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The 12 must-have tech gifts of 2016

We get it. Everyone wants an iPhone 7, a 4K TV and a new laptop. At least according to the Consumer Technology Association, which says those items are the year's most sought after.

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'My baby isn't dead, she was stolen from me'

​More than two years after doctors at a clinic in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata told her that her newborn had died, Kanon Sarkar believes that her baby girl is still alive.

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One dead in attack on missionaries' home in France, hunt under way for suspect

Police are searching for an armed man after finding a dead woman in a retirement home where some 60 missionaries are living in southwestern France, sources close to the matter said on Friday.

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U.S. new home sales fall in August but trend still positive

New U.S. single-family home sales posted their biggest decline in nearly a year in August after soaring to nine-year highs the month before, with analysts saying the trend in sales remains positive.

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Easy loans, land shortage fuel China home price hikes

​A surge in housing mortgage loans and an undersupply of construction land contributed to a sweeping increase in home prices across China.

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9 found dead in Japan elderly home after typhoon: police

Nine people were found dead inside a home for elderly people in northern Japan, police said on Wednesday, after a powerful typhoon tore through the region.

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Sutras, serenity and senior citizens

At first glance, the large building at the foot of Lingyan Mountain in the southwest of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, resembles an upscale holiday resort.

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Shanghai faces future home shortage as developers vie for scarce land

Property investment growth in Shanghaislowed in the first half of this year amid intense competition among developers for new land parcels in mainland China’s commercial capital, fuelling worries about a short supply of new homes.

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Migrant workers go home to fight floods

Migrant worker Zhang Suorong has returned to his rural hometown, but not for a holiday, wedding or funeral. This time, he is home to fight the flood.

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Severe lack of end-of-life care in Hong Kong, warn doctors

Doctors say with only 19 palliative care specialists in the city, priorities and training must change.

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Last wish: HK survey reveals most elderly would rather die in hospital than at home

Palliative care expert suggests that preparations should be made to allow elderly to end their life in care homes before considering death at home.

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Why hospital chief wants to give Hongkongers the option to die peacefully in own homes

Former health minister conducts study into ways to change procedure to allow for comfortable home deaths.

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French jihadist police killer 'obeyed Islamic State order'

The man who killed a French police couple at their home near Paris was acting on an order from so-called Islamic State (IS) to "kill infidels", officials say.

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Making "left-behind children" count

The government is carrying out the first survey of minors in the rural areas with the aim of ensuring they are safe and have access to education, as Luo Wangshu reports from Huarong, Hunan province.

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For many Chinese migrants, the lure of the city is fading

They say they have no hope of stepping onto the city's housing ladder and it is getting more difficult to earn a decent wage.

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Kandahari woman breaks traditions to work as street vendor in Afghanistan

​Pushing a handcart to sell cucumbers on the streets in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar city, Kalsom is the first woman that has dared to break the tribal traditions and earn an independent livelihood.

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China's home prices continue to rise, disparity narrows

China's property sector continued to recover in April, with more cities reporting higher new home prices and the market divergence narrowing, an official survey showed on Wednesday.