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Iannetta beaned, more bad blood as Dbacks top Pirates 11-4

Whetheritwasillwillorjustanaccident,afastballtothefacestirredmorebadbloodbetweentheArizonaDiamondbacksandPittsburghPirates.Drippingblood,ChrisIannettawastakento

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Aftershocks rattle survivors in quake-hit Philippines

Thousands of residents of a quake-hit city in the southern Philippines sought refuge on the streets as aftershocks hit the ­region yesterday, two days after a quake killed eight people.

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Animated teen flick ‘Your Name.’ scores lucrative debut in China

Japan’s smash hit “Your Name.” hit Chinese theaters on Friday, raking in millions in ticket sales despite decades of tense political relations between the two nations.

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Snowfall cause power outages in central China

Tens of thousands of households in central China's Hubei Province is experiencing power outages after heavy snow severely damaged the local grid.

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Yen slips on reports of further BOJ easing, more negative rates

The yen slipped to a one-week low against the dollar on Wednesday, after a report said the Bank of Japan is considering further monetary easing steps, including taking interest rates deeper into negative territory.

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Quake death toll hits 159 in Italy as rescuers search for survivors

The death toll hit 159 in a major earthquake in central Italy as rescuers were working through night to search and dig out survivors on Wednesday.

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5 killed as amphibian plane hits bridge in Shanghai

Five people were killed when an amphibian plane hit a bridge in Shanghai on Wednesday, a local hospital said.

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Typhoon Nepartak leaves 83 dead, 19 missing in E. Chinese city

Typhoon Nepartak has left 83 people dead and 19 missing in Fuzhou, capital of east China's Fujian Province as of Sunday noon, provincial authorities said

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Asian stocks slide, bonds surge as Brexit fears resurface

Asian share markets turned tail on Wednesday as fears over instability in the European Union returned with a vengeance, sending the pound to three-decade lows and hammering risky assets of all stripes.

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China on yellow alert for rainstorms

China's meteorological authority on Monday issued a yellow alert for heavy rain in six southern provinces across the country in the coming two days.

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Turkish shelling kills 28 Islamic State fighters north of Aleppo: TV

Turkey's military killed at least 28 Islamic State fighters in shelling north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in retaliation for the latest attacks against a Turkish border town, broadcaster CNN Turk said, citing a military statement.

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India gov't says 330 million people affected by drought

The Indian government told its apex court that a total of 330 million people in the country were affected by an ongoing drought, officials said Wednesday.

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48 dead in Japan's Kumamoto temblor, quake-related death highlighted

​The death toll of waves of major quakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan last week reached 48 and three are still missing, according to local authorities on Wednesday, while sufferers' health problems are highlighted as 11 died from so-called "quake-related death."

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Indian court suggests organizers shift IPL matches from drought-hit Maharashtra

A court in India has suggested organizers of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament shift matches from the drought-hit western state of Maharashtra to save water.

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Indian gov't to send fact-finding team to drought-hit Maharashtra

India's federal government said on Saturday it would send a fact-finding team to asses depleting ground water situation in drought-hit Latur district of Maharashtra state.

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Taiwan to expand use of quake early warning system

​Taiwan should expand the use of an early warning system for earthquakes that could give valuable seconds for people to react before deadly quake waves arrive, the island's quake research institute said Thursday.

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Death toll of Taiwan quake rises to 40

The death toll of a 6.7-magnitude quake that hit south Taiwan early Saturday has risen to 40 and 107 people remain missing, rescuers said Tuesday.