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302 killed in heavy rains in central China's Henan

The death toll from heavy rainfalls in central China's Henan Province has risen to 302, with 50 missing, local authorities said on Monday.

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How floodgate controls water level in China's Chaohu Lake

Continuous rainfalls have lifted the water level in Chaohu Lake, one of China's five largest fresh water lakes. Find out how the Chaohu floodgate works to prevent floo

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Israeli foreign minister in Bahrain for official talks

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UN calls for nuke test ban amid 'alarming rise in global division'

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Japan goes ahead to discharge nuclear-contaminated water

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People in Taiwan gather to ask DPP to ban imports of food products from Japan

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Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam elected Singaporean president

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Ukraine hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet Guards Brigade in occupied Crimea

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Thailand's new cabinet sworn in, vows to address people's needs

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Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years over U.S. Capitol riot

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Biden surveys hurricane damage in Florida

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India's moon rover completes tasks, rendered to sleep mode

The rover of India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, completed its assigned tasks and has been rendered to sleep mode by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Huawei launches new cloud data center in Saudi capital

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Foreign rescuers to join urgent search for Morocco earthquake survivors

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Chinese premier to attend the 18th G20 Summit

At the invitation of the government of the Republic of India, Premier Li Qiang of China's State Council will attend the 18th G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi, India d

Protests mount in South Korea over Japan's Fukushima discharge plan

South Korea's majority opposition party and civic groups around the country stepped up protests on Wednesday against Japan's plan to release water from the Fukushima nu