state walk towards a refugee camp at Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 28, 2017. /AP Photo Myanmar took note of International Court of Justice's (ICJ) decis

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Wuhan boosts measures to curb new coronavirus spread

The central Chinese city of Wuhan is beefing up measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, which has infected 219 people on the mainland and was detected in Thailand, Japan and South Korea.T

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Avalanches kill scores of people in Pakistani and Indian Kashmir

A man guides an excavator operator as they clear snow-covered road to make way to reach the areas affected by heavy snowfall and avalanches, in Neelum Valley near line of control (LoC), Pakist

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U.S. House to vote to send Trump impeachment articles to Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday to send the Senate two impeachment articles against President Donald Trump, allowing a long-awaited trial to begin, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said

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Robots learn to walk naturally by understanding their bodies

Thechallengewithbipedalrobotsisn'tsomuchgettingthemtowalkatall(althoughthat'ssometimesaproblem)asitisgettingthemtowalknaturally.Theytendtoeitherstepcautiouslyor

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Fast-walker killed after taxi strikes group in E China

Ataxicrashedintoafast-walkinggroupinLinyi,eastChina’sShandongProvincelastweekend,causingonedeathandtwoinjuries.Policesaidboththetaxidriverandthewalkinggroupbear

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Moderate exercise helps maintain mobility in older adults

A daily 20-minute walk can help older adults reduce the risk of losing the ability to walk without assistance, thereby enhancing the quality of their later years