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M7.0 quake hits SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted 213 kilometers southeast of Pondaguitan, Philippines at 1223GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.The epicenter, with a depth of 95.8 ki

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UK court rejects bail plea for WikiLeaks' Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will remain in jail after his plea for bail was rejected by a UK court on Wednesday.Assange is currently being held in the top-security Belmarsh Prison in southeast L

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NHC says Iota strengthens to category 5 hurricane

Iota strengthened into a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale and is forecast to make landfall in northeastern Nicaragua on Monday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. /VCG

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M5.1 quake hits 3 km southeast of Sparta, North Carolina

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted three km southeast of Sparta, North Carolina at 12:07 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.The epicenter was recorded at a depth of 9.2 k

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Tsunami warning as 7.8 magnitude quake hits off Alaska

A Tsunami warning was issued Wednesday after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit 99 km southeast of Perryville, Alaska at 0612 GMT, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning Ce

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Baby great hornbill leaves nest in Yunnan, China

A baby great hornbill leaves its nest and flies! Click to see how the beautiful bird with a bright bill makes its debut in Yunnan, China. The great hornbill is one of

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An emissary on ancient Maritime Silk Road |Stories shared by Xi Jinping

In early 15th century, Zheng He, a famous Chinese navigator, made seven voyages to the Western Seas, reaching Southeast Asia and Africa. Chinese President Xi Jinping co

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Urgent: Earthquake of 7.5 magnitude hits Kuril Islands, Russia -- USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 jolted 219 km southeast of the town of Severo-Kurilsk on the Kuril Islands, Russia around 13:49 local time (0249 GMT) on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey sa

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5.8-magnitude quake hits western Mongolia

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai on Friday morning, the country's Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said. The epicenter

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China's industrial output expands 5.7 pct in 2019

Workers produce cloth at a factory of the Qicaihu Garments Weaving Co., Ltd. in Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun) BEIJIN