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China activates emergency response for Typhoon Nida

China on Monday initiated an emergency response to cope with potential damage from the approaching Typhoon Nida.

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Turkish president declares 3-month state of emergency

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared state of emergency for three months following a failed coup attempt on July 15.

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Emergency drill held in South China Sea

​An emergency drill involving 13 ships and a helicopter was held Thursday morning at seas near Sansha in southern China's island province of Hainan, the city's marine bureau said.

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How can communities prepare for mass shootings? Orlando offers lessons

Emergency room physicians ran low on tubes needed to reinflate the lungs of patients shot in the chest

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Orlando injuries were severe, but trauma care was nearby

In a scene more like a battlefield than an emergency room in a large American city, dozens of people hit by gunfire poured into the Orlando Regional Medical Center in the dark predawn hours of Sunday morning, lining the hallways and filling the operating rooms.

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China to form nuclear emergency rescue team before end of 2018

​China plans to have assembled a national nuclear emergency response team of around 320 members before the end of 2018, an official said Tuesday.

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Venezuela extends economic emergency for another 60 days

The Venezuelan government on Monday declared a two-month extension for the current state of economic emergency, saying that the country's economic crisis is yet to be overcome.

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China elaborates on nuclear emergency preparedness

China published its first nuclear white paper on Wednesday, detailing policies and measures relating to nuclear emergency preparedness and highlighting a "rational, coordinated and balanced" nuclear security approach.

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Hollande seeking to extend France's state of emergency for 3 months

Echoing security concerns as terror threats resurfaced, French President Francois Hollande is seeking lawmakers' approval to extend the state of emergency for another three months.

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Hunger, homelessness on the rise in most American cities in 2015: survey

Hunger and homelessness continued rising in most U.S. cities in the year of 2015, as low wages, poverty, lack of affordable housing kept plaguing the urban population amid a slow economic recovery, found a survey released Tuesday.

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Beijing to step up efforts to combat smog after red alert

The first red alert for smog in Beijing was lifted on Thursday as wind cleared up the sky, but officials will now step up anti-smog efforts, rather than just wait for the wind to blow.

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France to restore border controls, not to "close" borders: Elysee

The French presidential office clarified early Saturday that the country restores border controls rather than closing borders in the wake of multiple terror attacks in Paris.

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Chinese embassy in Paris issues security alert

The Chinese embassy in Paris issued a security alert late Friday after multiple bombing and gun attacks killed at least 140 people earlier in the day here.

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Maldives says country calm despite state of emergency

​The Maldives foreign ministry on Wednesday said the country remains calm despite a state of emergency declared earlier in the day.

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China punishes offenders in 60,000 cases of occupying emergency lanes

China's traffic authorities have punished offenders in more than 60,000 cases of illegally occupying emergency lanes on highways during a week-long holiday campaign.

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Myanmar defense chief re-empowers commander for military control in Kokang

​Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing has re-empowered Colonel Zaw Zaw Naing, Laukkai Regional Commander, to exercise the executive and judicial powers for military control in the Kokang Self-Administered Zone, northeastern Shan state, an official report said Thursday.

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State of Emergency declared in Ferguson after gun battle between police, protesters

​A state of emergency has been declared for the city of Ferguson on Monday following gun battle between police and protesters Sunday night marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death.